I had so much fun in my younger days reading my way through the whole cannon of Terry Pratchett’s discworld novels – I own all of them in physical copies, but I’m seriously considering giving away all or most of my physical books, because I really don’t like the faff of actually having to holdContinue reading “Monstrous Regiment – Terry Pratchett (Audiobook) – 22.03.24”
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The List of Suspicious Things – Jennie Godfrey – 18.03.24
This book is quite similar to ‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’ which I recently listened to, in that a child/teen protagonist becomes amateur sleuth to try to solve murders. I liked this one better for a few reasons, firstly, it was narrated by the wonderful Joanne Froggatt and I loved her skilful acting andContinue reading “The List of Suspicious Things – Jennie Godfrey – 18.03.24”
The Book of Doors – Gareth Brown – 18.03.24
What is not to love about a novel full of magical books, a shady underworld of book collectors, some good some middling and some very bad, lots of danger and adventures, some romance, some time travel and causal loops? Answer – there is nothing not to love, which is my convoluted way of saying –Continue reading “The Book of Doors – Gareth Brown – 18.03.24”
Lost in Time (Audiobook) – A.G. Riddle, Narrator – John Skelley – 15.03.24
This was fun! A sci-fi thriller murder mystery with time travel! A scientist who was working on a device to transport matter (like star trek beam me up Scotty transporters) accidentally creates a device that sends things (or people) back in time to a prehistoric alternate version of our Earth. It is (somewhat unbelievably) monetisedContinue reading “Lost in Time (Audiobook) – A.G. Riddle, Narrator – John Skelley – 15.03.24”
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (Audiobook) –Holly Jackson – 12.03.24
I started to listen to this book a while ago, and got really bored by it so paused it and listened to some other things. After A Thousand Ships, I went back to this and actually enjoyed it a bit more (maybe by comparison, because I didn’t really like A Thousand Ships?). A teenaged schoolgirlContinue reading “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (Audiobook) –Holly Jackson – 12.03.24”
A Thousand Ships (Audiobook) – Natalie Haynes – 09.03.24
A Couple of the girls in my book group raved about how much they loved this book, so when in was an audible deal of the day I snapped it up. Hmmm, I wouldn’t rave about it myself. Just because it is really like a series of short stories, following different characters related by beingContinue reading “A Thousand Ships (Audiobook) – Natalie Haynes – 09.03.24 “
The Quantum Curators and the Great Deceiver – Eva St. John – 07.03.24
I really liked the first book in this series, where a nice academic historian (Julius) is confronted with crazy shenanigans when he gets mixed up with people from another parallel version of Earth who are hopping about taking artifacts to store in their museum. The next books in the series see him now living inContinue reading “The Quantum Curators and the Great Deceiver – Eva St. John – 07.03.24”
The Bee Sting – (Audiobook) – Paul Murray – 06.03.24
At first I struggled to get into this audiobook – perhaps because I listened to it after Prophet Song and I was still reeling from the edge of your seat tension at the end of that book. Also, the first couple of chapters are told from the perspective of the teenaged daughter of the familyContinue reading “The Bee Sting – (Audiobook) – Paul Murray – 06.03.24”
Remarkably Bright Creatures – Shelby Van Pelt (BOOKGROUP) – 28.02.24
This was my book group read for March 2024. The book has many thousands of positive reviews, but I feel that it is overhyped. I didn’t hate it, in fact it was a nice sweet easy read. An older woman, recently widowed and still grieving the loss of her teenage son many years ago worksContinue reading “Remarkably Bright Creatures – Shelby Van Pelt (BOOKGROUP) – 28.02.24”
Prophet Song – (Audiobook) – Paul Lynch – 26.02.24
Wow! I listened to Prophet Song over two days and was completely gripped and now I am reeling with the impact of the story. The book is set in Ireland in an alternate present where some kind of secret police are set up to work against trade unionists fighting for workers rights. We are toldContinue reading “Prophet Song – (Audiobook) – Paul Lynch – 26.02.24”
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