What a great book! Smallhope and Pennyroyal have been characters in several of Jodi Taylor’s Time Police and St Mary’s books, but this novel is a stand alone story of them and their lives. I was full of what Jodi Taylor does best, which is to inject so much real feeling and pathos, and genuineContinue reading “The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal (Audiobook) – Jodi Taylor (Author), Zara Ramm (Narrator) – 30.09.24”
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The Island God (Unholy Island book 3) – Sarah Painter – 25.09.24
I love this series by Sarah Painter. It is gentler than the Crow Investigations books (although I love them too!) and is set in the same ‘universe’ with occasional overlap of characters. The tidal island acts as a kind of gateway between the supernatural world and the mundane world, and although visitors can come forContinue reading “The Island God (Unholy Island book 3) – Sarah Painter – 25.09.24”
We Begin at the End (Audiobook) – Chris Whitaker (Author), George Newbern (Narrator) – 24.09.24
For me it’s a bit hit and miss whether I’ll like this kind of murder mystery thriller novel, and this one was very much a hit (no wonder it won all kinds of awards!). The two main protagonists, the policeman, Chief Walker, or ‘Walk’, who has lived in the same small town all his lifeContinue reading “We Begin at the End (Audiobook) – Chris Whitaker (Author), George Newbern (Narrator) – 24.09.24”
The City of Stardust – Georgia Summers – 22.09.24
I very much enjoyed reading this novel about a girl (Violet Everly) raised shrouded in mystery by her two uncles (one of whom often disappears for days or weeks at a time) after her mother vanished when she was young. She finally discovers that she has ancestry amongst Astral people (god like entities who comeContinue reading “The City of Stardust – Georgia Summers – 22.09.24”
Dead Leprechauns & Devil Cats: Strange Tales of the White Street Society – Hendrix, Grady – 17.09.24
This book has been on my kindle for a while, and I started reading it without paying much attention to the author name and a little way in I though I might give up on it because I didn’t like it that much – I googled the title to see what other people thought ofContinue reading “Dead Leprechauns & Devil Cats: Strange Tales of the White Street Society – Hendrix, Grady – 17.09.24”
We Solve Murders – Richard Osman (AUDIOBOOK) Nicola Walker – narrator – 16.09.24
This is the first book in a new cosy mystery series by the very talented Richard Osman and I thought it was a really fun read. Amy is a very skilled and able private security guard who is being framed for multiple murders. With the help of the eccentric billionaire who she is currently guarding,Continue reading “We Solve Murders – Richard Osman (AUDIOBOOK) Nicola Walker – narrator – 16.09.24”
Young Jane Young – Gabrielle Zevin – 14.09.24
I have loved all the books by Gavrielle Zevin that I have read, especially Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and my son-in-law said this one was even better than that so I was excited when it came up as a kindle 99p deal. Well, I did very much enjoy reading this book, but I don’tContinue reading “Young Jane Young – Gabrielle Zevin – 14.09.24”
The Tainted Cup – Robert Jackson Bennett – (gave up at 35%) – 11.09.24
You may have noticed from the title that I gave up on this book at 35%. It’s not that I thought it was terrible, I’m sure it’s very well written if you like that sort of thing, and obviously many people do from all the good reviews, but I just found I wasn’t looking forwardContinue reading “The Tainted Cup – Robert Jackson Bennett – (gave up at 35%) – 11.09.24”
The Mirror World of Melody Black – Gavin Extence – 08.09.24
I read a lot of magical realism/urban fantasy/modern fairy tale type books, so when flicking through my kindle unread books, and seeing this title (having forgotten buying it) I assumed it was something like that. It is not. This book is very much set in the ‘real world’ albeit in the slightly unusual reality ofContinue reading “The Mirror World of Melody Black – Gavin Extence – 08.09.24”
The Life Impossible – Matt Haig (Audiobook) – 03.09.24
I love Matt Haig’s books so I was super excited for this to come out – I find with new books like this it’s actually cheaper to use my audible credit and get it as an audiobook than to buy a new kindle book, but in this case I loved the audible narrations so that’sContinue reading “The Life Impossible – Matt Haig (Audiobook) – 03.09.24”
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