THE BOOK GROUP
2025
| BOOK | AUTHOR | STAR RATING RANGE | RECOMMENDED? |
| A BEAUTIFUL SPY | Rachel Hore 2021 | 2 (1.5 to 3) | No |
| THE NIGHT GAME | Peter May 2021 | 3.5 (2 to 4) | Read rest of the series first |
| THE MILL ON THE FLOSS | George Eliot 1860 | 3.25 (2 to 4) if you read it, 1 if you gave up reading it (1 to 1.5) 2 overall | Not really, very Victorian |
| A FAR CRY FROM KENSINGTON | Muriel Spark 1988 | 3.5 (3 to 4) | Mostly liked it, although waiting for something to happen. |
| THE ESSEX SERPENT | Sarah Perry 2016 | 3 (1 to 4.5) | Love it or hate it as shown in star rating range. |
| WHEN WILL THERE BE GOOD NEWS | Kate Atkinson 2008 | 4 (2 to 5) | A good quick read but too many coincidences in the plot for some. |
| ONCE UPON A RIVER | Diane Setterfield 2018 | 4.5 (4.5 to 5) | A well written, good story that's a bit different. |
| JAMAICA INN | Daphne Du Maurier 1936 | 4.75 (4.5 to 5) | We all enjoyed it, a good story with lots of atmosphere. |
| THE SIXTH MAN | David Baldacci 2011 | 3.5 (2.5 to 4) | Very American, not everyone's taste, but very readable if you did like it. |
| LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY | Bonnie Garmus 2022 | 4.5 (2 to 5) | 8 out of 10ofus loved it. |
| THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL | Anne Bronte 1848 | 3.5 (2.5 to 5) | Not an easy read due to language and subject matter. |
| BROOKLYN | Colm Tóibín 2009 | 3 | Rather disappointing, a book where nothing much happens. |