In my opinion this 8th instalment in the Vinyl Detective series is a return to form with all the old characters getting together to hunt down an old LP of a movie soundtrack from the 1960s Italian crime caper genre. The grandchildren of the composer/musician want to remaster and re-release the soundtrack from an immaculateContinue reading “Underscore: The Vinyl Detective, Book 8 (AUDIOBOOK) – Andrew Cartmel, Narrated by: Finlay Robertson – 04.06.25”
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Bad Moon: Elizabeth Cage, Book 4 – Jodi Taylor, Narrated by: Zara Ramm – 31.05.25
I’m pretty sure I’ve read everything that Jodi Taylor has had published, and I think that this series about Elizabeth Cage is my favourite (along with the Frogmorton Farm series)! It has the typical Taylor humour and great characters with lots of depth of emotion and gripping plot and the added element not of timeContinue reading “Bad Moon: Elizabeth Cage, Book 4 – Jodi Taylor, Narrated by: Zara Ramm – 31.05.25”
The Magicians Series – Lev Grossman
The Magicians: Book 1 – Lev Grossman – 05.05.25, The Magician King: The Magicians, Book 2 – Lev Grossman – 20.05.25, The Magician’s Land: The Magicians, Book 3 – Lev Grossman – 31.05.25 I have to say that this series really grew on me. At the end of the first book, I was ready toContinue reading “The Magicians Series – Lev Grossman”
Conversations with Spirits – E. O. Higgins – 22.04.25
From the title of this book (and also the brief synopsis) I was expecting something supernatural, but actually the title is referring to brandy rather than beings (banshee’s bogeymen – I’m trying and failing to come up with a pithy alliterative quip!). I’m not sure if I liked it or not – the main characterContinue reading “Conversations with Spirits – E. O. Higgins – 22.04.25”
The Boy from the Sea – Garrett Carr – (Audiobook) BOOKGROUP – 22.04.25
This was my book group read for May and like the last book group read (The Colony, by Audrey Magee) it was set in Ireland (one of the ladies said, ‘not being funny, but can the next book we read please not be Irish! ‘ – I know what she means, even thought we areContinue reading “The Boy from the Sea – Garrett Carr – (Audiobook) BOOKGROUP – 22.04.25”
B of the Bang – Andrew Shanahan – 18.04.25
I was super excited to see this novel by Andrew Shanahan because I loved his zombie apocalypse books Before and After and Flesh and Blood. This book is witty satirical look at human behaviour in a time of crisis. **SPOILERS** It’s funny because the plot of this book is like a comedic farse version ofContinue reading “B of the Bang – Andrew Shanahan – 18.04.25”
The Cracked Mirror (AUDIOBOOK) – Chris Brookmyre – 14.04.25
**THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS** How I felt about this book was a bit of a roller coaster ride from quite intrigued to loving it to not sure to hating it to quite intrigued again to pretty satisfied! So, we start with two seemingly separate stories following nice little old lady amateur sleuth in Scotland (Penny)Continue reading “The Cracked Mirror (AUDIOBOOK) – Chris Brookmyre – 14.04.25”
Son of a Witch (Wicked Years Book 2) – Gregory Maguire – 14.04.25
This is the sequel to Wicked and follows Liir, who may or may not be Elphaba’s son in the immediate aftermath of what Dorothy did to his ‘mother’. He goes on quite the journey, trying to find his identity and place in the world. He is searching for his half sister Nor, who was lastContinue reading “Son of a Witch (Wicked Years Book 2) – Gregory Maguire – 14.04.25”
The Way Out: The Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven Approach to Heal Chronic Pain (AUDIOBOOK) – Alan Gordon, Alon Ziv, et al. – 08.04.25
So, I’ve had psoriatic arthritis for over twenty years, but in the last four or five years (since Covid) my levels of pain, tiredness, insomnia, low mood etc etc have escalated and last year my rheumatologist diagnosed me with fibromyalgia in addition to the PA. On a fibromyalgia forum someone recommended this book, so IContinue reading “The Way Out: The Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven Approach to Heal Chronic Pain (AUDIOBOOK) – Alan Gordon, Alon Ziv, et al. – 08.04.25”
Whale Fall (AUDIOBOOK) – Elizabeth O’Connor – 07.04.25
Funnily enough, this book was similar to my two previous book group reads, The Colony and The Whalebone Theatre. Like The Colony, it is set on a small island that clings on to old ways and old language (in this case, Welsh, whereas the language in The Colony was Irish) and like The Whalebone Theatre,Continue reading “Whale Fall (AUDIOBOOK) – Elizabeth O’Connor – 07.04.25”
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