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Raven Black: Shetland, Book 1 (Audiobook) – Ann Cleeves – 12.05.24 White Nights: Shetland Book 2 (Audiobook) – Ann Cleeves – 14.05.24

I loved binge watching Shetland recently from the beginning, having somehow never watched it before, and some of my book group friends recommended the books on which the series is based so I gave them a go. The setting of Shetland is great – with it’s very northern aspect meaning it has periods of littleContinue reading “Raven Black: Shetland, Book 1 (Audiobook) – Ann Cleeves – 12.05.24 White Nights: Shetland Book 2 (Audiobook) – Ann Cleeves – 14.05.24”

The Dark Forest (The Three-Body Problem Book 2) – Cixin Liu, Joel Martinsen – 15.05.24

This is the second book in the Three Body Problem trilogy and has quite a different feel. The first book deals with first contact with aliens in the ‘real world’ as we know it. In this book, set after the first, humanity knows that very advanced aliens bent on their destruction are heading towards EarthContinue reading “The Dark Forest (The Three-Body Problem Book 2) – Cixin Liu, Joel Martinsen – 15.05.24”

Lisey’s Story (Audiobook) – Stephen King – 09.05.24

I’m a big fan of Stephen King’s writing (especially his more recent works) (much to the bemused horror of my book group friends who all think that Stephen King books are all too scary and graphic for nice ladies like us to enjoy!). I think he is a true master storyteller – characters are realContinue reading “Lisey’s Story (Audiobook) – Stephen King – 09.05.24”

Looking Glass Sound – (Audiobook) – Catriona Ward – 29.04.24

This is a bit of a mindbender of a book. It starts off feeling like a run of the mill, American teenager coming of age, summer of sexual awakening etc with three friends kicking about the coastal town during the summer holidays – there are love triangles, experiments with alcohol, disillusionment with parents and soContinue reading “Looking Glass Sound – (Audiobook) – Catriona Ward – 29.04.24”

Hagstone (Audiobook) – Sinéad Gleeson – 23.04.24

This is a dark and atmospheric literary novel set on a wild secluded Irish island. Nell is an artist, trying to make a living while staying true to her art and she is approached by a woman from a mysterious all female community that live in an old remote nunnery on the island. She isContinue reading “Hagstone (Audiobook) – Sinéad Gleeson – 23.04.24”

The Three-body Problem – Cixin Liu – 22.04.24

I remember trying this book in the past, after hearing it lauded as one of the greatest sci-fi novels ever, and giving up quite early on because it was too heavy for me. Then I started watching and loving the Netflix adaptation and so I went back to the book and this time found myselfContinue reading “The Three-body Problem – Cixin Liu – 22.04.24”

Noise Floor: The Vinyl Detective Mysteries, Book 7 (Audiobook) – Andrew Cartmel – 20.04024

After dipping my toes in the icy waters of the first book in Andrew Cartmel’s Paperback Sleuth series, reading this was like sinking into a comforting warm bath. Back to the lovely mix of characters that are the unnamed Vinyl detective, his girlfriend, Nevada and their friends Tinkler and Clean Head. Once again they areContinue reading “Noise Floor: The Vinyl Detective Mysteries, Book 7 (Audiobook) – Andrew Cartmel – 20.04024”

Death in Fine Condition (Audiobook) – Andrew Cartmel – 15.04.24

I really love Andrew Cartmel’s Vinyl Detective series, and when looking at reviews of his latest (Noise Floor) I saw people mentioning this new spin off series about the Paperback Sleuth. Like many of the reviewers, I really didn’t know what to make of this new series. There is a character in the Vinyl DetectiveContinue reading “Death in Fine Condition (Audiobook) – Andrew Cartmel – 15.04.24”

All the Murmuring Bones (Audiobook) – A.G. Slatter – 12.04.24

I enjoyed this book – a gothic, spooky, Irish folklore fairy tale with a strong and powerful heroine who has to fight controlling men (and women) family curses and angry creatures to save herself and right her family’s wrongs from the past. I think I’ll look out for more novels from this author now. (IContinue reading “All the Murmuring Bones (Audiobook) – A.G. Slatter – 12.04.24”

Quantum Radio – A.G. Riddle – 11.04.24

I bought this because I loved A.G. Riddle’s Lost in Time, and because I am fascinated by the world of quantum mechanics (at least, what little I can understand of it) which always seems very sci-fi even in the real world. I didn’t love this one as much. I liked how is started out, andContinue reading “Quantum Radio – A.G. Riddle – 11.04.24”