This was part of the three Richard Bachman books in one that I read together including The Long Walk and Road Works. Like The Long Walk, it is set in a dystopian future where the general population are oppressed and impoverished and, in this book, given the opportunity to enter cruel and gruelling game showsContinue reading “The Running Man – Stephen King (Richard Bachman) – 01.10.25”
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The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking – Saifedean Ammous – 28.09.25
So, my hubby and I are both recently retired, and trying to manage our money so that we don’t end up in the poor house(!) and part of this strategy involves some bit coin investment. Hubby, Paul, is very careful and has done (and continues to do) lots of research about how to do thisContinue reading “The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking – Saifedean Ammous – 28.09.25”
Year One (Chronicles of The One, Book 1) – Nora Roberts (Audiobook) Narrated by Julia Whelan – 28.09.25
Oh, this was fun – it reminded me a lot of Stephen King’s The Stand. A deadly new virus spreads rapidly around the world killing the majority of people who contract it. Of the survivors, a significant minority develop supernatural abilities, or transform into mythological creatures (fairies, trolls, etc). So it has the exciting beginning,Continue reading “Year One (Chronicles of The One, Book 1) – Nora Roberts (Audiobook) Narrated by Julia Whelan – 28.09.25”
The Hallmarked Man: Cormoran Strike, Book 8 – Robert Galbraith (Audiobook) Narrated by: Robert Glenister – 20.09.25
Early on in this book I found myself getting a bit irritated at the whole will they/won’t they thing between Robin and Strike, but I’ll admit I did get more and more invested in their relationship as the book progressed. There was lots happening in this book – lots of character development and lots ofContinue reading “The Hallmarked Man: Cormoran Strike, Book 8 – Robert Galbraith (Audiobook) Narrated by: Robert Glenister – 20.09.25”
Roadwork – Stephen King (Richard Bachman) – 14.09.25
This was in the kindle book containing three Richard Bachman (Stephen King’s early pen name) novels and this was my least favourite of the three (the others being The Long Walk and The Running Man). It follows Barton Dawes, who takes on a personal crusade to stop the development of a new road through hisContinue reading “Roadwork – Stephen King (Richard Bachman) – 14.09.25”
The Gilded Nest (Crow Investigations Book 9) – Sarah Painter – 15.09.25
This was an enjoyable instalment of the Crow Investigations series (after me being a bit unsure about one or two of them recently). Feisty female family leader, Lydia, is trying to hold things together within her clan and between the four magical families of London, while coping with her own supernatural abilities begin much reduced.Continue reading “The Gilded Nest (Crow Investigations Book 9) – Sarah Painter – 15.09.25”
The Long Walk – Stephen King (Richard Bachman) – 10.09.25
SPOILERS First published in 1978, this early work by Stephen King (published under his pen name Richard Backman) pre-dates both The Hunger Games and Squid Games although it has been compared to both. Set in a dystopian future where people live in poverty and fear with a ‘big brother’ type of controlling government, every yearContinue reading “The Long Walk – Stephen King (Richard Bachman) – 10.09.25”
The Satsuma Complex – Bob Mortimer (Audiobook) Narrated by
Sally Phillips, Bob Mortimer – 07.09.25 Famous people often get books published just because they’re famous even though their books are rubbish. I’m happy to say that (in my opinion at least) this is not the case here. I have very much enjoyed listening the the audiobook of this novel read by the author asContinue reading “The Satsuma Complex – Bob Mortimer (Audiobook) Narrated by”
The Glassmaker – Tracy Chevalier (BOOKGROUP) – 04.07.25
This was my book group read for July, and I have copied and pasted the review which I already posted on my book group reads page of this website: The book group read Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier a few years ago, and loved it, and this one, while still enjoyed was perhaps not soContinue reading “The Glassmaker – Tracy Chevalier (BOOKGROUP) – 04.07.25”
The Magician of Tiger Castle – Louis Sachar (Audiobook) Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerin – 30.08.25
Holes by Louis Sachar is one of my favourite books, so I was very excited to learn that the author had written a fantasy novel for adults. The main character tells the story, beginning in the present day, but looking back to his youth in the 15th century working as magician to the king inContinue reading “The Magician of Tiger Castle – Louis Sachar (Audiobook) Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerin – 30.08.25”
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