I started to listen to this book a while ago, and got really bored by it so paused it and listened to some other things. After A Thousand Ships, I went back to this and actually enjoyed it a bit more (maybe by comparison, because I didn’t really like A Thousand Ships?). A teenaged schoolgirlContinue reading “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (Audiobook) –Holly Jackson – 12.03.24”
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A Thousand Ships (Audiobook) – Natalie Haynes – 09.03.24
A Couple of the girls in my book group raved about how much they loved this book, so when in was an audible deal of the day I snapped it up. Hmmm, I wouldn’t rave about it myself. Just because it is really like a series of short stories, following different characters related by beingContinue reading “A Thousand Ships (Audiobook) – Natalie Haynes – 09.03.24 “
The Quantum Curators and the Great Deceiver – Eva St. John – 07.03.24
I really liked the first book in this series, where a nice academic historian (Julius) is confronted with crazy shenanigans when he gets mixed up with people from another parallel version of Earth who are hopping about taking artifacts to store in their museum. The next books in the series see him now living inContinue reading “The Quantum Curators and the Great Deceiver – Eva St. John – 07.03.24”
The Bee Sting – (Audiobook) – Paul Murray – 06.03.24
At first I struggled to get into this audiobook – perhaps because I listened to it after Prophet Song and I was still reeling from the edge of your seat tension at the end of that book. Also, the first couple of chapters are told from the perspective of the teenaged daughter of the familyContinue reading “The Bee Sting – (Audiobook) – Paul Murray – 06.03.24”
Remarkably Bright Creatures – Shelby Van Pelt (BOOKGROUP) – 28.02.24
This was my book group read for March 2024. The book has many thousands of positive reviews, but I feel that it is overhyped. I didn’t hate it, in fact it was a nice sweet easy read. An older woman, recently widowed and still grieving the loss of her teenage son many years ago worksContinue reading “Remarkably Bright Creatures – Shelby Van Pelt (BOOKGROUP) – 28.02.24”
Prophet Song – (Audiobook) – Paul Lynch – 26.02.24
Wow! I listened to Prophet Song over two days and was completely gripped and now I am reeling with the impact of the story. The book is set in Ireland in an alternate present where some kind of secret police are set up to work against trade unionists fighting for workers rights. We are toldContinue reading “Prophet Song – (Audiobook) – Paul Lynch – 26.02.24”
All Our Shimmering Skies – (Audiobook) – Trent Dalton – 24.02.24
This is my third Trent Dalton novel (the second that he published) and I have to say it’s my least favourite. I absolutely loved both Boy Swallows Universe (loved the Netflix adaptation as well) and Lola in the Mirror, but this one not so much. I don’t know if it is because of the narrator.Continue reading “All Our Shimmering Skies – (Audiobook) – Trent Dalton – 24.02.24”
The Golem and the Djinni – Helene Wecker – 20.02.24
This is a very good book. I have looked at lots of other reviews of it and they are almost all brimming with praise, and I totally agree. It is a very rich, thoughtful, heart wrenching, gripping, satisfying wonderful and beautiful story. Set in New York at the turn of the twentieth century mostly inContinue reading “The Golem and the Djinni – Helene Wecker – 20.02.24”
Lola in the Mirror – (Audiobook) – Trent Dalton – 14.02.24
After being completely blown away by Trent Dalton’s Boy Swallows Universe (my hubby and I are currently watching the Netflix series adaptations and loving that too) I bought his latest novel in audiobook form (I like Australian narrators!). Like Boy Swallows Universe, Lola in the Mirror is set in Brisbane’s underbelly with characters caught upContinue reading “Lola in the Mirror – (Audiobook) – Trent Dalton – 14.02.24”
Red Side Story (Audiobook) – Jasper Fforde – 09.02.24
I first read Jasper Fforde’s Shades of Grey years ago, and loved it. The much anticipated sequel was finally released at the start of February, and so I re-read Shades of Grey to refresh my memory, and I’m glad I did, because this book continues pretty seamlessly from the first and wouldn’t make much senseContinue reading “Red Side Story (Audiobook) – Jasper Fforde – 09.02.24”
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