I had pre-ordered The Pearl King because I love this supernatural series about a young woman born into one of the ‘magical families’ of London who had tried to separate herself from the family’s influence, but finds herself more and more drawn in. The Pearl King follows on seamlessly from the cliffhanger ending of TheContinue reading “The Fox’s Curse (Crow Investigations Book 3) – Sarah Painter – 30.06.20 AND The Pearl King (Crow Investigations Book 4) – Sarah Painter – 02.07.20”
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The Familiars – Stacey Halls (AUDIOBOOK) – 26.06.20
This novel is set in the early seventeenth century in Lancashire and mixes fiction with true events surrounding the Pendle Witch trials. I liked it okay. Nothing about the story annoyed me, and I was mildly interested in the characters, although I found it a bit pedestrian and unsurprising. I liked the narrator’s nice northernContinue reading “The Familiars – Stacey Halls (AUDIOBOOK) – 26.06.20”
The Motion of the Body through Space – Lionel Shriver – 23.06.20
This book follows a married couple in their sixties over a couple of years. The wife had spent her life quietly dedicated to exercise – running, cycling, swimming and doing aerobics on her own working around her career and family. Due to crippling arthritis, she had to stop, and this is when her naturally slimContinue reading “The Motion of the Body through Space – Lionel Shriver – 23.06.20”
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires (AUDIOBOOK) – Grady Hendrix – 23.06.20
This is my second book by Grady Hendrix and it’s set in the same town as My Best Friend’s Exorcism, but this time the protagonists are adult women who are members of a book club. Strange things start to happen and one member realises that a new man in town is hiding a sinister secret.Continue reading “The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires (AUDIOBOOK) – Grady Hendrix – 23.06.20”
My Best Friend’s Exorcism: A Novel (AUDIOBOOK) – Grady Hendrix – 17.06.20
I was googling what audiobooks are recommended , and a book by Grady Hendrix came up on a couple of lists so I checked it out on Amazon. Turns out it was kind of a sequel (or at least companion book) to this one, so I bought them both and listened to this one first.Continue reading “My Best Friend’s Exorcism: A Novel (AUDIOBOOK) – Grady Hendrix – 17.06.20”
Little Fires Everywhere (BOOKGROUP) – Celeste Ng – 17.06.20
I watched the Amazon Prime TV series based on this book after I’d bought the book, but before I read it, which I really enjoyed. Paul and I watched the series together and found it provoked a lot of discussion about racism, classism, mother daughter relationships and other stuff, and I told the ladies inContinue reading “Little Fires Everywhere (BOOKGROUP) – Celeste Ng – 17.06.20”
Himself – Jess Kidd (Audiobook) – 15.06.20
Another lovely Jess Kidd audiobook with a gorgeous Irish narrator. Like other Jess Kidd books there’s magical realism as the main character Mahony (with emphasis on Ma and the middle consonant sounding like you’re clearing your throat) constantly seeing and being able to communicate with dead people. He recieves a letter with a clue toContinue reading “Himself – Jess Kidd (Audiobook) – 15.06.20”
Only Forward – Michael Marshall Smith – 13.06.20
I bought this because I enjoyed Hannah Green and Her Unfeasibly Mundane Existence and wanted to read more by the author. This book is more adult, but still good. It’s a kind of sci-fi, noir, private detective, alternate reality, what’s real what isn’t mend bending kind of a book and really quite an enjoyable read (withContinue reading “Only Forward – Michael Marshall Smith – 13.06.20”
Hannah Green and Her Unfeasibly Mundane Existence – Michael Marshall Smith – 06.06.20
Hannah Green discovers that her grandfather works for the Devil. He used his singular skills as an engineer to create a machine that keeps evilness flowing out of Earth and into Hell, and when bad things threaten to destroy the machine, Hannah must help her grandfather battle the forces of evil and restore things toContinue reading “Hannah Green and Her Unfeasibly Mundane Existence – Michael Marshall Smith – 06.06.20”
Shades Of Grey – Jasper FForde (AUDIOBOOK) – 05.06.20
I remember reading this book ages ago and really liking it, so when I saw it going cheep as an Audible audiobook I bought it. Set in a very controlled hierarchical society where most people have lost the ability to see much colour and one’s position in society is determined by how much of certainContinue reading “Shades Of Grey – Jasper FForde (AUDIOBOOK) – 05.06.20”
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