Penny's votes on the list 2025: What the Over-35s Are Reading

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1	Red Side Story (Shades of Grey, #2) by Jasper Fforde (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 8,911 ratings Penny rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 371,824 ratings Penny rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck 3.34 avg rating — 28,163 ratings Penny rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	House of Dreams: The Life of L. M. Montgomery by Liz Rosenberg (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 3,006 ratings Penny rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 30,679 ratings Penny rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About by Mel Robbins 4.01 avg rating — 307,850 ratings Penny rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 1,117,010 ratings Penny rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Lighthousekeeping by Jeanette Winterson 3.87 avg rating — 10,226 ratings Penny rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Stone Mattress by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 26,953 ratings Penny rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Fair Play by Tove Jansson 3.87 avg rating — 8,026 ratings Penny rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Way Home: How a Naive Single Mom Built her House in the Forest by Terry Faubert 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings Penny rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 128,924 ratings Penny rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Heloise by Mandy Hager (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 151 ratings Penny rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Jane Austen marriage manual by Kim Izzo (Goodreads Author) 2.94 avg rating — 2,066 ratings Penny rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Passion by Jeanette Winterson 4.11 avg rating — 26,930 ratings Penny rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Murder in the Dark by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 2,158 ratings Penny rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1) by Sarah Addison Allen (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 109,085 ratings Penny rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 396,117 ratings Penny rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Five Sisters by Margaret Mahy 4.09 avg rating — 157 ratings Penny rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 22,402 ratings Penny rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Wynter's Thief by Sherryl Jordan 4.03 avg rating — 62 ratings Penny rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Gap of Time by Jeanette Winterson 3.68 avg rating — 8,877 ratings Penny rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Saving Thornwood by David Surface (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings Penny rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Happy Accidents by Jane Lynch 3.70 avg rating — 13,218 ratings Penny rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Secret Life of Sunflowers by Marta Molnar (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 51,284 ratings Penny rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) by J.K. Rowling 4.58 avg rating — 3,711,810 ratings Penny rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) by J.K. Rowling 4.62 avg rating — 4,165,611 ratings Penny rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Adulteress by Noëlle Harrison 3.69 avg rating — 192 ratings Penny rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 12,738 ratings Penny rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Commitments (The Barrytown Trilogy, #1; Jimmy Rabbitte, #1) by Roddy Doyle 3.92 avg rating — 17,585 ratings Penny rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Journals of Susanna Moodie by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 1,176 ratings Penny rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) by J.K. Rowling 4.57 avg rating — 4,267,325 ratings Penny rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Gut Symmetries by Jeanette Winterson 3.80 avg rating — 5,053 ratings Penny rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Banksy Locations and Tours: A Collection of Graffiti Locations and Photographs in London by Martin Bull (photographer) 3.92 avg rating — 805 ratings Penny rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Mythos - The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1) by Stephen Fry 4.25 avg rating — 169,531 ratings Penny rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 42,112 ratings Penny rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Magician (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #2) by Michael Scott (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 101,817 ratings Penny rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	This Should Be Written in the Present Tense by Helle Helle 3.39 avg rating — 2,436 ratings Penny rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	A Villain's Night Out by Margaret Mahy 4.24 avg rating — 51 ratings Penny rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy by Frances Mayes (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 330,735 ratings Penny rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde 3.88 avg rating — 72,264 ratings Penny rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Home: A Memoir of My Early Years by Julie Andrews 3.97 avg rating — 21,907 ratings Penny rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years by Julie Andrews Edwards 3.88 avg rating — 21,348 ratings Penny rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt 3.97 avg rating — 1,060,053 ratings Penny rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) by J.K. Rowling 4.50 avg rating — 3,856,816 ratings Penny rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Mortal Fire by Elizabeth Knox (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 850 ratings Penny rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Sorceress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #3) by Michael Scott (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 88,068 ratings Penny rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Labrador Fiasco by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 316 ratings Penny rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Bone Witch (The Bone Witch, #1) by Rin Chupeco (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 51,887 ratings Penny rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Dragonflight (Pern: Dragonriders of Pern, #1) by Anne McCaffrey 4.08 avg rating — 144,792 ratings Penny rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Other Side of Ruth by Giselle Renarde (Goodreads Author) 3.09 avg rating — 22 ratings Penny rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The next Margaret by Janice MacDonald Mant 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings Penny rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 1,643,760 ratings Penny rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis 4.28 avg rating — 715,317 ratings Penny rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Stir-Fry by Emma Donoghue (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 2,285 ratings Penny rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Witches, Princesses, and Women at Arms: Erotic Lesbian Fairy Tales by Sacchi Green (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.74 avg rating — 220 ratings Penny rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Come Rain or Come Shine by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 3,898 ratings Penny rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The War Of The Worlds by H.G. Wells 3.83 avg rating — 355,191 ratings Penny rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera 4.15 avg rating — 17,202 ratings Penny rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Turn of the Screw by Henry James 3.38 avg rating — 183,710 ratings Penny rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Crossing Paths by Debbie Robson (Goodreads Author) 3.18 avg rating — 40 ratings Penny rated it 1 star See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	How The Marquis Got His Coat Back by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 14,370 ratings Penny rated it 1 star See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars