This year I’ve read a lot of books (more than normal) and reviewed a lot of books (way more than normal) but I didn’t enjoy all of them, so I thought I would finish the year with a round up of the books I’ve read, reviewed on the blog and recommend. I tend to post quick link-and-100-word reviews of books I’ve read on G+ so do feel free to follow me there if you’d like even more book recommendations in your life.

In case you’re shopping for someone else, I’ve divided the Big Read books loosely by age, based largely on reading level, themes and marketing although I read books off all three lists in primary school, and have obviously read all of them as an adult. Title links are to my review, other links as indicated.

Books which aren’t on the Big Read list
All the Money in the World by Laura Vanderkam (non-fiction) (Amazon UK)
Unraveled by Courtney Milan (currently £2.50 on Amazon UK)
Frozen in Time by Ali Sparkes (suitable for primary school age children) (Amazon UK)
Temeraire by Naomi Novik, and all the sequels (Amazon UK)

From the Big Read list
For adults
Cross Stitch by Diana Gabaldon (Amazon UK)
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (free on Project Gutenberg)
Any of the Terry Pratchett novels, in loose order of preference: Small Gods (Amazon UK), Witches Abroad (Amazon UK), Mort (Amazon UK), The Colour of Magic (Amazon UK)
Lord of the Flies by Willliam Golding (Amazon UK)
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (Amazon UK)
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque (Amazon UK)
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman (Amazon UK)
The Diary of a Nobody by George and Wheedon Grossmith (free on Project Gutenberg)
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons (Amazon UK)

For teens
Angus, Thongs and Full-frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison (Amazon UK)
Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman (Amazon UK)
Dustbin Baby by Jacqueline Wilson (Amazon UK)
Holes by Louis Sachar (currently £2.99 on Amazon UK)
The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling including: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (all available at Amazon UK)
The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier (Amazon UK)

For children
Matilda by Roald Dahl (Amazon UK)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (Amazon UK)
Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery (free on Project Gutenberg)
Lola Rose by Jacqueline Wilson (Amazon UK)
The Suitcase Kid by Jacqueline Wilson (Amazon UK)
Vicky Angel by Jacqueline Wilson (Amazon UK)
The Story of Tracey Beaker (Amazon UK) and The Dare Game (Amazon UK) by Jacqueline Wilson
Sleepovers by Jacqueline Wilson (Amazon UK)
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (free on Project Gutenberg)
Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl (Amazon UK)
Winnie-the-Pooh by AA Milne (Amazon UK)
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (free on Project Gutenberg)
Heidi by Joanna Spyri (free on Project Gutenberg)

Hope you find something you enjoy!