{"id":5736,"date":"2025-01-08T21:56:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T21:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/the-best-settings-i-read-in-2024-stephen-writes\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T21:56:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T21:56:54","slug":"the-best-settings-i-read-in-2024-stephen-writes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=5736","title":{"rendered":"The Best Settings I Read In 2024 \u2013 Stephen Writes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8334\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/12\/28\/the-best-settings-i-read-in-2024\/five-books-on-my-tbr-36-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/five-books-on-my-tbr-36-e1735380184743.png\" data-orig-size=\"1683,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Five Books On My TBR (36)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/five-books-on-my-tbr-36-e1735380184743.png?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/five-books-on-my-tbr-36-e1735380184743.png?w=656\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-8334\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/five-books-on-my-tbr-36-e1735380184743.png?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"393\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/five-books-on-my-tbr-36-e1735380184743.png?w=300 300w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/five-books-on-my-tbr-36-e1735380184743.png?w=393 393w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/five-books-on-my-tbr-36-e1735380184743.png?w=786 786w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/five-books-on-my-tbr-36-e1735380184743.png?w=150 150w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/five-books-on-my-tbr-36-e1735380184743.png?w=768 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\"\/><br \/>Hello everyone,<\/p>\n<p>One of the absolute gems of reading is that it can transport you to absolutely anywhere in the world \u2013 or to a different world entirely, courtesy of its setting. As well as being something fun, exciting, and potentially new, it allows you to really immerse yourself in a different culture or experience things from different perspectives, especially if the portrayal is authentic and well researched.<\/p>\n<p>I absolutely adore a good setting and always try to spotlight or make some kind of reference to them in my book reviews. They can provide an exceptional amount of atmosphere and depth, sometimes to the extent that they feel like an extra character.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the countries and settings I have visited this year through reading. Perhaps not as global as some previous years, but still interesting nonetheless!<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h4>United Kingdom<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7882\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/07\/06\/the-mid-year-check-in-2024\/household\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/household.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"828,1250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"household\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/household.jpg?w=199\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/household.jpg?w=656\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7882\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/household.jpg?w=199\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/household.jpg?w=199 199w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/household.jpg?w=398 398w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/household.jpg?w=99 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\"\/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8177\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/11\/23\/book-review-the-whispering-muse-by-laura-purcell\/twm-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/twm.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"326,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"twm\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/twm.jpg?w=196\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/twm.jpg?w=326\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8177\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/twm.jpg?w=196\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/twm.jpg?w=196 196w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/twm.jpg?w=98 98w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/twm.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\"\/> <img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8028\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/09\/11\/books-ive-read-with-characters-names-in-the-title\/tmamh\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tmamh.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"667,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tmamh\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tmamh.jpg?w=200\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tmamh.jpg?w=656\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8028\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tmamh.jpg?w=200\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tmamh.jpg?w=200 200w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tmamh.jpg?w=400 400w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tmamh.jpg?w=100 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The setting plays an enormous part in <strong>The Household by Stacey Halls<\/strong>, inspired by the true story of a home that was founded for \u2018fallen\u2019 women in the mid-nineteenth century in London. Urania Cottage is something of a safe haven for the women, with some in fear of what lies outside and others unable to escape the temptations that lie beyond its four walls.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Whispering Muse by Laura Purcell\u00a0<\/strong>is set at a theatre that is taken over by an evil supernatural entity. That makes it very eerie and Purcell dials up the fear factor to the maximum.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the only theatrical thing about\u00a0<strong>The Mermaid And Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar\u00a0<\/strong>is the writing, which is extremely flowery but captures the atmosphere and excesses of Regency London with great skill, so much so that as the reader you feel transported.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6469\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2022\/12\/07\/five-books-on-my-tbr-december-2022\/tbw\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/tbw.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"297,475\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tbw\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/tbw.jpg?w=188\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/tbw.jpg?w=297\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6469\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/tbw.jpg?w=188\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/tbw.jpg?w=188 188w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/tbw.jpg?w=94 94w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/tbw.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\"\/> <img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7909\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/07\/17\/five-books-on-my-tbr-july-2024\/btd\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/btd.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"289,445\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"btd\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/btd.jpg?w=195\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/btd.jpg?w=289\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7909\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/btd.jpg?w=195\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/btd.jpg?w=195 195w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/btd.jpg?w=97 97w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/btd.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\"\/> <img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8318\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/12\/28\/the-best-settings-i-read-in-2024\/ewal\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ewal.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"326,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ewal\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ewal.jpg?w=196\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ewal.jpg?w=326\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8318\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ewal.jpg?w=196\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ewal.jpg?w=196 196w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ewal.jpg?w=98 98w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ewal.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Historical London also appears in\u00a0<strong>That Bonesetter Woman by Frances Quinn<\/strong>, depicting a time where the idea of a female physician was fanciful and diversity was not celebrated in the least. The job of a bonesetter also acts as a reflection of the time period.<\/p>\n<p>Also set in New York,\u00a0<strong>Breaking The Dark by Lisa Jewell\u00a0<\/strong>is much more contemporary and features a fictional English village called Barton Wallop, making light of unusual British place names. Meanwhile,\u00a0<strong>Every Word A Lie by Sue Wallman\u00a0<\/strong>focuses on the claustrophobia of a serial killer being at large in a small affluent town.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7692\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/04\/06\/book-review-the-last-thing-to-burn-by-will-dean\/tlttb\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tlttb.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1667,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tlttb\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tlttb.jpg?w=195\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tlttb.jpg?w=656\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7692\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tlttb.jpg?w=195\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tlttb.jpg?w=195 195w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tlttb.jpg?w=390 390w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tlttb.jpg?w=98 98w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\"\/> <img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7757\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/04\/20\/book-review-the-shadow-friend-by-alex-north\/tsf\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tsf.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1533,2355\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tsf\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tsf.jpg?w=195\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tsf.jpg?w=656\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7757\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tsf.jpg?w=195\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tsf.jpg?w=195 195w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tsf.jpg?w=390 390w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tsf.jpg?w=98 98w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\"\/> <img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7970\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/08\/24\/book-review-the-maiden-by-kate-foster\/maiden\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maiden.png\" data-orig-size=\"403,645\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"maiden\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maiden.png?w=187\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maiden.png?w=403\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7970\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maiden.png?w=187\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maiden.png?w=187 187w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maiden.png?w=374 374w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maiden.png?w=94 94w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>An extremely poignant and tense read,\u00a0<strong>The Last Thing To Burn by Will Dean\u00a0<\/strong>contains a very rural, remote setting where a victim of human trafficking is kept, emphasising her helplessness and isolation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Shadow Friend by Alex North\u00a0<\/strong>sees the main character return to the town where he grew up which holds some very dark memories. As a result, it is made to feel like a very haunted place.<\/p>\n<p>Set in seventeenth century Scotland,\u00a0<strong>The Maiden by Kate Foster\u00a0<\/strong>has a very strong sense of place with the use of local dialect and depictions of historical social hierarchies. These are used to good effect in a very powerful story.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1899\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2019\/04\/05\/abc-book-challenge-d\/dnd\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dnd.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"310,475\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dnd\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dnd.jpg?w=196\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dnd.jpg?w=310\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1899\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dnd.jpg?w=196\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dnd.jpg?w=196 196w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dnd.jpg?w=98 98w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dnd.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\"\/> <img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8258\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/12\/14\/book-review-windmill-hill-by-lucy-atkins\/windmillhill\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/windmillhill.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"822,1250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"windmillhill\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/windmillhill.jpg?w=197\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/windmillhill.jpg?w=656\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8258\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/windmillhill.jpg?w=197\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/windmillhill.jpg?w=197 197w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/windmillhill.jpg?w=394 394w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/windmillhill.jpg?w=99 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do Not Disturb by Claire Douglas\u00a0<\/strong>is a mystery set at a guest house in rural Wales, and that acts as quite a spooky setting \u2013 especially when someone dies and the locals are not very welcoming.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of the most quaint setting I have read this year, that has to go to\u00a0<strong>Windmill Hill by Lucy Atkins<\/strong>, which is about two elderly women who live together in an old windmill in Southern England. The mechanics of a windmill is well researched, and the writing style reflects the characters\u2019 lifestyle with a leisurely feel to it.<\/p>\n<h4>United States<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8025\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/09\/11\/books-ive-read-with-characters-names-in-the-title\/trorp\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/trorp.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"278,466\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"trorp\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/trorp.jpg?w=179\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/trorp.jpg?w=278\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8025\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/trorp.jpg?w=179\" alt=\"\" width=\"179\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/trorp.jpg?w=179 179w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/trorp.jpg?w=89 89w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/trorp.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\"\/> <img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1942\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2019\/04\/19\/abc-book-challenge-e\/einty\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/einty.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"314,475\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"einty\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/einty.jpg?w=198\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/einty.jpg?w=314\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1942\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/einty.jpg?w=198\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/einty.jpg?w=198 198w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/einty.jpg?w=99 99w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/einty.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\"\/> <img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8193\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/11\/30\/book-review-yellowface-by-rebecca-f-kuang\/yellowface\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/yellowface.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1593,2400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"yellowface\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/yellowface.jpg?w=199\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/yellowface.jpg?w=656\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8193\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/yellowface.jpg?w=199\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/yellowface.jpg?w=199 199w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/yellowface.jpg?w=398 398w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/yellowface.jpg?w=100 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Reappearance Of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson\u00a0<\/strong>takes place in a small American town that becomes embroiled in one mystery. It is made to feel rural and out of the way, with the narrator Bel lacking friends and struggling to make sense of her past.<\/p>\n<p>Set between the 1950s and 1970s,\u00a0<strong>Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng\u00a0<\/strong>is a portrait of American life at the time for a family of Chinese descent, exploring themes of prejudice and how events affect the dynamics between them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yellowface by Rebecca F. Kuang\u00a0<\/strong>is also about prejudice in many ways but very much rooted in the present day, with a jealous New York author taking a manuscript from the recently deceased Athena Liu and passing it off as her own work.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7842\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/06\/22\/book-review-the-september-house-by-carissa-orlando\/tsh\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tsh.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"331,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tsh\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tsh.jpg?w=199\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tsh.jpg?w=331\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7842\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tsh.jpg?w=199\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tsh.jpg?w=199 199w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tsh.jpg?w=99 99w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tsh.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\"\/> <img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8040\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/09\/14\/book-review-one-of-us-is-back-by-karen-m-mcmanus\/oouib\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/oouib.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1737,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"oouib\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/oouib.jpg?w=204\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/oouib.jpg?w=656\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8040\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/oouib.jpg?w=204\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/oouib.jpg?w=204 204w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/oouib.jpg?w=408 408w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/oouib.jpg?w=102 102w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\"\/> <img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8224\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/12\/09\/end-of-year-book-tag-2024\/tbh\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/tbh.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"980,1470\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tbh\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/tbh.jpg?w=200\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/tbh.jpg?w=656\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8224\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/tbh.jpg?w=200\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/tbh.jpg?w=200 200w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/tbh.jpg?w=400 400w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/tbh.jpg?w=100 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A haunted house thriller,\u00a0<strong>The September House by Carissa Orlando\u00a0<\/strong>is set in the present day but the setting gives it the feel of a historical fiction. There are ghosts everywhere and it is quite dark and creepy, but the house itself is incredibly memorable with some great ideas within.<\/p>\n<p><strong>One Of Us Is Back by Karen M. McManus\u00a0<\/strong>represents our final trip to Bayview, a town where games turn deadly. There is nothing too remarkable about the place, but bad things always happen there and we get constant reminders that the police are incompetent.<\/p>\n<p>The Inheritance Games trilogy had the puzzle box that was Hawthorne House, but spin-off <strong>The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 partly set in the UK, sees Avery and her found family go elsewhere with their fortunes.<\/p>\n<h4>Republic of Ireland<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7808\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/06\/08\/book-review-hani-and-ishus-guide-to-fake-dating-by-adiba-jaigirdar\/haigtfd\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/haigtfd.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"haigtfd\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/haigtfd.jpg?w=195\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/haigtfd.jpg?w=656\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7808\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/haigtfd.jpg?w=195\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/haigtfd.jpg?w=195 195w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/haigtfd.jpg?w=390 390w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/haigtfd.jpg?w=98 98w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Just like her debut novel,\u00a0<strong>Hani And Ishu\u2019s Guide To Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar\u00a0<\/strong>is set in Dublin, with the story about two opposite girls who decide to fake date but soon realise they have actual feelings for one another.<\/p>\n<h4>Italy<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8241\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/12\/11\/top-five-powerful-books-i-read-in-2024\/thwtgd\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/thwtgd.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,2515\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"thwtgd\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/thwtgd.jpg?w=191\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/thwtgd.jpg?w=651\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8241\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/thwtgd.jpg?w=191\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/thwtgd.jpg?w=191 191w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/thwtgd.jpg?w=382 382w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/thwtgd.jpg?w=95 95w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The second in her series set in the ancient city of Pompeii,\u00a0<strong>The House With The Golden Door\u00a0<\/strong><strong>by Elodie Harper\u00a0<\/strong>takes the main character Amara away from the brothel where she was forced to work, and to the home of her new protector where she lives as a freedwoman.<\/p>\n<h4>South Korea<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5351\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2021\/12\/06\/five-books-on-my-tbr-december-2021\/tfosg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/tfosg.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"259,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tfosg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/tfosg.jpg?w=194\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/tfosg.jpg?w=259\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5351\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/tfosg.jpg?w=194\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/tfosg.jpg?w=194 194w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/tfosg.jpg?w=97 97w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/tfosg.jpg 259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\"\/><br \/><strong>The Forest Of Stolen Girls by June Hur\u00a0<\/strong>is a murder mystery set centuries ago in Joseon era South Korea. A highly character driven story, it primarily takes place in a tight-knit village where girls have been going missing for months from the eerie forest.<\/p>\n<h4>India<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8003\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/09\/07\/book-review-the-girl-who-came-out-of-the-woods-by-emily-barr\/tgwcootw\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tgwcootw.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"326,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tgwcootw\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tgwcootw.jpg?w=196\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tgwcootw.jpg?w=326\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8003\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tgwcootw.jpg?w=196\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tgwcootw.jpg?w=196 196w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tgwcootw.jpg?w=98 98w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tgwcootw.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A poignant young adult read,\u00a0<strong>The Girl Who Came Out Of The Woods by Emily Barr\u00a0<\/strong>follows a girl who has grown up part of a commune in India and after her family fall victim to a deadly virus, has to enter civilisation for the first time in her life to get help. To discover the world through her eyes is amazing, especially in a country as vibrant as India. When she comes to the UK later on, there is a clear change of atmosphere.<\/p>\n<h4>Australia<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7609\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/02\/24\/book-review-murder-in-the-family-by-cara-hunter\/mitf\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mitf.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"323,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mitf\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mitf.jpg?w=194\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mitf.jpg?w=323\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7609\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mitf.jpg?w=194\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mitf.jpg?w=194 194w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mitf.jpg?w=97 97w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mitf.jpg 323w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Murder In The Family\u00a0<\/strong>is about a fictional true crime show where experts gather to try and solve a particularly fiendish cold case. One of their lines of inquiry takes them to Australia.<\/p>\n<h4>(Ancient) Greece<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7083\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2023\/07\/12\/the-mid-year-check-in-2023\/atalanta\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/atalanta.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"327,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"atalanta\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/atalanta.jpg?w=196\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/atalanta.jpg?w=327\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7083\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/atalanta.jpg?w=196\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/atalanta.jpg?w=196 196w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/atalanta.jpg?w=98 98w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/atalanta.jpg 327w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\"\/> <img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7635\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/03\/02\/book-review-medusa-by-jessie-burton\/medusa\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/medusa.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1525,2339\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"medusa\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/medusa.jpg?w=196\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/medusa.jpg?w=656\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7635\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/medusa.jpg?w=196\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/medusa.jpg?w=196 196w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/medusa.jpg?w=392 392w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/medusa.jpg?w=98 98w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A reading year would not be complete without a couple of Greek myth retellings, and both\u00a0<strong>Atalanta by Jennifer Saint\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Medusa by Jessie Burton\u00a0<\/strong>showcase beautiful writing and well realised settings \u2013 especially the island where the cursed Medusa has to hide herself away.<\/p>\n<h4>Fantasy Settings<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8088\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/09\/21\/book-review-rule-of-wolves-by-leigh-bardugo\/row\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/row.png\" data-orig-size=\"550,822\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"row\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/row.png?w=201\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/row.png?w=550\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8088\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/row.png?w=201\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/row.png?w=201 201w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/row.png?w=402 402w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/row.png?w=100 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\"\/> <img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8254\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/12\/13\/top-five-beautiful-covers-i-held-in-2024\/scc-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/scc.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"283,430\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"scc\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/scc.jpg?w=197\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/scc.jpg?w=283\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8254\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/scc.jpg?w=197\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/scc.jpg?w=197 197w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/scc.jpg?w=99 99w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/scc.jpg 283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\"\/> <img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8230\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/12\/07\/book-review-belledonna-by-adalyn-grace\/belladonna2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/belladonna2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"441,675\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"belladonna2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/belladonna2.jpg?w=196\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/belladonna2.jpg?w=441\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8230\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/belladonna2.jpg?w=196\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/belladonna2.jpg?w=196 196w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/belladonna2.jpg?w=392 392w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/belladonna2.jpg?w=98 98w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rule Of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo\u00a0<\/strong>represents my most recent visit to the Grishaverse. Every time I pick up one of those books the world building seems to expand even more, and as this duology we spend lots of time in different kingdoms other than Ravka with lots of politics involved.<\/p>\n<p>The latest book inspired by Chinese mythology to sweep me away was\u00a0<strong>Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim<\/strong>. It is not only beautifully written, but everywhere we encounter during the story is so vivid and I really enjoyed the magic system that was at play.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Belladonna\u00a0<\/strong><strong>by Adalyn Grace\u00a0<\/strong>seems to be set in the real world with some paranormal elements, presumably in the United States. However, the location is never explicitly stated apart from the name of the fictional town. As a setting though, it is really Gothic with large estates and cavernous houses owned by members of high society.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7939\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/07\/27\/book-review-the-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes-by-suzanne-collins\/tbosas\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tbosas.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"326,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tbosas\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tbosas.jpg?w=196\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tbosas.jpg?w=326\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7939\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tbosas.jpg?w=196\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tbosas.jpg?w=196 196w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tbosas.jpg?w=98 98w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tbosas.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\"\/> <img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7095\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2023\/07\/12\/the-mid-year-check-in-2023\/tgwfbts\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tgwfbts.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"427,675\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tgwfbts\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tgwfbts.jpg?w=190\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tgwfbts.jpg?w=427\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7095\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tgwfbts.jpg?w=190\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tgwfbts.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tgwfbts.jpg?w=380 380w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tgwfbts.jpg?w=95 95w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\"\/> <img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7667\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/03\/23\/book-review-the-wolf-and-the-woodsman-by-ava-reid\/twatw\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/twatw.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"973,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"twatw\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/twatw.jpg?w=195\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/twatw.jpg?w=656\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7667\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/twatw.jpg?w=195\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/twatw.jpg?w=195 195w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/twatw.jpg?w=390 390w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/twatw.jpg?w=97 97w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A prequel to the Hunger Games trilogy,\u00a0<strong>The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes by Suzanne Collins\u00a0<\/strong>sees us return to Panem, where the whole landscape is different. The war with the districts has just ended and the Games are in their infancy with the rules we see in the future still being established.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Girl Who Fell Beneath The Sea by Axie Oh\u00a0<\/strong>takes a literal deep dive into Korean mythology as a girl sacrifices herself to the Sea God and enters a divine realm. In contrast,\u00a0<strong>The Wolf And The Woodsman by Ava Reid\u00a0<\/strong>is inspired by folklore which is very evident in the setting and the narrative.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7773\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/06\/01\/book-review-tales-of-the-celestial-kingdom-by-sue-lynn-tan\/totck\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/totck.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"981,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"totck\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/totck.jpg?w=196\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/totck.jpg?w=656\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7773\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/totck.jpg?w=196\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/totck.jpg?w=196 196w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/totck.jpg?w=392 392w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/totck.jpg?w=98 98w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\"\/> <img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8252\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/12\/13\/top-five-beautiful-covers-i-held-in-2024\/tmo-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/tmo.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1688,2550\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tmo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/tmo.jpg?w=199\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/tmo.jpg?w=656\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8252\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/tmo.jpg?w=199\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/tmo.jpg?w=199 199w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/tmo.jpg?w=398 398w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/tmo.jpg?w=99 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A spin-off of short stories taking place within the original duology,\u00a0<strong>Tales Of The Celestial Kingdom by Sue Lynn Tan\u00a0<\/strong>is an absolute treat. Any opportunity to spend more time in that world is a total delight, from the moon, to the Mortal Realm, to the Demon Realm \u2013 it is as alive as any setting I have read.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Merciless Ones by Namina Forna\u00a0<\/strong>took me back to the world of Otera and the continued fight of Deka as she leads a war against those who rule in a patriarchal society, where at the same time the gods have not been entirely honest with her.<\/p>\n<h4>In Space<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8223\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/2024\/12\/09\/end-of-year-book-tag-2024\/orbital\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/orbital.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"320,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"orbital\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/orbital.jpg?w=192\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/orbital.jpg?w=320\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8223\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/orbital.jpg?w=192\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/orbital.jpg?w=192 192w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/orbital.jpg?w=96 96w, https:\/\/stephenwriterblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/orbital.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Winner of the 2024 Booker Prize,\u00a0<strong>Orbital by Samantha Harvey\u00a0<\/strong>takes place exclusively on a spacecraft that is in orbit, using the concept to ponder a number of philosophical questions and truly portray humanity\u2019s place in the universe.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h4>Let\u2019s Chat<\/h4>\n<p>What are the best settings you came across in 2024? How many countries did you visit on your reading journey? Let me know in the comments!<\/p>\n<p>Happy reading \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"wordads-inline-marker\" style=\"display: none;\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone, One of the absolute gems of reading is that it can transport you to absolutely anywhere in the world \u2013 or to a different world entirely, courtesy of its setting. 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