| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Group email: | Book Club group |
| When: | Monthly on Tuesday afternoons The group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the Month at 2:45 pm |
| Venue: | Theydon Bois Village Hall |
| Cost: | £1:50 per meeting |
Aim - To enjoy reading and discussing books in a friendly and relaxing atmosphere.
About - It is a small congenial group that read a varied selection of books from classics to recently published novels.
Everyone has said that since joining the Book Group, they have enjoyed reading and discussing books that otherwise they might not have entertained.
Contact - Should you wish to join the group or have any questions, please send a message via the group email link above. New members welcome.
BOOK REVIEWS
Click on the BLUE links below to read our Book Reviews
For book suggestions that we have not yet read, please click hear. Book Club - Reading Ideas
| Month Read | Book | Author | Date | Genre | Score out of 10 |
| Jun - 26 | We Are All Guilty Here | Karin Slaughter | 2026 | Thriller | |
| May -26 | The Woman with All The Answers | Linda Green | 2025 | Women's Literary Fiction / Humour | 7.4 (5-8.5) |
| Apr-26 | Norma Webster | Colm Toibin | 2015 | Modern Historical Fiction | 6.67 (5-8.5) |
| Mar-26 | Three Hours | Rosamund Lupton | 2020 | Political Thriller | 7.8 (2-9) |
| Feb-26 | The Road to California | Louise Walters | 2018 | Women's Literary Fiction | 7.2 |
| Jan-26 | During Christmas 2025 the Roding Valley Book Club read a book of their own choice. "Stranger in Time" and "A Ladder to the Sky" were clear favourites. Click here to read about all the books we read. 2025 Christmas Reads | ||||
| Dec - 25 | Bridge of Clay | Marcus Zusack | 2018 | Contemporary / Coming of Age Fiction | 6.0 |
| Nov - 25 | The Silent Patient | Alex Michaelides | 2019 | Thriller | 9.0 |
| Oct -25 | The Shipping News | Annie Proulx | 1996 | Fiction / Rural Life Humour | 5.8 |
| Sep-25 | A Beginner’s Guide to Breaking and Entering | Andrew Hunter Murray | 2024 | Comic Crime Thriller | 6.5 |
| Aug-25 | Homecoming | Kate Morton | 2023 | Historical Thriller | 8.0 |
| Jul-25 | Whale Fall | Elizabeth O'Connor | 2024 | Historical Fiction | 8.1 |
| Jun-25 | These Things Hidden | Heather Gudenkauf | 2011 | Women's Literary Fiction | 8.0 |
| May-25 | All The Broken Places | John Boyne | 2022 | Historical Fiction | 7.7 |
| Apr-25 | Rock Paper Scissors | Alice Feeney | 2021 | Thriller / Contemporary Fiction | 6.5 |
| Mar-25 | The Women | Kristin Hannah | 2024 | Historical Fiction | 5.1 |
| Feb-25 | The Other Hand | Chris Cleave | 2009 | Contemporary Fiction | 7.7 |
| Jan-25 | Restless Dolly Maunder | Kate Grenville | 2024 | Historical Fiction | 7.5 |
| Dec-24 | A Narrow Door | Joanne Harris | 2022 | Psychological Thriller | 7.0 |
| Nov-24 | Wandering Stars | Tommy Orange | 2024 | Historical Fiction | 5.2 |
| Oct-24 | There but for the ... | Ali Smith | 2012 | Women's Contemporary Fiction | 2.7 |
| Sep-24 | The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox | Maggie O'Farrell | 2009 | Psychological Literary Fiction | 7.7 |
| Aug-24 | Transcription | Kate Atkinson | 2018 | Espionage, thriller | 4.9 |
| Jul-24 | The Unspeakable Acts Of Zina Pavlou | Eleni Kyriacou | 2023 | Historical Thriller | 7.6 |
| Jun-24 | A Man Called Ove | Fredrik Backman | 2014 | General Humorous Fiction | 8.0 |
| May-24 | The Bell Jar | Sylvia Plath | 1963 | Semi Autobiography - Mental Health Issues | 7.5 |
| Apr-24 | The Night She Disappeared | Lisa Jewell | 2021 | Crime Thriller | 7.0 |
| Mar-24 | Found | Erin Kinsley | 2019 | Mystery / Family Drama | 9.1 |
| Feb-24 | The Piano Teacher | Janice Y. K. Lee | 2009 | Mystery / Historical Fiction | 6.0 |
| Jan-24 | Christmas 2023 Recommendations | ||||
| Nov-23 | When I Come Home Again | Caroline Scott | 2020 | Historical Fiction | 7.8 |
| Oct-23 | The Vanishing Half | Brit Bennett | 2020 | Contemporary American Fiction | 8.6 |
| Sep-23 | The Gospel of Judas | Simon Mawer | 2011 | Contemporary Fiction | 3.8 |
| Aug-23 | I Follow You | Peter James | 2021 | Thriller | 6.3 |
| Jul-23 | The Secret River | Kate Grenville | 2005 | Historical Fiction | 8.5 |
| Jun-23 | The Lincoln Highway | Amor Towles | 2021 | Historical Fiction / Coming of Age | 8.25 |
| May-23 | The Four Winds | Kristin Hannah | 2021 | Historical Fiction | 7.9 |
| Apr-23 | The Night Gate | Peter May | 2021 | Detective/Mystery/Thriller | 7.7 |
| Mar-23 | On Canaans Side | Sebastian Barry | 2011 | Modern Contemporary Fiction | 8.0 |
| Feb-23 | The Kashmir Shawl | Rosie Thomas | 1975 | Modern Contemporary Fiction | 8.0 |
| Dec-22 | A Passage to India | E M Forster | 1924 | History Classic Fiction | 4.5 |
| Nov-22 | The Thursday Murder Club 1 | Richard Osman | 2020 | Detective/Mystery | |
| Oct-22 | The Night Tiger | Yangsze Choo | 2019 | Modern/Contemporary Fiction | |
| Jun-22 | Still Life | Sarah Winman | 2022 | WW2, Social Aspects, Fiction | |
| Jul-22 | The Woman in the Window | A J Finn | 2018 | Suspense/Thriller | |
| May-22 | While Paris Slept | Ruth Druart | 2021 | Modern/Contemporary Fiction | |
| Apr-22 | Coffin Road | Peter May | 2016 | Detective/Thriller |
