This book is verging more into the ‘chick lit’ or ‘rom com’ territory than I would usually like, and yet, I did, on the whole like it. Set in the 1950s, a young English woman, living in London and making a living creating new perfumes is jolted by visit to a fortune teller that setsContinue reading “The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury – Marc Levy – 21.06.24”
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Orfeo – Richard Powers – 18.06.24
Orfeo is one of those booker longlisted books that you have to read with a dictionary to hand, and in this case maybe an expert in classical and modern composing as well. It follows an old man on the run from the authorities because of the biological lab they discovered in his home. He looksContinue reading “Orfeo – Richard Powers – 18.06.24”
Revival – Stephen King (Audiobook) – Narrated by: David Morse – 17.06.24
I do love a good Stephen King novel, and lucky for me there are millions of them – I still have quite a few to get through! Revival is a funny one (not funny ha ha, funny odd). A lot of the book reads like a straight coming of age, life story journey following Jamie,Continue reading “Revival – Stephen King (Audiobook) – Narrated by: David Morse – 17.06.24”
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe – Douglas Adams (Audiobook) – Narrated by: Martin Freeman – 11.06.24
This was just a little present to myself to listen to an old favourite – like a comforting warm cardigan or a nice cup of tea. Great narration by Martin Freeman. This is of course the sequel to The Hitchhiker’s guide to the Universe, where Arthur, Ford, Zaphod and Trillian have more adventures including meetingContinue reading “The Restaurant at the End of the Universe – Douglas Adams (Audiobook) – Narrated by: Martin Freeman – 11.06.24”
Daisy Darker – Alice Feeney (Audiobook) Narrated by: Stephanie Racine – 06.06.24
This is like a modern day Agatha Christie crossed with a bog standard cabin in the woods horror where an extended family meet together in the matriarch’s secluded house that is cut off from the mainland at high tide and start to be murdered one by one. I didn’t love it. I found it hardContinue reading “Daisy Darker – Alice Feeney (Audiobook) Narrated by: Stephanie Racine – 06.06.24”
A Cruise to Murder: A Cozy Cruise Ship Mystery (A Rachel Prince Mystery Book 1) – Dawn Brookes – 05.06.24
It took me three attempts to finish this book! I bought it because I was going on my first ever cruise, a week in the med with my husband’s three siblings and their partners and I thought it would be fun. Also I was reading my way through Cixin’s Three Body Problem Trilogy and wantedContinue reading “A Cruise to Murder: A Cozy Cruise Ship Mystery (A Rachel Prince Mystery Book 1) – Dawn Brookes – 05.06.24”
Weyward (Audiobook) – Emilia Hart, Nell Barlow – Narrated by: Aysha Kala, Helen Keeley – 03.06.24
Hmm, this book has thousands of glowing reviews on Amazon, but for me it was just a bit bleah. At best a three out of five (and I’m a very generous marker!). I’ve read many similar books, most of them better. It’s a timeslip novel following women in one family from the 16 hundreds toContinue reading “Weyward (Audiobook) – Emilia Hart, Nell Barlow – Narrated by: Aysha Kala, Helen Keeley – 03.06.24”
Recursion – Blake Crouch – 01.06.23
I read this immediately after Cixin Lui’s Three Body Problem Trilogy, and in my review of it I compared it to fine dining – to stretch the analogy, this book is like an ice-cream sundae – fun, enjoyable but not quite as satisfying. That doesn’t mean I didn’t like it – I liked it aContinue reading “Recursion – Blake Crouch – 01.06.23”
Death’s End (The Three-Body Problem Book 3) – Cixin Liu and Ken Liu – 25.05.24
Reading the Three-Body Problem trilogy was kind of like climbing a mountain for me – hard work, and I wondered if I’d make it to the top, but so rewarding when I did (plus I get bragging rights!). I even paused it because I went on a cruise with my husband’s three siblings and theirContinue reading “Death’s End (The Three-Body Problem Book 3) – Cixin Liu and Ken Liu – 25.05.24”
Poor Things (Audiobook) – Alastair Gray – 17.05.24
My husband and I like to watch all the Oscar nominated films each year, and the adaptation of this book was by far my favourite and since I usually enjoy the book more than the film, of course I wanted to read this. (I guess this review is kind of SPOILER-Y, so don’t read onContinue reading “Poor Things (Audiobook) – Alastair Gray – 17.05.24”
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