Apart from the Game of Thrones (song of ice and fire) books, I haven’t really read much world building type fantasy since I was a young adult (so a LONG time ago, ha ha!) but my son, Christy asked me if I had read anything by this author, because he thought I would like it,Continue reading “The Complete Farseer Trilogy: Assassin’s Apprentice, Royal Assassin, Assassin’s Quest – Robin Hobb – 08.01.26”
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Rebecca – Daphne Du Maurier (BOOKGROUP)– 13.01.26
This was my book group read for January and we decided to do a classic once again and as is often the case realised why this book is a classic as we all agreed that the writing is sublime. Rebecca, though daring for its time is quite dated to our modern eyes in attitudes towardsContinue reading “Rebecca – Daphne Du Maurier (BOOKGROUP)– 13.01.26”
The Everlasting – Alix E. Harrow (AUDIOBOOK) Narrated by: Moira Quirk, Sid Sagar – 06.01.26
This is a clever and beautiful book which, I think transcends genre. It is set in a world similar but not the same as our world around the time of the second world war. The main character is a historian who seems to have an affinity for an ancient language he never learned and aContinue reading “The Everlasting – Alix E. Harrow (AUDIOBOOK) Narrated by: Moira Quirk, Sid Sagar – 06.01.26”
A Single Thread – Tracy Chevalier (Audiobook) Narrated by: Fenella Woolgar – 15.12.25
This is a gentle and evocative novel set in the 1930s. A coming of age of sorts, although the protagonist is 39 at the beginning of the book – it is more a birthing and childhood of an era – post war, with so many young men killed, that women have had to take upContinue reading “A Single Thread – Tracy Chevalier (Audiobook) Narrated by: Fenella Woolgar – 15.12.25”
The Stuff of Thought – Steven Pinker (Audiobook) Narrated by: John Chancer – 05.12.25
Continuing with my new found appreciation of non-fiction books (more so with audiobooks I think – I still find reading non-fiction on kindle to be quite boring) I listened to this book about language and how the evolution of language across different language groups and cultures can tell us about the evolution of human thoughtContinue reading “The Stuff of Thought – Steven Pinker (Audiobook) Narrated by: John Chancer – 05.12.25”
The Long Shoe – Bob Mortimer (Audiobook) Narrated by: Bob Mortimer, Diane Morgan, Arabella Weir – 17.11.25
I continue to very much enjoy listening to Bob Mortimer’s audiobooks – his stories are funny while also poignant and edge of your seat thrilling, with twists and turns enough to keep you guessing. I would encourage people to read the books in order (starting with The Satsuma Complex) as the characters are going onContinue reading “The Long Shoe – Bob Mortimer (Audiobook) Narrated by: Bob Mortimer, Diane Morgan, Arabella Weir – 17.11.25”
The Winter Ghosts – Kate Mosse (BOOKGROUP) – 15.11.25
This was my book group read for December and I have copied and pasted the review I wrote from the ‘My Book Group Reads’ page of my website: The girls all liked the book and found it easy to read in style but also thought provoking and raised deep issues. Set after the first worldContinue reading “The Winter Ghosts – Kate Mosse (BOOKGROUP) – 15.11.25”
Out of Time: The Time Police, Book 6 – Jodi Taylor (Audiobook) Narrated by: Zara Ramm. – 12.11.25
Another fun romp from the pen of Jodi Taylor (or the computer I guess these days?!). With dinosaurs roaming around Wales, a dark secret from the Time Polices past and another foray into the mystery of the disappearing princes from the Tower of London – as usual this was a gripping, moving, laugh-inducing and satisfyingContinue reading “Out of Time: The Time Police, Book 6 – Jodi Taylor (Audiobook) Narrated by: Zara Ramm. – 12.11.25”
Once Was Willem – M. R. Carey – 10.11.25
I’m a big fan of M.R. Carey, who I discovered first by reading The Girl With All the Gifts (fabulous zombie book) and I went on to read almost all of his books so far – I love the mix of genre’s from horror, sci-fi, supernatural thriller and this one which I would say isContinue reading “Once Was Willem – M. R. Carey – 10.11.25”
The Rose Field – The Book of Dust Volume Three – Philip Pullman – 05.11.25
Oh my goodness, where to start… **SPOILERS** I don’t remember there being a book that I anticipated with such eagerness – constantly searching for years to see if there is a release date, and then practically counting the days to publication when there finally was. I have followed Lyra Belacqua (or silvertongue) through all theContinue reading “The Rose Field – The Book of Dust Volume Three – Philip Pullman – 05.11.25”
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