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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
“And all I could think of was that I had seen this man undressed, that I knew the precise shape of his arms beneath his shirt, that I had touched every inch of him, kissed his neck and mouth with hungry kisses, that he had clasped me to him fast.”
― The Secrets of Hartwood Hall
― The Secrets of Hartwood Hall
“I said nothing. Too many reasons, too many sins. But he was right. It did not feel wrong. It felt less wrong than anything had in a long time.”
― The Secrets of Hartwood Hall
― The Secrets of Hartwood Hall
Topics Mentioning This Author
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| 2025 & 2026 Readi...: Kristy's Reading in Magnolia | 16 | 25 | Mar 22, 2023 07:13PM | |
| 2025 & 2026 Readi...: 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
— 292 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
— 279 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
— 288 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
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— 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.