Book Review: The Booklet on First Hand Reads by Dan Costinas

Book Overview

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My Review

Find Your Next Best Read!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 January 2025

The Booklet of First Hand Reads by Dan Costinas.

It’s somewhat unusual reviewing a book of book recommendations but that’s what I’ll try to do!

Dan loves reading. That’s obvious and his favourite reads are eclectic in taste ranging from:

1. The Bard William Shakespeare himself.

2. Poetry

3. Gothic literary masterpieces & Bestsellers

4. Engaging Travel & Expatriate tales

5. Crime & Thrillers, Psychological Fiction, Murder Mystery Puzzle Book

6. YA fantasy

7. Books About Independent Bookshops

8. Allegorical Novels8. Controversial & Banned Books

9. Science fiction

10. Cosy Mystery

11.WW1 & WW2

12. Political, Actor & Royal Memoir, Personal Memoir

13. Historical Fiction, Biographical/Medieval, Time Travel, Natural World

14. Nonsensical absurd humour & satire

15. Stories about the human condition, love, hope, heartwarming/sad tales

16. Books For Fans of Sherlock Holmes

17. Steamy books!

Some of his favourite reads are mine too! Such as Delia Owen’s Where The Crawdads Sing & Madeline Miller’s The Song of Achilles.

This is a great way to discover new books to read and to celebrate one’s we have enjoyed before!

It’s an honour to have your books and poetry mentioned amongst other well known classics, poets, award winning and bestselling authors. Imagine.

Dan is one of the most generous individuals I have come across in the writing/reading community with his time, effort and encouragement.

I also enjoyed Dan’s Dear Diary interludes when he writes about all manner of personal things including this dear planet we call home.

Give the book a go, you might just find your next best read!

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To find out more about Dan Costinas read my Interview:

Interview with Dan Costinas, alias Dan Quijote #Shakespeare #reading #reviewing The Last Folio