Episode
My Holiday Reading Stack: 12 Books & 4 Graphic Novels I'm Shipping to Greece
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- Jun 22, 2026
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Summary
Philippa has just received the most exciting email of the year: her holiday hotel has offered to receive a box of books in advance and put them in her room on arrival. The result? An unstoppable 12-book, 4-graphic-novel holiday TBR — and an episode dedicated entirely to sharing it. In this episode, Philippa runs through every book she's packing (plus the first line of each!), covering a wonderfully eclectic mix of: The Confessions – Paul Bradley Carr (AI thriller) Roman Mornings – Matson Taylor (historical fiction, Rome) The Scandalous Ladies Football Club – Frances Quinn (Victorian women's football) It Could Have Been Her – Lisa Jewell (domestic thriller) Getting Away – Kate Sawyer (family saga across decades of holidays) The Ark – Haruo Yuki (translated Japanese locked-room thriller) How to Get Away With Murder – Rebecca Philipson (cat-and-mouse crime) The Favourite – Fran Littlewood (family secrets, holiday implosion) The Corfe Castle Murders – Rachel McLean (Dorset detective series, book one) Against the Tide – G.D. Wright (crime series, book three) This Can Never Not Be Real – Sera Milano (YA terrorism survivor testimonies) Under the Hammer – Samantha Dooey-Miles (very angry woman, very bad landlords) Plus four graphic novels — including the only authorised manga adaptation of Anne of Green Gables , The Bad Doctor by Ian Williams, I Shall Never Fall in Love by Hari Conner, and Clara and the Devil Vol. 1 by Olivie Blake & Little Chmura — many discovered at Hay on Wye Comics , a brand new graphic novel bookshop in Hay-on-Wye. 💬 Tell Philippa what you think! Should any of these stay at home? Is there a book she's missed? Get in touch: Quick Book Reviews Facebook Group | Instagram | [email protected] Quick Book Reviews: author interviews and book review…