Aw, I loved this. (I also loved the tv adaptation). Leonard and Hungry Paul are two friends united by their quiet introvert personalities and enjoyment of board games. They help each other navigate through life’s changes with family, loves and loses. As a card carrying introvert myself, I loved this approach to the world, andContinue reading “Leonard and Hungry Paul – Rónán Hession – 20.10.25”
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Ring the Bells: The Stranger Times, Book 5 – C. K. McDonnell (Audiobook) Narrated by: Brendan McDonald – 20.10.25
I always enjoy the Stranger Times novels, and this is no exception. With a Christmassy theme this book reminds me of the great Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather story. I know many books claim to be as good as Terry Pratchett, and few deliver, but in my mind C.K. McDonnell does – the Stranger Times books areContinue reading “Ring the Bells: The Stranger Times, Book 5 – C. K. McDonnell (Audiobook) Narrated by: Brendan McDonald – 20.10.25”
Twist – Colum McCann – 17.10.25
Colum McCann’s novel Apeirogon was one of my all time best reads (or listen – I found the audiobook to be utterly compelling) and this novel, thought also quite compelling, didn’t thrill me as much. It follows a journalist, Fennell, who is given the job of shadowing the captain of a ship that fixes damageContinue reading “Twist – Colum McCann – 17.10.25”
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil – V. E. Schwab (Audiobook) Narrated by: Marisa Calin, Katie Leung, Julia Whelan – 12.10.25
I loved The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, by V.E. Schwab, so was excited to read this and I enjoyed it almost (but not quite) as much. It is a vampire book, following various characters from different points in history where/when they lived prior to being turned and as they continued to live as othersContinue reading “Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil – V. E. Schwab (Audiobook) Narrated by: Marisa Calin, Katie Leung, Julia Whelan – 12.10.25”
The Impossible Fortune: Thursday Murder Club, Book 5 – Richard Osman (Audiobook) Narrated by: Fiona Shaw – 08.10.25
In this latest instalment Elizabeth is still coming to terms with her grief over the death of her husband, although it is becoming a little less raw, and Joyce is full of excitement over the wedding of her daughter, Joanna. A wedding guest confides to Elizabeth his fears for his life and the gang areContinue reading “The Impossible Fortune: Thursday Murder Club, Book 5 – Richard Osman (Audiobook) Narrated by: Fiona Shaw – 08.10.25”
The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence – Carl Sagan (Audiobook) Narrated by: JD Jackson, Ann Druyan – 01.10.25
I’m so behind in my book reviews that I am writing this over two months later than reading the book and I am struggling to remember anything about it! I’m sure that tells more about my terrible memory than about the memorability of the book! I am not good at reading non fiction – IContinue reading “The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence – Carl Sagan (Audiobook) Narrated by: JD Jackson, Ann Druyan – 01.10.25”
The Running Man – Stephen King (Richard Bachman) – 01.10.25
This was part of the three Richard Bachman books in one that I read together including The Long Walk and Road Works. Like The Long Walk, it is set in a dystopian future where the general population are oppressed and impoverished and, in this book, given the opportunity to enter cruel and gruelling game showsContinue reading “The Running Man – Stephen King (Richard Bachman) – 01.10.25”
The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking – Saifedean Ammous – 28.09.25
So, my hubby and I are both recently retired, and trying to manage our money so that we don’t end up in the poor house(!) and part of this strategy involves some bit coin investment. Hubby, Paul, is very careful and has done (and continues to do) lots of research about how to do thisContinue reading “The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking – Saifedean Ammous – 28.09.25”
Year One (Chronicles of The One, Book 1) – Nora Roberts (Audiobook) Narrated by Julia Whelan – 28.09.25
Oh, this was fun – it reminded me a lot of Stephen King’s The Stand. A deadly new virus spreads rapidly around the world killing the majority of people who contract it. Of the survivors, a significant minority develop supernatural abilities, or transform into mythological creatures (fairies, trolls, etc). So it has the exciting beginning,Continue reading “Year One (Chronicles of The One, Book 1) – Nora Roberts (Audiobook) Narrated by Julia Whelan – 28.09.25”
Roadwork – Stephen King (Richard Bachman) – 14.09.25
This was in the kindle book containing three Richard Bachman (Stephen King’s early pen name) novels and this was my least favourite of the three (the others being The Long Walk and The Running Man). It follows Barton Dawes, who takes on a personal crusade to stop the development of a new road through hisContinue reading “Roadwork – Stephen King (Richard Bachman) – 14.09.25”
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