I think I might have bought this book by accident, thinking it was by Salley Vickers, whose books I have read and enjoyed (maybe my mind mixed it up with Salley Vickers book The Gardener!) but anyway, I’m glad I did because I really loved this book! Set in 18th Century London, it follows Neva,Continue reading “The Weather Woman – Sally Gardner – 21.05.23”
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A Town Called Solace – Mary Lawson – (BOOKGROUP) – 15.05.23
This was my book group read for May. I found this book very readable – the style is deceptively simple and yet the themes and character development are deep and thoughtful. Told from the perspectives of a seven year old girl, Clara, whose teenaged sister has run away and now nobody can find her, andContinue reading “A Town Called Solace – Mary Lawson – (BOOKGROUP) – 15.05.23”
Veiled: An Alex Verus Novel – Benedict Jacka – 10.05.23
As usual, I’m quite far behind in writing up my book review, and as I work my way through the list of books I’ve read recently, and not reviewed, I saw the next book in this series (Burned) and realised that the review that I had posted for this book, Veiled, was actually a reviewContinue reading “Veiled: An Alex Verus Novel – Benedict Jacka – 10.05.23”
Waiting in the Sky – Keith A. Pearson – 08.05.23
My daughter, Becca recommended this book to me, and it was cheap on kindle so I gave it a go. Amazon says it’s like Matt Haig’s The Humans, and since Matt Haig can do no wrong in my eyes, this was something of a pedestal to put the book on, and early in my readingContinue reading “Waiting in the Sky – Keith A. Pearson – 08.05.23”
Before The Coffee Gets Cold – Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Geoffrey Trousselot – 25.04.23
This was the last of my ‘Japanese books to read before our trip to Japan’. Before the coffee gets cold is set in a café/coffee shop tucked away in a side street in Tokyo with a magical realism element in that if you sit in a certain seat in the café, and follow a certainContinue reading “Before The Coffee Gets Cold – Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Geoffrey Trousselot – 25.04.23”
Hidden: An Alex Verus Novel – Benedict Jacka – 24.04.23
In the previous book, Alex was in fear for his life as well as the lives of his friends, and was pushed into a ‘kill or be killed’ situation. He did what he had to do to survive, but his ‘friends’ judged him harshly and have somewhat turned against him. When one of his estrangedContinue reading “Hidden: An Alex Verus Novel – Benedict Jacka – 24.04.23”
Run Rose Run – Dolly Parton and James Patterson (AUDIOBOOK)– 19.04.23
I love Dolly Parton (one of the best experiences of my life was seeing her live in Belfast!) so even though I’m not such a fan of thrillers I had to buy this book, and the audiobook has the added draw of a cast of narrators, including the great Dolly herself! It was a funContinue reading “Run Rose Run – Dolly Parton and James Patterson (AUDIOBOOK)– 19.04.23”
The Death of Vivek Oji – Akwaeke Emezi – (AUDIOBOOK) – 12.04.23
Like my previous audiobook, this story is set in Nigeria and I enjoyed the lovely Nigerian accent of the narrator. Vivek Oji’s body is left naked outside his mother’s door, and one strand of the book is about unravelling the mystery of what happened and how he died, but the book is about much moreContinue reading “The Death of Vivek Oji – Akwaeke Emezi – (AUDIOBOOK) – 12.04.23”
Chosen: An Alex Verus Novel – Benedict Jacka – 13.04.23
In this installment of the Alex Verus novels our hero has to revisit his shameful past as the brother of a girl he helped kidnap when he was an apprentice to a dark mage finds him hell bent on bloody revenge. The man has a band of magical vigilante allies out to kill dark magesContinue reading “Chosen: An Alex Verus Novel – Benedict Jacka – 13.04.23”
Infinity Gate: Pandominion, Book 1 – M. R. Carey – (AUDIOBOOK) – 10.04.23
Oh my goodness, I absolutely LOVED this book! I haven’t enjoyed an audiobook this much since, maybe The Hail Mary Project by Andy Weir (which incidentally it reminded me of in places, when there was fun science explained in a way that was entertaining and informative). The other series which of course this book remindedContinue reading “Infinity Gate: Pandominion, Book 1 – M. R. Carey – (AUDIOBOOK) – 10.04.23”
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