One of my favourite audiobooks last year was Stephen King’s Fairytale, so I was excited to listen to this book. Of course the subject matter is very different. This novel follows Billy (one of his many aliases) who is a killer for hire with a conscience, in that he will only kill ‘really bad guys’.Continue reading “Billy Summers – Stephen King (AUDIOBOOK) – 06.02.23”
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Exactly What You Mean – Ben Hinshaw (AUDIOBOOK) -BOOKGROUP – 27.01.23
This was my book group read for February, and I have reviewed it on the ‘My Book group Reads’ page. Here’s a copy and paste of what I wrote: Exactly What You Mean wasn’t universally loved by the book group members. I personally really didn’t like it at all, and the others were at bestContinue reading “Exactly What You Mean – Ben Hinshaw (AUDIOBOOK) -BOOKGROUP – 27.01.23”
The Day Chuck Berry Died – Ian Inglis – 28.01.23
My daughter, Becca got married in September (it was a lovely wedding!) and I met her in-laws for the first time the day before. We got on very well, and I didn’t know that Chris’s Dad had written fiction until they sent us a flyer for a book launch event for his published collection ofContinue reading “The Day Chuck Berry Died – Ian Inglis – 28.01.23”
A Sh*tload of Crazy Powers – Jackson Ford – 26.01.23
I’m still enjoying the Tegan Frost series. In this novel Tegan has a run in with her brother and sister which results in her losing her powers just in time for her to be caught up in a terrifying hotel hostage drama. A second thread which runs through the book in alternate chapters follows AnnieContinue reading “A Sh*tload of Crazy Powers – Jackson Ford – 26.01.23”
Against the Loveless World – Susan Abulhawa – (AUDIOBOOK) – 25.01.23
I didn’t love this book. It was interesting to read a novel from the perspective of a Palestinian, trying to survive amid all the turmoil in the Middle East. My problem was that I just didn’t warm to the main character, Nahr. Awful things happened to her, and I could totally understand the choices sheContinue reading “Against the Loveless World – Susan Abulhawa – (AUDIOBOOK) – 25.01.23”
Dragons at Crumbling Castle – Terry Pratchett – 19.01.23
I love Terry Pratchett, and it was interesting to read this collection of short children’s stories that he wrote as a young man, if only to see how far his writing came on (!)
If This Book Exists, You’re in the Wrong Universe (John Dies at the End, Book 4)- David Wong – (AUDIOBOOK) – 18.01.23
I’m still really enjoying this series, even if it is infantile in its toilet humour overload. In this instalment the new toy that every child wants, a plastic egg that hatches into one of a few collectable fluffy plushies, turns out to be a tool by evil entities to control children and do really badContinue reading “If This Book Exists, You’re in the Wrong Universe (John Dies at the End, Book 4)- David Wong – (AUDIOBOOK) – 18.01.23”
Nation – Terry Pratchett – 15.01.23
This is a lovely stand alone young adult novel by Terry Pratchett. Set in an alternate Victorian era, a young girl who by a strange quirk of fate turns out to be the daughter of the new king of England (a pandemic wipes out so many people that all the hundred plus closer in theContinue reading “Nation – Terry Pratchett – 15.01.23”
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul: Dirk Gently, Book 2 – Douglas Adams (Audiobook) – 13.01.23
I think I enjoyed the second installment of the Dirk Gently series (once again expertly narrated by Stephen Mangan) even more than the first. The plot reminded me of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman, or American Gods, with Norse Gods interacting with modern day humans and causing mayhem. Lots of fun.
The Half Life of Valery K – Natasha Pulley – 10.01.23
I have loved the other books I’ve read by Natasha Pulley, all of which have had a magical realism element in an historical fiction setting. When I saw the title of this book, I assumed it would be more of the same so I eagerly bought it. Well, I was wrong in thinking this bookContinue reading “The Half Life of Valery K – Natasha Pulley – 10.01.23”
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