I’m still really enjoying this series, even if it is infantile in its toilet humour overload. In this instalment the new toy that every child wants, a plastic egg that hatches into one of a few collectable fluffy plushies, turns out to be a tool by evil entities to control children and do really badContinue reading “If This Book Exists, You’re in the Wrong Universe (John Dies at the End, Book 4)- David Wong – (AUDIOBOOK) – 18.01.23”
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Nation – Terry Pratchett – 15.01.23
This is a lovely stand alone young adult novel by Terry Pratchett. Set in an alternate Victorian era, a young girl who by a strange quirk of fate turns out to be the daughter of the new king of England (a pandemic wipes out so many people that all the hundred plus closer in theContinue reading “Nation – Terry Pratchett – 15.01.23”
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul: Dirk Gently, Book 2 – Douglas Adams (Audiobook) – 13.01.23
I think I enjoyed the second installment of the Dirk Gently series (once again expertly narrated by Stephen Mangan) even more than the first. The plot reminded me of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman, or American Gods, with Norse Gods interacting with modern day humans and causing mayhem. Lots of fun.
The Half Life of Valery K – Natasha Pulley – 10.01.23
I have loved the other books I’ve read by Natasha Pulley, all of which have had a magical realism element in an historical fiction setting. When I saw the title of this book, I assumed it would be more of the same so I eagerly bought it. Well, I was wrong in thinking this bookContinue reading “The Half Life of Valery K – Natasha Pulley – 10.01.23”
A Face Like Glass – Frances Hardinge (AUDIOBOOK) – 07.01.23
I always enjoy Frances Hardinge novels. This one is set in a world where everyone lives in an underground city with a well defined class system where the underclasses are exploited by the elite classes. In this world, people do not have the innate ability to form facial expressions and must learn a handful ofContinue reading “A Face Like Glass – Frances Hardinge (AUDIOBOOK) – 07.01.23”
Klara and the Sun – Kazuo Ishiguro (AUDIOBOOK) – 03.01.23
Like many Ishiguro novels, Klara and the Sun was a beautiful, but surreal and often confusing read. It is narrated by Klara, who is an ‘artificial friend’ or sentient robot person, beginning when she lived in the shop waiting to be bought, and then when she went to live with her new family to befriendContinue reading “Klara and the Sun – Kazuo Ishiguro (AUDIOBOOK) – 03.01.23”
I Am Scrooge: A Zombie Story for Christmas – Adam Roberts – 01.01.23
I have read and loved many more ‘serious’ novels by Adam Roberts (Bête and The Real-Town Murders being among my all time favourite books) and I didn’t realise he had written several humorous parody type books. Since they were pretty cheap on kindle, I bought this and gave it a go. Well, it started offContinue reading “I Am Scrooge: A Zombie Story for Christmas – Adam Roberts – 01.01.23”
Santa Grint (a Time Police Christmas novella) – Jodi Taylor – 29.12.22
My last read of 2022 was the annual delight which is the St Mary’s Christmas short story from Jodi Taylor. Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without it! As usual it was rollicking good fun. After reading these series by Jodi Taylor, I find myself saying ‘Fire Trucking this, and Fire Trucking that’ even though I neverContinue reading “Santa Grint (a Time Police Christmas novella) – Jodi Taylor – 29.12.22”
Fattypuffs and Thinifers – Andre Maurois – 28.12.22
Still on my end of year nostalgia kick, I read this book which was one of my childhood favourites. I don’t know what happened to my original copy, but I went ahead and bought a second hand paperback copy from an Amazon seller. I’m lazy about reading actual paperback books now, almost all my readingContinue reading “Fattypuffs and Thinifers – Andre Maurois – 28.12.22”
Dirk Gentle’s Holistic Detective Agency – Douglas Adams (AUDIOBOOK) – 26.12.22
In the cosy time between Christmas and New Year I was treating myself to some old favourites: first Neverwhere, and then Dirk Gently. It’s so long since I read this book, that the audiobook at first seemed very chaotic and I wasn’t totally sure I was following what was going on, but it did allContinue reading “Dirk Gentle’s Holistic Detective Agency – Douglas Adams (AUDIOBOOK) – 26.12.22”
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