26 books finished this year, which is not a bad score at all.
Book of the Year has to be this one - The Place of Tides by @herdyshepherd.bsky.social
Honourable mentions go to The Bone Ships by @rjbarker.bsky.social and The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett. Any other year they would have won.
@magpiehound.bsky.socialBook 6 - The Place of Tides by James Rebanks
What should be the simple account of a season with one of the last "duck women" of Norway is transformed into a mesmerising, expansive, addictive read by James' humanity and compassion. Spellbinding.
An early contender for book of the year. Read it.
