Fool’s Quest: Fitz and the Fool Book 2 – Robin Hobb – 20.03.26 Assassin’s Fate: (Fitz and the Fool Book 3) – Robin Hobb – 28.03.26 Oh my goodness, I don’t think Robin Hobb could have squeezed any more emotion out of me with a giant magical emotion squeezing machine. I loved this culmination ofContinue reading “Fool’s Assassin: Fitz and the Fool Book 1 – Robin Hobb – 12.03.26”
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The Lion Women of Tehran – Marjan Kamali (BOOKGROUP) – 05.03.26
This book was chosen for our next book group read weeks before we met not knowing that the USA and Israel would begin a new war with Iran, where the book is set, just days before we got together to discuss, making the subject matter very apposite to the times. (The word ‘apposite was usedContinue reading “The Lion Women of Tehran – Marjan Kamali (BOOKGROUP) – 05.03.26”
The Rain Wilds Chronicles 4 Books Collection (Dragon Keeper, Dragon Haven, City of Dragons & Blood of Dragons) – Robin Hobb – 03.03.26
I’m writing this review after having finished all the books in the Farseer world, knowing that for many reviewers, this (four book!) trilogy is their least favourite. I have to say that, while these books didn’t stir my heart and soul as much as the ones about Fitz and the Fool, I still really likedContinue reading “The Rain Wilds Chronicles 4 Books Collection (Dragon Keeper, Dragon Haven, City of Dragons & Blood of Dragons) – Robin Hobb – 03.03.26”
Vigil: Verity Fassbender, Book 1 (AUDIOBOOK) – Angela Slatter (Author), Taryn Ryan (Narrator) – 19.02.26
This is a nice urban fantasy novel set in Australia. The main character, Verity Fassbinder, is half human and half ‘weyrd’ (or magical) which is both a blessing and a curse in her role as a private detective and bounty hunter as she has some level of trust from both camps, but also obvious distrustContinue reading “Vigil: Verity Fassbender, Book 1 (AUDIOBOOK) – Angela Slatter (Author), Taryn Ryan (Narrator) – 19.02.26”
Three Little Birds – Sam Blake (AUDIOBOOK), Narrated by: Jessica Regan – 10.02.26
This is an Irish police procedural murder mystery with the main character being an expert in facial reconstruction and looking at cold cases. I liked it alright, but often found my attention drifting when listening to it, and ended up being a bit confused about who was who and what was going on. Couldn’t beContinue reading “Three Little Birds – Sam Blake (AUDIOBOOK), Narrated by: Jessica Regan – 10.02.26”
The Complete Tawny Man Trilogy: Fool’s Errand, The Golden Fool, Fool’s Fate – Robin Hobb – 10.02.26
This third trilogy returns to Fitz’s life after some time has passed and he is a settled older man trying to raise his adopted son and live a peaceful life in a remote woodland location with his wolf, Nighteyes. All kinds of things prevent this quiet existence from continuing and Fitz is drawn back intoContinue reading “The Complete Tawny Man Trilogy: Fool’s Errand, The Golden Fool, Fool’s Fate – Robin Hobb – 10.02.26”
The Society of Unknowable Objects – Gareth Brown (AUDIOBOOK) Narrated by: Olivia Vinall – 20.01.26
I loved The Book of Doors, by Gareth Brown, so I was very excited to read this (although disappointed that it wasn’t a hoped for sequel to the book of doors). The genre and style is this book is similar to the first – ordinary people finding themselves as guardians to magical artifacts that couldContinue reading “The Society of Unknowable Objects – Gareth Brown (AUDIOBOOK) Narrated by: Olivia Vinall – 20.01.26”
The Complete Liveship Traders Trilogy: Ship of Magic, The Mad Ship, Ship of Destiny – Robin Hobb – 19.01.26
I was so in love with Fitz’s story in the Farseer trilogy by Robin Hobb that this second trilogy in her world took me a while to get into since it is set in a different country with a whole new set of characters with different cultures and mythologies. The Liveship traders own ships madeContinue reading “The Complete Liveship Traders Trilogy: Ship of Magic, The Mad Ship, Ship of Destiny – Robin Hobb – 19.01.26”
The Complete Farseer Trilogy: Assassin’s Apprentice, Royal Assassin, Assassin’s Quest – Robin Hobb – 08.01.26
Apart from the Game of Thrones (song of ice and fire) books, I haven’t really read much world building type fantasy since I was a young adult (so a LONG time ago, ha ha!) but my son, Christy asked me if I had read anything by this author, because he thought I would like it,Continue reading “The Complete Farseer Trilogy: Assassin’s Apprentice, Royal Assassin, Assassin’s Quest – Robin Hobb – 08.01.26”
Rebecca – Daphne Du Maurier (BOOKGROUP)– 13.01.26
This was my book group read for January and we decided to do a classic once again and as is often the case realised why this book is a classic as we all agreed that the writing is sublime. Rebecca, though daring for its time is quite dated to our modern eyes in attitudes towardsContinue reading “Rebecca – Daphne Du Maurier (BOOKGROUP)– 13.01.26”
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