Wow! I just finished this book yesterday evening (actually it was close to midnight because I couldn’t’ stop reading even though it was way past my sleepy time!) and I am still reeling from the beauty and emotional impact of this amazing book. At first I didn’t know what to make of the writing styleContinue reading “Boy Swallows Universe – Trent Dalton – 06.02.24”
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Relight My Fire: The Stranger Times, Book 4 – C. K. McDonnell – (Audiobook) – 03.02.24
I am still very much enjoying the Stranger Times series by Caimh McDonnell, especially the fabulous narration by Brendan McDonald (I am sure the author adds in as many accents as possible to take full advantage of the narrators incredible vocal dexterity giving life and colour to so many characters from so many regions!). In thisContinue reading “Relight My Fire: The Stranger Times, Book 4 – C. K. McDonnell – (Audiobook) – 03.02.24”
Beyond Broadhall: The ’86 Fix Conclusion – Keith A. Pearson – 28.01.24
I was quite scathing in my review of The ’86 fix, which is the first in this two book series, although that could have been because the audible narrator was so dull. I wanted to know how the story resolved, so I bought this sequel on kindle, thinking my internal monologue narrator would do aContinue reading “Beyond Broadhall: The ’86 Fix Conclusion – Keith A. Pearson – 28.01.24”
The Change (Audiobook) – Kirsten Miller (Author), January LaVoy (Narrator) – 22.01.24
I really enjoyed listening to this story! The premise is that some women contain genetic predisposition to certain supernatural powers which only truly manifest once the they reach menopause. Nessa (the seeker) sees dead people – specifically people (usually girls) who were taken and murdered and Nessa’s roll is to find their bodies so theirContinue reading “The Change (Audiobook) – Kirsten Miller (Author), January LaVoy (Narrator) – 22.01.24”
Kala – Colin Walsh (AUDIOBOOK), Narrated by: Frank Blake, Moe Dunford, Seána Kerslake – 19.01.24
I thought this book was enjoyable enough, without being blown away by it. The narration was excellent, which helped, so I wasn’t ever bored. Old school friends meet up 15 years after tragedy in their small Irish town blighted their lives. We learn from memories and flashbacks the twists and turns of what happened andContinue reading “Kala – Colin Walsh (AUDIOBOOK), Narrated by: Frank Blake, Moe Dunford, Seána Kerslake – 19.01.24”
All My Mothers – Joanna Glen – 14.01.24
I recently re-read Joanna Glen’s first book: The Other Half of Augusta Hope for my book group and was reminded of how much I’d loved it, so immediately upon finishing I looked on Amazon for more from the author and bought this. The main character, Eva, realises at an early age that her family areContinue reading “All My Mothers – Joanna Glen – 14.01.24”
The Body – A Guide For Occupants – Bill Bryson (AUDIOBOOK) – 15.01.24
I’m not very good at reading non-fiction – without a story I get bored, and indeed I did start this book over a year ago, and then got bored and left it for a long time before taking it up again to finish it. I did enjoy listening to it (in two halves!) and wasContinue reading “The Body – A Guide For Occupants – Bill Bryson (AUDIOBOOK) – 15.01.24”
My Father’s House: The Rome Escape Line, Book 1 (AUDIOBOOK) – Joseph O’Connor – 11.01.24
This novel is based on the true story of Monsignor Hugh O’ Flaherty, an Irish priest working in Vatican City who helped many escaped prisoners to flee the city under the noses of the Nazis. I loved the narration – I have been watching the tv adaptation of Mr Mercedes (by Stephen King) and IContinue reading “My Father’s House: The Rome Escape Line, Book 1 (AUDIOBOOK) – Joseph O’Connor – 11.01.24”
Human Traces – Sebastian Faulks – 08.01.24
It was interesting to me to read this book so soon after I read Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain, as both books are set in the same era (early twentieth century, in the lead up to the war) and cover similar fields (medicine – although while The Magic Mountain had doctors floundering in the fieldContinue reading “Human Traces – Sebastian Faulks – 08.01.24”
The ’86 Fix (AUDIOBOOK) – Keith A. Pearson – 06.01.24
I have read and enjoyed other Keith Pearson books, and I generally like books about time travel, and yet… this book (or at least the first half of it) really dragged for me. I’m not sure if it was the slow plotting or the plodding narrator (or both) although when I increased the audible listeningContinue reading “The ’86 Fix (AUDIOBOOK) – Keith A. Pearson – 06.01.24”
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