I really enjoyed this book. It’s the first book by Adrian Tchaikovsky that I’ve read and it is a stand alone novel about an AI robot valet, Charles who works in a full on stately home with a whole staff of servants who are all AI robots specifically made for their individual jobs. One dayContinue reading “Service Model (Audiobook) – Adrian Tchaikovsky – 06.08.24”
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Cat’s Eye – Margaret Atwood– 02.08.24
In Cat’s Eye a mature artist returns to her hometown to attend a retrospective exhibition of her works and she reminisces over her childhood and the stories behind some of her pieces of art. There is a lot about how cruel children can be to each other, especially girls and the power dynamics between groupsContinue reading “Cat’s Eye – Margaret Atwood– 02.08.24”
Infinity Gate: Pandominion, Book 1 – M. R. Carey (RE-READ) – 26.07.24 Echo of Worlds: Pandominion, Book 2 (Audiobook) – M. R. Carey – 29.07.24
I was super excited for the release of the second part of M.R. Carey’s Pandominion series, so I re-read book one before listening to book two, to refresh my flagging memory and get the full enjoyment. The main themes of this wonderful sci-fi series are exploring the multi-verse, and embracing difference – from versions ofContinue reading “Infinity Gate: Pandominion, Book 1 – M. R. Carey (RE-READ) – 26.07.24 Echo of Worlds: Pandominion, Book 2 (Audiobook) – M. R. Carey – 29.07.24”
The Moonlight Market – Joanne Harris (AUDIOBOOK) – 21.07.24
This is a lovely fairy tale of a book that is reminiscent of Joanne Harris’s book Honeycomb. While honeycomb had magical anthropomorphic bees this story is about magical anthropomorphic butterflies and moths. Snippets of the story are told like a straight magical fairy tale story, but the bulk of it happens in the ‘real world’Continue reading “The Moonlight Market – Joanne Harris (AUDIOBOOK) – 21.07.24”
Dr Greta Helsing Series (Strange Practice, Dreadful Company, Grave Importance) – Vivian Shaw – RE-READ – 19.07.24
Bitter Water (Dr Greta Helsing Novella) – Vivian Shaw – 21.07.24 The Helios Syndrome – Vivian Shaw – 23.07.24 So, I bought Bitter Waters, which is a novella companion to the Doctor Greta Helsing series by Vivian Shaw, and when I started reading it, I remember how much I loved reading the other books inContinue reading “Dr Greta Helsing Series (Strange Practice, Dreadful Company, Grave Importance) – Vivian Shaw – RE-READ – 19.07.24”
The Shining – Stephen King (Audiobook) – 10.07.24 Dr Sleep – Stephen King (Audiobook) – 18.07.24
Some people are fans of Stephen King’s earlier works over his more recent books, but I am in the opposite camp. I like how the master story teller that is Stephen King has become more gentle and contemplative in his stories, without losing any complexity, character building and tension (in my humble opinion!). I reallyContinue reading “The Shining – Stephen King (Audiobook) – 10.07.24 Dr Sleep – Stephen King (Audiobook) – 18.07.24”
Abroad in Japan – Audiobook – Chris Broad (Author, Narrator) – 01.07.24
I don’t usually like memoir type books, but I really enjoyed this one. I was not aware of Chris Broad’s YouTube channel before reading this, but I was drawn to it because my son Danny lives in Japan, and my hubby and I visited him last year. The book describes how Chris Broad moves toContinue reading “Abroad in Japan – Audiobook – Chris Broad (Author, Narrator) – 01.07.24”
A Town Called Discovery (Audiobook) – RR Haywood, narrated by: Carl Prekopp – GAVE UP AT 66% – 27.06.24
It’s very rare for me to give up on a book (especially an audiobook) and I did manage to get through two thirds of this one, and wondered if I shouldn’t just stick it out until the end, but then I thought about all the unread books out there, and the limited amount of timeContinue reading “A Town Called Discovery (Audiobook) – RR Haywood, narrated by: Carl Prekopp – GAVE UP AT 66% – 27.06.24”
Leave No Trace – Jo Callaghan – 27.06.24
This is the sequel to In The Blink of an Eye – (or second in the series, I guess) and as least as enjoyable as the first. It’s a police procedural murder mystery, with the twist being that one of the two main detective characters is an AI – projected as a hologram of aContinue reading “Leave No Trace – Jo Callaghan – 27.06.24”
Killing Time: The Time Police, Book 5 (Audiobook) – Jodi Taylor
Narrated by: Zara Ramm – 24.06.24 I’m still very much enjoying Jodi Taylor’s Time Police series. This time team weird (or at least some of them) are stuck on a crazy malevolent slightly sentient train hurtling through time and space with a bad guy from their past who has murderous intent. Meanwhile the rest ofContinue reading “Killing Time: The Time Police, Book 5 (Audiobook) – Jodi Taylor”
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