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Lucy Foley Books in Order
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Lucy Foley Books in Order

If you’re thinking about reading Lucy Foley’s books, then this is the article for you. Here are all of her books in order, starting with her newest, and ending with the oldest. I’ve also added a note onto the ones I’ve read with my thoughts. Happy reading!

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20 Powerful Quotes from Looking For Alaska by John Green
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20 Powerful Quotes from Looking For Alaska by John Green

John Green’s first novel, Looking for Alaska was published in 2005 and was adapted into a TV drama in 2019.

Here’s a reminder of what it’s about:

“BEFORE. Miles Halter’s whole life has been one big non-event until he starts at anything-but-boring Culver Creek Boarding School and meets Alaska Young. Gorgeous, clever, funny and utterly fascinating she pulls Miles into her world, launches him into a new life, and steals his heart. But when tragedy strikes, and Miles comes face-to-face with death he discovers the value of living and loving unconditionally.

AFTER: Nothing will ever be the same.”

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Emily Henry Books in Order (2024)
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Emily Henry Books in Order (2024)

Emily Henry is a fantastic and much loved writer who has published a number of romantic comedy books for adults. One of the many great things about her books is that they all stand alone, meaning that you can dip into them wherever you like and not commit to a lengthy series. Having said that, once you’ve read one, I guarantee that you’ll want to read them all!

In this post I’ll go through each of her books in publication order, explaining which I think you should read first.

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35 Quotes from Wonka AND Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
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35 Quotes from Wonka AND Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl is one of the UK’s most beloved children’s authors, with around 50 titles to his name and more than 300 million book sales. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, along with Matlida and James are the Giant Peach, is arguably one of Dahl’s most famous and popular books, found in children’s libraries all over the world.

In this article, I summarise 35 of the very best quotes from both Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its newest film iteration, Wonka.

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Willoughby Book Club Subscription Review
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Willoughby Book Club Subscription Review

Book delivery boxes are all the rage nowadays - available in any way imaginable, for big budgets and small, it can be difficult to decide which ones to spend your money on.

Today I want to introduce the wonderful Willoughby Book Club, a book subscription service owned by Marianne Chala that specialises in individually curated book deliveries. The process is simple. When choosing a subscription for yourself or a loved one, take a browse through their menu of personal book subscriptions. Here you can choose from a wide variety of genres, from the broader ‘fiction’ subscription to more specialised crime, non-fiction, young adult, food and drink, wellbeing, natural history, or home and garden subscription. They even have categories for different demographics of readers: whether you’re shopping for a baby, toddler, child, couple or mum and baby, there really is something for everyone. They even have a bespoke subscription available if your reading tastes don’t fit into any these categories.

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