Although I love Jodi Taylor’s books, somehow this one didn’t excite me as much as most – I just felt a little bored by the premise and not so invested as I usually feel in her stories. I thought the twist was kind of obvious, and I missed some of the regular characters who wereContinue reading “Another Time, Another Place (Chronicles of St. Mary’s Book 12) – Jodi Taylor – 29.04.21”
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The Unconsoled – Kazuo Ishiguro – 26.04.21
Man, this book was a real slog to read. My first thought, when I finally finished it, was ‘thank goodness that’s over’ and my second thought was that I wanted to go online and read up other people’s interpretations of it because it was still swirling through my mind. Spoiler alert – I’m going toContinue reading “The Unconsoled – Kazuo Ishiguro – 26.04.21”
Everyday Magic: The Adventures of Alfie Blackstack – Jess Kidd and Beatriz Castro – 9.04.21
I think Jess Kidd is a fabulous writer and I have loved everything I have read/listened to by her so far. Her other books (that I am aware of) have been for adults, all with some supernatural or magical realism element (my fav!) and written with dark wit but also real human feeling and depthContinue reading “Everyday Magic: The Adventures of Alfie Blackstack – Jess Kidd and Beatriz Castro – 9.04.21”
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue – V.E. Schwab – (AUDIOBOOK) – 25.04.21
I very much enjoyed listening to this audiobook. As always I listened mostly on my pre-work morning runs, and I have really enjoyed my runs of late due in no small part to my pleasure at this story. Adeline Larue was born in France in the 18th century, and was not satisfied to accept theContinue reading “The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue – V.E. Schwab – (AUDIOBOOK) – 25.04.21”
The Other Half of Augusta Hope – Joanna Glen – 08.04.21
I read the second half of this book in one sitting when I couldn’t sleep one night, and I was totally gripped by it. I remember lying in bed thinking gushing adjectives about how incandescent, perfect, heart wrenching and beautiful it was. The book tells parallel stories, in alternate chapters, of Augusta, a twin inContinue reading “The Other Half of Augusta Hope – Joanna Glen – 08.04.21”
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World – Elif Shafak – 04.04.21
According to this book (I don’t know if it’s true or not), scientists have shown that brain activity can continue for up to 10 minutes 38 seconds after clinical death, and that is the premise for the first half of the novel, as we share the thoughts of Leila, a sex worker in Istanbul forContinue reading “10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World – Elif Shafak – 04.04.21”
The Age of Miracles – Karen Thompson Walker – (AUDIOBOOK) – 31.03.21
I was quite excited by the opening of this book. The premise, told by the main protagonist, a girl, Julia, aged eleven at the beginning of the book, is that the rotation of the Earth is slowing, so that day lengths are increasing. We are never told why this is happening, but I was fascinatedContinue reading “The Age of Miracles – Karen Thompson Walker – (AUDIOBOOK) – 31.03.21”
The Masked City (The Invisible Library book 2) Genevieve Cogman – 23.03.21
The Burning Page (The Invisible Library book 3) Genevieve Cogman – 30.03.21 So, I read the next two books in the Invisible Library series. I’m still trying to decide what I think of the series. I can’t really say anything negative about it – it doesn’t really annoy me (apart from the ‘sexual tension’ betweenContinue reading “The Masked City (The Invisible Library book 2) Genevieve Cogman – 23.03.21”
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes – (AUDIOBOOK) Suzanne Collins – 23.03.21
I loved The Hunger Games trilogy, both the books and the movies, so I was very excited by the release of a new addition to the series. In the original books, the president of Pan Am is a wicked character called Coriolanus Snow. This book is a prequel and focusses on Coriolanus as a youngContinue reading “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes – (AUDIOBOOK) Suzanne Collins – 23.03.21”
The Invisible Library – Genevieve Cogman – 15.02.21
I very much enjoy the genre of books sometimes referred to as ‘urban fantasy’ such as the Ben Aaronovitch Rivers of London series, or the Sarah Painter Crow Investigations books, and I also enjoy Jodi Taylors time travelling historian books in the St Mary’s series, and these Genevieve Cogman books are often referred to inContinue reading “The Invisible Library – Genevieve Cogman – 15.02.21”
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