Like when I read Waiting In The Sky, by Keith Pearson (which I ultimately really liked) it took me a while to warm to this book, but like the characters, I as a reader went on a journey with the story, and at the end I thought it was a great book. Adam was aContinue reading “Meeting Mungo Thunk – Keith A. Pearson – 01.06.23”
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Titanium Noir – Nick Harkaway (AUDIOBOOK) – 29.05.23
Angelmaker, and The Gone Away World, by Nick Harkaway, are among my favourite books ever, so I’m always excited by a new novel of his. As I’ve mentioned in a few of my recent reviews, I travelled to Japan in May to visit my son, Danny who lives in Tokyo. To get from Ireland toContinue reading “Titanium Noir – Nick Harkaway (AUDIOBOOK) – 29.05.23”
Burned: An Alex Verus Novel – Benedict Jacka- 24.05.23
I realised that the review I had written about the previous book in this series (Veiled) was actually reviewing this one (doh!) so I cut it and will paste it below, and I’ve written something else about the other book. I think this is my favourite book in the Alex Verus Series so far! OurContinue reading “Burned: An Alex Verus Novel – Benedict Jacka- 24.05.23”
The Midas Rain – Adam Roberts – 22.05.23
So, I love some of Adam Roberts books, and I like sci-fi, and this was cheap, so I gave it a go. It’s really a dystopian future, crime heist, sci-fi, thriller, and crime heist thriller type books (or movies) are not really my thing. Saying that, there were lots of things about this novella thatContinue reading “The Midas Rain – Adam Roberts – 22.05.23”
The Weather Woman – Sally Gardner – 21.05.23
I think I might have bought this book by accident, thinking it was by Salley Vickers, whose books I have read and enjoyed (maybe my mind mixed it up with Salley Vickers book The Gardener!) but anyway, I’m glad I did because I really loved this book! Set in 18th Century London, it follows Neva,Continue reading “The Weather Woman – Sally Gardner – 21.05.23”
A Town Called Solace – Mary Lawson – (BOOKGROUP) – 15.05.23
This was my book group read for May. I found this book very readable – the style is deceptively simple and yet the themes and character development are deep and thoughtful. Told from the perspectives of a seven year old girl, Clara, whose teenaged sister has run away and now nobody can find her, andContinue reading “A Town Called Solace – Mary Lawson – (BOOKGROUP) – 15.05.23”
Veiled: An Alex Verus Novel – Benedict Jacka – 10.05.23
As usual, I’m quite far behind in writing up my book review, and as I work my way through the list of books I’ve read recently, and not reviewed, I saw the next book in this series (Burned) and realised that the review that I had posted for this book, Veiled, was actually a reviewContinue reading “Veiled: An Alex Verus Novel – Benedict Jacka – 10.05.23”
Waiting in the Sky – Keith A. Pearson – 08.05.23
My daughter, Becca recommended this book to me, and it was cheap on kindle so I gave it a go. Amazon says it’s like Matt Haig’s The Humans, and since Matt Haig can do no wrong in my eyes, this was something of a pedestal to put the book on, and early in my readingContinue reading “Waiting in the Sky – Keith A. Pearson – 08.05.23”
Before The Coffee Gets Cold – Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Geoffrey Trousselot – 25.04.23
This was the last of my ‘Japanese books to read before our trip to Japan’. Before the coffee gets cold is set in a café/coffee shop tucked away in a side street in Tokyo with a magical realism element in that if you sit in a certain seat in the café, and follow a certainContinue reading “Before The Coffee Gets Cold – Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Geoffrey Trousselot – 25.04.23”
Hidden: An Alex Verus Novel – Benedict Jacka – 24.04.23
In the previous book, Alex was in fear for his life as well as the lives of his friends, and was pushed into a ‘kill or be killed’ situation. He did what he had to do to survive, but his ‘friends’ judged him harshly and have somewhat turned against him. When one of his estrangedContinue reading “Hidden: An Alex Verus Novel – Benedict Jacka – 24.04.23”
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