I love sci-fi and fantasy and anything that spans the genres. I adore Terry Pratchett and his writing, especially the Discworld. I would love to impress a dragon on Pern. I also enjoy crime stuff.
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Bold opening sentence.
"I lost my left eye on a beautiful autumn morning with not a cloud in the sky. "
Bold opening sentence.
"I lost my left eye on a beautiful autumn morning with not a cloud in the sky. "
Need a break from the horror
Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2024 Shortlisted for the CWA New Blood Dagger …
Inspired by a real-life murder trial, The Maiden is a remarkable feminist revisionist novel that places the forgotten women of history firmly centre stage.
In the end, it did not matter what I said at my trial. No one believed me.
What's the harm in a pseudonym? New York Times bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not …
I must stop believing hype and awards when it comes to books. This book features not a single likeable character. It finishes suddenly with no closure. A depressing read that constantly felt on the edge of a good story but never quite made it.
I must stop believing hype and awards when it comes to books. This book features not a single likeable character. It finishes suddenly with no closure. A depressing read that constantly felt on the edge of a good story but never quite made it.
When hero policeman Grant Cliveden dies from a poisoning in the Old Bailey, it threatens …
A surprising and unsatisfactory ending.
I enjoyed this. Though the ending went on a little long for my liking.
I enjoyed this. Though the ending went on a little long for my liking.
Not bad. Fairly standard crime story but was well written, had a few twists and turns.
Not bad. Fairly standard crime story but was well written, had a few twists and turns.
I'm not going to comment on whether he wrote it or there was a ghostwriter, he claims authorship, it very much reads like an o. Level composition, he focuses a lot on his sacrifice, and he talks a lot about his privilege without really seeming to understand that it is privilege. He also looks back over his childhood with very adult eyes. A lot of people said when this came out that he needed counselling, and honestly, that's all that I can hear. He shouldn't be telling us all this. He should be telling a counsellor.
I'm not going to comment on whether he wrote it or there was a ghostwriter, he claims authorship, it very much reads like an o. Level composition, he focuses a lot on his sacrifice, and he talks a lot about his privilege without really seeming to understand that it is privilege. He also looks back over his childhood with very adult eyes. A lot of people said when this came out that he needed counselling, and honestly, that's all that I can hear. He shouldn't be telling us all this. He should be telling a counsellor.
Most of us grow up having always known to touch wood or cross our fingers, …
I put this back on the pile, I've read it before and now it's more of a temporary dip into book for me
I put this back on the pile, I've read it before and now it's more of a temporary dip into book for me
Every day without fail, Travis Devine puts on a cheap suit, grabs his faux-leather briefcase, …
Oops forgot to say I'd finished this! Predictable but OK
Oops forgot to say I'd finished this! Predictable but OK
1920s Oklahoma. The richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage …
Temporary pause. It's very heavy going and is back on the pile
Temporary pause. It's very heavy going and is back on the pile
Sometimes, waking is worse than the nightmare.
Earth is dying and humanity's only hope …
I fear this will be a DNF for me. The initial premise became lost in too much fighting. There were too many glaring inconsistencies (muscle atrophy that magically sorted itself out in a day?) The repetitive 'trying to make peace' and the general sudden change in characters personalities have just been too much. I managed book one and the start of book two, but that's enough. At least for now
I fear this will be a DNF for me. The initial premise became lost in too much fighting. There were too many glaring inconsistencies (muscle atrophy that magically sorted itself out in a day?) The repetitive 'trying to make peace' and the general sudden change in characters personalities have just been too much. I managed book one and the start of book two, but that's enough. At least for now
1895: London's scared. A killer haunts the city's streets. The poor are hungry; crime bosses …
I'm about 2 pages in it's, it's beyond dreadful. I was planning to mercilessly rip it to shreds and highlight the worst bits, but I fear, I'll be highlighting the entire book. It's written in such a naive, and overblown style, and it's just sentimental Tosh so far, still I shall persevere
I'm about 2 pages in it's, it's beyond dreadful. I was planning to mercilessly rip it to shreds and highlight the worst bits, but I fear, I'll be highlighting the entire book. It's written in such a naive, and overblown style, and it's just sentimental Tosh so far, still I shall persevere
