Our Annual Favourite Awards
2022
Toriaz's Favourite Books of 2022
As always, I read more books than I reviewed this year, but the two books that stand out happen to have both been books I reviewed this time: Nat Reeve's first book, because it happens to be completely mad, and Janice Hallett's mystery because it was such an original twist on the mystery genre.
- Nettleblack - Nat Reeve
- The Twyford Code - Janice Hallett
bikerbuddy's Favourite Books of 2022
This year one of my favourite books was totally unexpected. Percival Everett's novel, The Trees, which documents a history of racial lynchings in America, was surprisingly funny with an unexpected twist and an amazing ending. I recommend this book to anyone who asks me about good recent books. Other notable reads this year were The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy, and Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon, which was a difficult but strangely compelling book.
- The Trees - Percival Everett
- The Passenger - Cormac McCarthy
- Gravity's Rainbow - Thomas Pynchon
2021
Toriaz's Favourite Books of 2021
I actually read more books than I reviewed this year. Unreviewed books include one of my favourites, After Story by Larissa Behrendt, as well as Ben Aaronovitch's The Rivers of London series, and several Agatha Christie novels I read for the Agatha Christie challenge. I could include The Rivers of London series in this list for its fantastic world building and entertaining stories, but here are three favourite books for the year:
- The Honjin Murders - Seishi Yokomizo
- After Story - Larissa Behrendt [unreviewed]
- Notorious RBG - Irin Carmon & Shana Knizhnik
bikerbuddy's Favourite Books of 2021
This year I thought I would just list three favourite books rather than break them into categories. In the end, I had difficulty paring it down so I left it at four. These are all books that have stayed in my mind well after I've moved on to other reads:
- Klara and the Sun - Kazuo Ishiguro
- Waterland - Graham Swift
- At Night All Blood is Black - David Diop
- Half of a Yellow Sun - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
2020
Toriaz's Favourite Books of 2020
- Best Fiction Published 2020: The Dictionary of Lost Words Pip Williams
- Best Fiction Published Prior to 2020: The Secret History Donna Tartt
- Best Fantasy: The Left-Handed Booksellers of London Garth Nix
- Best Children's Fiction: Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow Jessica Townsend
- Best Cover Mexican Gothic Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Best Overall Presentation: Horrorstor Grady Hendrix
bikerbuddy's Favourite Books of 2020
- Best Fiction Published in 2020: The Mirror and the Light Hilary Mantel
- Best Fiction Published Before 2020: Invisible Man Ralph Ellison
- Best Non-Fiction: The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper Hallie Rubenhold
- Best Title: Timmy the Ticked-Off Pony and the Poo of Excitement Magda Szubanski
- Best Children's Fiction: Moominpappa at Sea Tove Jansson
- Best Cover: The Thousand Islands of Jacob de Zoet
Waywward Woman's Favourite Books of 2020
- Best Thriller: The Boy from the Woods Harlan Coben
- Recommended Memoir: Me Elton John