Don’t you just love it when someone gives you a thoughtful book as a present? Perhaps a book that you have heard about but never got around to buying or an author you’ve never read before who turns out to be your new favourite?  We’ve been sifting through new releases and chosen our favourites reads from 2025 – fiction, non-fiction and children’s books. It’s been a good year for unusual stories and here they are, the books that give us a warm fuzzy feeling when we see them on our bookshelves.  Take your pick and don’t forget to buy some for yourself!

Happy reading and Merry Christmas from Kirstin and Julie

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2024 has been a good pretty good year for books. We’ve enjoyed a few blockbusters and some experimental fiction, fallen in love with a couple of short-story collections, been educated by non-fiction and travelled back to our younger selves while searching for our favourite children’s books.  We’ve pulled out our top reads and hope this will inspire you to spread the joy. You’ll find the full review by clicking on the titles. Happy reading and Merry Christmas!

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