This is the sequel to Wicked and follows Liir, who may or may not be Elphaba’s son in the immediate aftermath of what Dorothy did to his ‘mother’. He goes on quite the journey, trying to find his identity and place in the world. He is searching for his half sister Nor, who was lastContinue reading “Son of a Witch (Wicked Years Book 2) – Gregory Maguire – 14.04.25”
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Whale Fall (AUDIOBOOK) – Elizabeth O’Connor – 07.04.25
Funnily enough, this book was similar to my two previous book group reads, The Colony and The Whalebone Theatre. Like The Colony, it is set on a small island that clings on to old ways and old language (in this case, Welsh, whereas the language in The Colony was Irish) and like The Whalebone Theatre,Continue reading “Whale Fall (AUDIOBOOK) – Elizabeth O’Connor – 07.04.25”
The Library at Mount Char – Scott Hawkins – 31.03.25
AMAZING! I thought this book was brilliant and just the kind of thing I love to read. It’s hard to define the genre – hmmm, horror, dark humour, mythology… some reviewers compared it to Neil Gaiman, and that’s fair, I think. I loved the feisty funny female protagonist, Carolyn, one of twelve children adopted andContinue reading “The Library at Mount Char – Scott Hawkins – 31.03.25”
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West – Gregory Maguire. Narrated by: John McDonough – 31.03.25
I loved the film adaptation of this book, which prompted me to seek out and read the novel. Well, it is definitely the same story as the movie, but the tone is very different. While the film was full of joy and whimsy, the book is quite a bit darker. More ribald for a startContinue reading “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West – Gregory Maguire. Narrated by: John McDonough – 31.03.25”
The Future (AUDIOBOOK) – Naomi Alderman. Narrated by: Guinevere Turner, Natalie Naudus, Jeremy Bobb, Santino Fontana, Graham Halstead, Lorelei King, Fred Sanders – 23.03.25
I was excited to read this as I loved Naomi Alderman’s previous book, The Power, and although I didn’t hate this one, I didn’t love it as much. Set in a near future with things like artificial weather and slightly more technology than we’re used to, it follows (mostly) two women dealing with an approachingContinue reading “The Future (AUDIOBOOK) – Naomi Alderman. Narrated by: Guinevere Turner, Natalie Naudus, Jeremy Bobb, Santino Fontana, Graham Halstead, Lorelei King, Fred Sanders – 23.03.25”
The Passengers – John Marrs – 23.03.25
I really liked the first two thirds of this book. Set in a near future where automated (self driving) cars are mandated because of how much safer they are than human driven cars and how they improve the roads by driving more efficiently etc. Unfortunately, the government body that polices any accidents that occur withContinue reading “The Passengers – John Marrs – 23.03.25”
Murder at Gulls Nest: Nora Breen Investigates, Book 1 (AUDIOBOOK)- Jess Kidd (Author) Siobhán McSweeney (narrator) – 18.03.25
I loved listening to this novel! Siobhán McSweeney’s narrations is as fabulous as you would expect from such a comic genius actor, and the plot was pure nostalgic cosy mystery a la Agatha Christie without the outdated attitudes. I’m a big fan of Jess Kidd and her previous books have been more magical realism (oneContinue reading “Murder at Gulls Nest: Nora Breen Investigates, Book 1 (AUDIOBOOK)- Jess Kidd (Author) Siobhán McSweeney (narrator) – 18.03.25”
The Anomaly – Hervé Le Tellier (Author), Adriana Hunter (Translator) – 14.03.25 19
This was a fun if somewhat confusing sci-fi thriller. It starts by introducing lots of different characters, and I did get a bit lost wondering who was who and how they connected up. **SPOILERS** So all the characters got the same flight, from France to America, on which there was some quite severe turbulence whichContinue reading “The Anomaly – Hervé Le Tellier (Author), Adriana Hunter (Translator) – 14.03.25 19”
The Colony (Audiobook) BOOKGROUP – Audrey Magee (Author), Stephen Hogan (Narrator) – 07.03.25
Oh my goodness, I thought this book was just fabulous! It was my book group read for March and by far my favourite book group title and audiobook title for some time. The narrator (Stephen Hogan) deserves a special mention because he was so good. Partly because his lovely soft Irish voice is very easyContinue reading “The Colony (Audiobook) BOOKGROUP – Audrey Magee (Author), Stephen Hogan (Narrator) – 07.03.25”
The Ministry of Time – Kaliane Bradley – 06.03.25
Hmmm, not sure what to make of this book. Normally I love a time travel book, but this seemed to be dipping its toes into all kinds of different genres without giving any one enough heft. The premise is that a time travel machine is discovered and for some reason the titular ‘ministry of time’Continue reading “The Ministry of Time – Kaliane Bradley – 06.03.25”
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