I loved listening to this novel! Siobhán McSweeney’s narrations is as fabulous as you would expect from such a comic genius actor, and the plot was pure nostalgic cosy mystery a la Agatha Christie without the outdated attitudes. I’m a big fan of Jess Kidd and her previous books have been more magical realism (oneContinue reading “Murder at Gulls Nest: Nora Breen Investigates, Book 1 (AUDIOBOOK)- Jess Kidd (Author) Siobhán McSweeney (narrator) – 18.03.25”
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The Anomaly – Hervé Le Tellier (Author), Adriana Hunter (Translator) – 14.03.25 19
This was a fun if somewhat confusing sci-fi thriller. It starts by introducing lots of different characters, and I did get a bit lost wondering who was who and how they connected up. **SPOILERS** So all the characters got the same flight, from France to America, on which there was some quite severe turbulence whichContinue reading “The Anomaly – Hervé Le Tellier (Author), Adriana Hunter (Translator) – 14.03.25 19”
The Colony (Audiobook) BOOKGROUP – Audrey Magee (Author), Stephen Hogan (Narrator) – 07.03.25
Oh my goodness, I thought this book was just fabulous! It was my book group read for March and by far my favourite book group title and audiobook title for some time. The narrator (Stephen Hogan) deserves a special mention because he was so good. Partly because his lovely soft Irish voice is very easyContinue reading “The Colony (Audiobook) BOOKGROUP – Audrey Magee (Author), Stephen Hogan (Narrator) – 07.03.25”
The Ministry of Time – Kaliane Bradley – 06.03.25
Hmmm, not sure what to make of this book. Normally I love a time travel book, but this seemed to be dipping its toes into all kinds of different genres without giving any one enough heft. The premise is that a time travel machine is discovered and for some reason the titular ‘ministry of time’Continue reading “The Ministry of Time – Kaliane Bradley – 06.03.25”
Upgrade (Audiobook) – Blake Crouch (Author), Henry Levya (Narrator) – 25.02.25
I liked the beginning of this book – I thought the premise was interesting and the set up was good, and I liked the very end of the book and how it was wrapped up, but I found the journey from start to finish to be a bit of a slog. To be fair, itContinue reading “Upgrade (Audiobook) – Blake Crouch (Author), Henry Levya (Narrator) – 25.02.25”
The City and Its Uncertain Walls – Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel – 18.02.25
This is a very surreal book and I struggled to really get into it at first, although it grew on me until I was actually quite taken with it, thinking about the plot and characters when not reading it and looking forward to getting back. It reminds me somewhat of another book by a JapaneseContinue reading “The City and Its Uncertain Walls – Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel – 18.02.25”
Death at the Sign of the Rook Jackson Brodie, Book 6 AUDIOBOOK – Kate Atkinson – Narrated by: Jason Isaacs – 17.02.25
It’s quite a long time since I read the previous books in the Jackson Brodie series by Kate Atkinson and I didn’t really remember much about them, but that didn’t matter as this book stands alone as a really enjoyable whodunnit. Set in a small village and revolving around folks in the ‘big house’ asContinue reading “Death at the Sign of the Rook Jackson Brodie, Book 6 AUDIOBOOK – Kate Atkinson – Narrated by: Jason Isaacs – 17.02.25”
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls – (Audiobook) – Grady Hendrix – 07.02.25
I’m always super excited when a new Grady Hendrix book comes out – not only are they fine examples of the horror genre, but Hendrix just writes such beautiful and complex female characters. In this case, the book is set in a 1970s American home for unwed mothers. Most of the mothers are teenagers, sentContinue reading “Witchcraft for Wayward Girls – (Audiobook) – Grady Hendrix – 07.02.25”
The Library of the Dead: Edinburgh Nights, Book 1
Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments: Edinburgh Nights, Book 2 (Audiobook) The Mystery at Dunvegan Castle (Edinburgh Nights Book 3) The Legacy of Arniston House Audiobook – T. L. Huchu (Author), Kimberly Mandindo (Narrator) – 13.03.25 I have been devouring this urban fantasy series, alternating between kindle books and audiobooks (literally just by which is theContinue reading “The Library of the Dead: Edinburgh Nights, Book 1”
The Book Eaters – Sunyi Dean – 31.01.25
This is an unusual book, which I very much enjoyed reading. Several families of ‘book eaters’ live in secluded communities around the UK (and maybe the world?). They look human, but are not – they are not even sure themselves what their origins are, whether they were left by an alien species, or genetically engineeredContinue reading “The Book Eaters – Sunyi Dean – 31.01.25”
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