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Katie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Katie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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“I do not know how long I lay like that before the door eased open and I saw Paul framed within it. His face was deathly pale, his eyes red and wet, and I felt a strange stab of anger, as though I wanted all the grief to be mine alone.”
― The Secrets of Hartwood Hall
― The Secrets of Hartwood Hall
“I had never before felt so hungry for someone in the way I did for him. I had never been so brazen, so careless of all those rules the world and God had laid upon us. Everything about him seemed to intoxicate me--the thrill of his touch, the feel of his skin, the look on his face when his eyes met mine. I loved the scent of him, the way he ran his hands through his hair, the gentle tones of his voice.”
― The Secrets of Hartwood Hall
― The Secrets of Hartwood Hall
“But I did not want the future he had planned for me. I did not want a future chosen by anyone but myself.”
― The Secrets of Hartwood Hall
― The Secrets of Hartwood Hall
Topics Mentioning This Author
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| 2026 Reading Chal...: Kristy's Reading in Magnolia | 16 | 26 | Mar 22, 2023 07:13PM | |
| 2026 Reading Chal...: March - Mapping Your Universe | 82 | 218 | Apr 01, 2023 03:40AM | |
| Turn of a Page: Geri's Dinner Party (COMPLETED) | 115 | 26 | Jun 16, 2023 10:14AM | |
| Turn of a Page: Geri's Yahtzee! Game | 19 | 17 | Jun 18, 2023 09:31AM | |
| The Challenge Fac...: Tidy Books pRoject | 16 | 17 | Jun 26, 2023 08:34AM | |
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VICTOBER 2025
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— last activity Nov 04, 2025 02:35AM
Greetings all! Victober is a month-long readathon hosted each October all about reading Victorian literature. The Goodreads group remains in place, ...more
Victorian-style Dickens Readalong - Bleak House #dickensalong
— 289 members
— last activity Feb 15, 2019 09:48AM
So welcome to a Victorian-style Dickens readalong, run by me, Katie from Books and Things. Following on from our reading of Dickens's Our Mutual Frie ...more
Jane Austen July 2025
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— last activity Aug 11, 2025 11:13AM
Jane Austen July is a month-long readathon, all about reading Jane Austen and related works. ---The Challenges--- 1. Read one of Jane Austen’s six ...more
The Not-So-Hypothetical Victorian Literature Course #VicLit
— 278 members
— last activity Apr 11, 2018 02:07PM
****PLEASE NOTE, THIS SERIES IS CURRENTLY ON LONG-TERM HIATUS**** Welcome to the domain of my latest Booktube project - a now-not-so-hypothetical cou ...more
A Dance to the Music of Time Readalong #dancealong
— 61 members
— last activity Feb 14, 2019 09:37PM
From March 2018 until March 2019, I'll be hosting a readalong of Anthony Powell's wonderful series, A Dance to the Music of Time. The idea is simple - ...more
TBR Clear Out Readathon
— 283 members
— last activity May 04, 2025 02:59PM
The TBR Clear Out Readathon is back! This is a readathon hosted by me, Katie of Books and Things on Booktube (https://www.youtube.com/@katiejlumsden) ...more
The 1900 to 1950 Readathon
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— last activity Oct 26, 2021 07:15PM
Well hullo there, and welcome to the 1900 to 1950 Readathon. The 1900 to 1950 Readathon is a month-long readathon happening 1st to 31st May 2021, all ...more
September Readalong of The Thirteenth Tale #thirteenthtalealong
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— last activity Sep 30, 2018 05:11PM
This September (2018) I'll be hosting a readalong of Diane Setterfield's The Thirteenth Tale, which is my favourite modern novel, and am absolutely br ...more
Natasha Pulley Readalongs
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— last activity Jun 29, 2022 03:45PM
A group for many a Natasha Pulley readalong . . . ---The Lost Future of Pepper Harrow June 2022--- Saturday 11th June: chapters 1, 2, 3 Sunday 12th ...more
September Readalong of Bellman & Black #bellmanandblackalong
— 107 members
— last activity Oct 02, 2019 10:25AM
This September (2019) I'll be hosting a readalong of Diane Setterfield's Bellman & Black, an amazing novel by my favourite modern author, Diane Setter ...more
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Hey Katie,Thanks for accepting my friendvite! Happy reading! :)
Thank you so much for accepting my friend request. :)
Hi Katie,I have been following you on YT for a while now (That sounded creepy and sinister) just a random question, in Victorian Literature we read and hear a lot about Governesses but not so much in Regency and Georgian books, Why is that?
Jonathan wrote: "Thank you, Katie, for inviting me to the Jane Austen readathon. It is is a bad time for me to start it. I can't commit to a month-long readathon because I have been dealing with some issues at home..."There will certainly be another one next year!
Thank you, Katie, for inviting me to the Jane Austen readathon. It is is a bad time for me to start it. I can't commit to a month-long readathon because I have been dealing with some issues at home. I hope you host another one next year.
Thank you for accepting my friend request! I look forward to seeing your thoughts on what you read.
Janneke wrote: "Hey Katie,Within a few weeks time I am going on vacation to France. Because of your enthousiasm I started with Barchester Towers (I know that The Warden is the first in this series but I've heard..."
Not a Penguin English Library, but I'd recommend Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day as a great light summer classic read. Otherwise, go for some Jane Austen, some Barbara Pym or Wilkie Collins. If you tell me a few of your favourite classics, I can recommend some more specifically for you!
Hey Katie,Within a few weeks time I am going on vacation to France. Because of your enthousiasm I started with Barchester Towers (I know that The Warden is the first in this series but I've heard tales that it is not a very interesting story and not that important).
I am afraid that one book is not enough for me as I am a fast reader. Do you know any classic books (Penguin English Library) for me that is fun to read in the summer?
Thanks a lot!
Thank you for accepting my friend request!
Appreciate your depth and insight into the world's great literature.
This is from the Jacksonville, FL library Fantasy & SF newsletter. They mentioned you and your book!
The Last Heir to Blackwood Library
by Hester Fox
Yorkshire, England, 1925: Ivy Radcliffe inherits Blackwood Abbey and its mysterious library, which may be responsible for the untimely deaths of the estate's previous residents.
Reviewers say: This "atmospheric historical fantasy" (Publishers Weekly) full of ghostly visitors, strange happenings, and sinister locals harboring secrets makes "a fine addition to the gothic genre" (Booklist).
You might also like: Simone St. James' Silence for the Dead or Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall.