I found this book interesting and strangely compelling. It follows dual stories – modern day American, Ella, who has been a relatively happy homemaker, wife and mother, even knowing that her husband regularly cheats on her with other women, until her children are grown and her daughter announces her engagement and she strongly advises herContinue reading “The Forty Rules of Love – Elif Shafak – 06.08.25”
Tag Archives: Book Reivew
The Pull of the Stars – Emma Donoghue (Audiobook) Narrated by: Emma Lowe – 03.08.25
From the writer of Room this is a very different (although, now that I think about it, similarly claustrophobic) novel. It’s historical fiction set in Dublin during WWI when a deadly flu epidemic ravages the city and people die within hours of contracting it. The novel takes place over just two days and mostly inContinue reading “The Pull of the Stars – Emma Donoghue (Audiobook) Narrated by: Emma Lowe – 03.08.25”
The Great Alone – Kristin Hannah (Audiobook) Narrated by: Julia Whelan – 29.07.25
Oh, I was really gripped and totally invested in the lives of Leni Allbright and her troubled family – dad, Ernt, returned from time in Vietnam including time as a prisoner of war and totally wrecked with PTSD and Mum, Cora, who does her best and stands by her man even as he gets moreContinue reading “The Great Alone – Kristin Hannah (Audiobook) Narrated by: Julia Whelan – 29.07.25”
Murder on Line One – Jeremy Vine – 28.07.25
Well, they say you should write what you know, so it makes sense that radio talk show host Jeremy Vine would write a whodunnit set in and around a local radio station with the main character a talk show host. There were many things that I liked about the book – I liked the pathosContinue reading “Murder on Line One – Jeremy Vine – 28.07.25”
Hagseed – Margaret Atwood – 22.07.25
I had this book on my kindle for quite a while before I got around to reading it, thinking it would be a bit of a chore, like reading Shakespeare, but actually, when I finally got around to it, it was very readable and fun. It is a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest (aContinue reading “Hagseed – Margaret Atwood – 22.07.25”
Just One Thing: How simple changes can transform your life (Audiobook) – Dr Michael Mosley – 23.07.25
I listened to this series of short ‘things’ that you should do to make yourself a bit healthier (according to the sadly deceased Michael Mosley) while out walking my dog or running so I could feel quite smug whenever the ‘thing’ involved being outside or exercising! I’m writing this about two weeks after I finishedContinue reading “Just One Thing: How simple changes can transform your life (Audiobook) – Dr Michael Mosley – 23.07.25”
The Last Murder at the End of the World (Audiobook) – Stuart Turton, Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh – 21.07.25
This was an interesting and enjoyable book. Set in a post apocalyptic world, where a poisonous gas covers most of the planet and a small community lives on an Greek island that had been inhabited by a team of scientists before the apocalypse most of whom were put into suspended animation in an underground lab,Continue reading “The Last Murder at the End of the World (Audiobook) – Stuart Turton, Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh – 21.07.25”
Twelve Bones (Sixteen Souls) – Rosie Talbot – 17.07.25
I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed the first book in this series, but this sequel didn’t excite me so much. It was fine, a bit young adulty for my taste (I am after all a retired granny now!). The relationship between the two main (living) characters was sweet but I got aContinue reading “Twelve Bones (Sixteen Souls) – Rosie Talbot – 17.07.25”
The Institute – Stephen King (Audiobook), Narrated by: Santino Fontana – 15.07.25
I am such a fan of Stephen King, especially his more recent books which have moved away from full on horror to more rich character led books of different genres, often (but not always) involving supernatural elements and sometimes mystery or thriller elements and deep thoughtful plots. I saw an ad for the TV adaptationContinue reading “The Institute – Stephen King (Audiobook), Narrated by: Santino Fontana – 15.07.25”
Stone and Sky: Rivers of London, Book 10 (Audiobook) – Ben Aaronovitch, Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Shvorne Marks – 09.07.25
I enjoyed this latest instalment on the Rivers of London Urban Fantasy series – this time the gang are on holiday/work trip to Scotland to bring their specialist knowledge and skill set to the weird sh*t that has been going on up there – farm animals mutilated by giant invisible creatures and a man turningContinue reading “Stone and Sky: Rivers of London, Book 10 (Audiobook) – Ben Aaronovitch, Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Shvorne Marks – 09.07.25”
Sarah Wray Writer 