We compiled a truly diverse list of new 2025 releases that all have one thing in common: They are book-club-worthy.
Two years after embarking on a multi-million pound expansion project to reimagine its resort for the future, the award-winning Belfry Hotel & Resort, in the Midlands, is today unveiling the results of its transformative development. The independent hotel is opening the doors to its impressive events venue, state-of-the-art fitness and leisure club and stunning new accommodation.
The Masters Suite and The Club amplify the destination resort’s world-class leisure and events offering. Almost doubling The Belfry in size, its brand-new Brabazon House wing features 149 stylish bedrooms, including the resort’s first-ever two-bedroom suite, and balcony rooms with unbeatable views over The Belfry’s legendary Brabazon golf course.
Chris Eigelaar, Managing Director at The Belfry Hotel & Resort, said: “This has been a passion project for us all, and it’s incredible that the day has finally arrived when guests can enjoy the complete Belfry Resort experience. For the past two years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to bringing this vision to life. Our guests have been the driving force behind every decision, and everything we’ve done has been with their enjoyment and experience in mind. To do all of this ahead of schedule shows trust and credibility from our clients, our guests and the industry, which is outstanding”.
A destination designed for unforgettable events, The Masters Suite is a beacon of style and flexibility. At 852sqm, and with a max capacity of 920, it is the resort’s largest events space, receiving over £80m in enquiries and securing £10m in confirmed business before its much-anticipated opening. With sweeping floor-to-ceiling views, The Masters Suite is a breathtaking backdrop for everything from banquets and conferences to mini expos and weddings and is already the first choice for high-profile clients including DP World Tour and Teams Europe. It has received incredible support from industry associations such as the Meetings Industry Association, BEAM and 59club, all of whom are set to host their flagship events there.
The heart of a wellness journey like no other, The Club is the ultimate home for all things fitness. With a sleek design, the very latest facilities and natural light in abundance, highlights include a vast Technogym with views over the resort’s PGA National golf course, four spacious studios including dedicated yoga, reformer Pilates and spin studios perfect for an array of virtual and live-led classes, and an extensive multipurpose sports hall.
Offering much more than training facilities, guests will also discover a dedicated 25-metre lap pool, relaxing sauna, indoor and outdoor bubble pools, a revitalising steam room, and feature showers. This is as well as a large family-friendly swimming pool with flume, a children’s boulder wall, and a lively café with picturesque outdoor terrace.
Chris added: “As an independent resort, none of this would have been possible without our incredible team who have worked tirelessly to bring our vision to life with skill, ingenuity, enthusiasm and, above all, an unrelenting care for our guests. I am so proud of what we have accomplished together.”
Renowned for its world-class facilities, vibrant atmosphere and heartfelt hospitality, The Belfry has something for everyone. From its award-winning restaurants and bars to its thrilling Woodland Adventures, from its relaxing Spa to its three elite golf courses, and from its versatile meetings spaces to its Toptracer Driving Range. Today, The Belfry proudly secures its position as England’s Leading Resort and a world-class destination of choice.
Despite the fantasy elements in these books, relatability is certainly an appeal, and a reason they’re having such a positive effect on our sex lives. The success of bestsellers like ACOTAR and Quicksilver speaks to our desire for tension, with a slow-build that incorporates emotional depth and love stories with explicit sex. “Many readers feel safer exploring eroticism when it’s wrapped in a storyline of romance, loyalty, or personal growth,” confirms Dr. Viviana Coles, marriage, family and sex therapist, and founder of VIVID Relationships. Unlike porn, where everything typically happens quickly and without much character-building, romantasy books (often written by women authors and featuring strong female protagonists) tend to prioritise women’s perspective, rather than the male gaze. We finally get stories that focus on our pleasure, which is empowering — and hot.
Typically, Jackson has written powerfully punchy young adult books which are absolutely worth popping on your TBR.
Read on for our handy guide to the works of Holly Jackson, and how to read them in order.
Holly Jackson books in order
There are two orders you can technically read Holly Jackson’s work in: the Good Girl’s Guide order and her complete works order.
The complete works order is as follows:
And the A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder order is as follows:
- A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (2019)
- Good Girl, Bad Blood (2020)
- As Good As Dead (2021)
- Kill Joy (2021)
That means that Five Survive, The Reappearance of Rachel Price and Not Quite Dead Yet are standalone.
Read on for a detailed description of each novel.
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (2019)
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder marks Holly Jackson’s debut in smart and electric fashion. We’re introduced to Pippa ‘Pip’ Fitz-Amobi, a student in the fictional town of Little Kilton, Buckinghamshire, who’s a true crime enthusiast and sets about investigating the murder of Andie (the popular girl at school) and the suicide of Sal (the alleged perpetrator).
Good Girl, Bad Blood (2020)
Good Girl, Bad Blood is the second in the Good Girl’s Guide series and continues right after the dramatic events of book one. Pip has just launched a podcast based on the events of the first novel and is lauded online as a skilled amateur detective. She tries to give up investigative work after her first case turned out to be so perilous, but when a friend needs a favour, Pip can’t help herself.
As Good As Dead (2021)
The third book in the series continues after the events of Good Girl, Bad Blood, where Pip has been left deeply traumatised and unable to sleep. Her life takes a turn for the worse when she gets stalked by a menacing figure with a connection to her past cases.
Kill Joy (2021)
Kill Joy is a prequel novella, set before A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder but still focused on Pip’s life. She is invited to a 1920s murder mystery dinner despite not wanting to go, and soon finds herself enthralled in the case she simply has to solve – and who knows, maybe the murder-suicide she solves in Kill Joy may have an impact on her investigations later in her life…
Five Survive (2022)
Five Survive is another young adult novel from Holly Jackson, the first set outside of the world she created in A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder. This time, we follow Red and her friends, who are in an RV heading for Spring Break. But when a sniper pops their tyres, the group work out that someone is hiding a secret worth being killed for…
The Reappearance of Rachel Price (2024)
Bel has always existed in the shadow of her mum’s disappearance, and when a true crime documentary comes around to investigate the strange case, Bel wants nothing more than to move on with her life. But when her mum returns unexpectedly, Bel realises life will never be the same again.
Not Quite Dead Yet (2025)
Not Quite Dead Yet is Jackson’s first foray into adult fiction – and it’s a juicy crime story. Jet has her whole life ahead of her – and she’ll get to it eventually. But her plans are put to an end when she’s brutally attacked to within an inch of her life one fateful Halloween.
When the doctors reveal she has a unique condition which will cause a brain aneurism within a week, Jet decides to accomplish something in her life: solve her own murder.
HUNGRY FOR MORE? For this month’s midweek treat, Joanna Page sat down and read intense thriller Not Quite Dead Yet, which she paired with a delicious and equally intense Pepperoni-Salame pizza from Dr. Oetker Ristorante.
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