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”
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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”
Raven Black: Shetland, Book 1 (Audiobook) – Ann Cleeves – 12.05.24 White Nights: Shetland Book 2 (Audiobook) – Ann Cleeves – 14.05.24
I loved binge watching Shetland recently from the beginning, having somehow never watched it before, and some of my book group friends recommended the books on which the series is based so I gave them a go. The setting of Shetland is great – with it’s very northern aspect meaning it has periods of littleContinue reading “Raven Black: Shetland, Book 1 (Audiobook) – Ann Cleeves – 12.05.24 White Nights: Shetland Book 2 (Audiobook) – Ann Cleeves – 14.05.24”
The Dark Forest (The Three-Body Problem Book 2) – Cixin Liu, Joel Martinsen – 15.05.24
This is the second book in the Three Body Problem trilogy and has quite a different feel. The first book deals with first contact with aliens in the ‘real world’ as we know it. In this book, set after the first, humanity knows that very advanced aliens bent on their destruction are heading towards EarthContinue reading “The Dark Forest (The Three-Body Problem Book 2) – Cixin Liu, Joel Martinsen – 15.05.24”
Lisey’s Story (Audiobook) – Stephen King – 09.05.24
I’m a big fan of Stephen King’s writing (especially his more recent works) (much to the bemused horror of my book group friends who all think that Stephen King books are all too scary and graphic for nice ladies like us to enjoy!). I think he is a true master storyteller – characters are realContinue reading “Lisey’s Story (Audiobook) – Stephen King – 09.05.24”
Looking Glass Sound – (Audiobook) – Catriona Ward – 29.04.24
This is a bit of a mindbender of a book. It starts off feeling like a run of the mill, American teenager coming of age, summer of sexual awakening etc with three friends kicking about the coastal town during the summer holidays – there are love triangles, experiments with alcohol, disillusionment with parents and soContinue reading “Looking Glass Sound – (Audiobook) – Catriona Ward – 29.04.24”
Hagstone (Audiobook) – Sinéad Gleeson – 23.04.24
This is a dark and atmospheric literary novel set on a wild secluded Irish island. Nell is an artist, trying to make a living while staying true to her art and she is approached by a woman from a mysterious all female community that live in an old remote nunnery on the island. She isContinue reading “Hagstone (Audiobook) – Sinéad Gleeson – 23.04.24”
The Three-body Problem – Cixin Liu – 22.04.24
I remember trying this book in the past, after hearing it lauded as one of the greatest sci-fi novels ever, and giving up quite early on because it was too heavy for me. Then I started watching and loving the Netflix adaptation and so I went back to the book and this time found myselfContinue reading “The Three-body Problem – Cixin Liu – 22.04.24”
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