Like my previous Book Group read (The Coast Road by Alan Murrin), this novel is set in Ireland around times of political change that effect the lives of women. In The Coast Road it was legalising divorce, and in this book, the amendment to the law in question was to do with abortion – recognisingContinue reading “The Amendments (Audiobook) –(BOOKGROUP) Niamh Mulvey (Author), Jessica Regan (Narrator) – 10.10.24”
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Beneath the Water – Sarah Painter – 06.10.24
Firstly, apologies for the terrible picture – for some reason I couldn’t find a jpeg copy on the internet to grab, so I tried taking a photo off my computer screen with my phone, and it turned out rubbish. Soz. Well, I’m generally a big fan of Sarah Painter’s books, I love both the CrowContinue reading “Beneath the Water – Sarah Painter – 06.10.24”
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Audiobook) –Jesse Sutanto (Author), Eunice Wong (Narrator) – 03.10.24
This was a very fun cosy mystery story audiobook. Vera is a little old widowed Chinese lady living in San Francisco’s China Town with one grown up son. When she finds a dead body in her tea shop one morning, even though the police decide he died of natural causes, Vera is determined that heContinue reading “Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Audiobook) –Jesse Sutanto (Author), Eunice Wong (Narrator) – 03.10.24”
The Paperback Sleuth – Ashram Assassin – Andrew Cartmel – 30.09.24
I didn’t love the first book in Andrew Cartmel’s Paperback Sleuth series, because I found the main character, Cordelia, too annoying, which was disappointing, because I’m a big fan of the Vinyl Detective series. Well, I’m happy to say that I enjoyed the second book in the series much more. There’s a lot less pottyContinue reading “The Paperback Sleuth – Ashram Assassin – Andrew Cartmel – 30.09.24”
The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal (Audiobook) – Jodi Taylor (Author), Zara Ramm (Narrator) – 30.09.24
What a great book! Smallhope and Pennyroyal have been characters in several of Jodi Taylor’s Time Police and St Mary’s books, but this novel is a stand alone story of them and their lives. I was full of what Jodi Taylor does best, which is to inject so much real feeling and pathos, and genuineContinue reading “The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal (Audiobook) – Jodi Taylor (Author), Zara Ramm (Narrator) – 30.09.24”
The Island God (Unholy Island book 3) – Sarah Painter – 25.09.24
I love this series by Sarah Painter. It is gentler than the Crow Investigations books (although I love them too!) and is set in the same ‘universe’ with occasional overlap of characters. The tidal island acts as a kind of gateway between the supernatural world and the mundane world, and although visitors can come forContinue reading “The Island God (Unholy Island book 3) – Sarah Painter – 25.09.24”
We Begin at the End (Audiobook) – Chris Whitaker (Author), George Newbern (Narrator) – 24.09.24
For me it’s a bit hit and miss whether I’ll like this kind of murder mystery thriller novel, and this one was very much a hit (no wonder it won all kinds of awards!). The two main protagonists, the policeman, Chief Walker, or ‘Walk’, who has lived in the same small town all his lifeContinue reading “We Begin at the End (Audiobook) – Chris Whitaker (Author), George Newbern (Narrator) – 24.09.24”
The City of Stardust – Georgia Summers – 22.09.24
I very much enjoyed reading this novel about a girl (Violet Everly) raised shrouded in mystery by her two uncles (one of whom often disappears for days or weeks at a time) after her mother vanished when she was young. She finally discovers that she has ancestry amongst Astral people (god like entities who comeContinue reading “The City of Stardust – Georgia Summers – 22.09.24”
Dead Leprechauns & Devil Cats: Strange Tales of the White Street Society – Hendrix, Grady – 17.09.24
This book has been on my kindle for a while, and I started reading it without paying much attention to the author name and a little way in I though I might give up on it because I didn’t like it that much – I googled the title to see what other people thought ofContinue reading “Dead Leprechauns & Devil Cats: Strange Tales of the White Street Society – Hendrix, Grady – 17.09.24”
We Solve Murders – Richard Osman (AUDIOBOOK) Nicola Walker – narrator – 16.09.24
This is the first book in a new cosy mystery series by the very talented Richard Osman and I thought it was a really fun read. Amy is a very skilled and able private security guard who is being framed for multiple murders. With the help of the eccentric billionaire who she is currently guarding,Continue reading “We Solve Murders – Richard Osman (AUDIOBOOK) Nicola Walker – narrator – 16.09.24”
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