Haven’t even thought about this in over two weeks. I was expecting to be blown away and it was just fine. I have no pull to go back to it. IDNF at 30%
Haven’t even thought about this in over two weeks. I was expecting to be blown away and it was just fine. I have no pull to go back to it. I can see how some people love it though ...more
SUCH a fun audiobook. They have a great dynamic and I loved the natural, not-performed feel of this recording. Mess ups, jokes, corrections etc. HighlSUCH a fun audiobook. They have a great dynamic and I loved the natural, not-performed feel of this recording. Mess ups, jokes, corrections etc. Highly recommended....more
While beautifully written, this book is making me a bit stressed and anxious to read which I didn’t expect.
I’d like to go back to it at another pointWhile beautifully written, this book is making me a bit stressed and anxious to read which I didn’t expect.
I’d like to go back to it at another point, though. ...more
I’m a fan of Christie’s novels, but she was so prolific that I’ve barely scratched the surface! This exploration of the history of forensics, ChristieI’m a fan of Christie’s novels, but she was so prolific that I’ve barely scratched the surface! This exploration of the history of forensics, Christie’s place in that history and how she used forensic science in her novels was so, so interesting, but from the perspective of a Christie fan and someone fascinated by forensic science.
Highly recommend. This would make a great Christmas pressie for Christie and forensics fans.
Now, I have a whole load of Christie novels I need to get to ASAP� ...more
This is a really quick and fun ghostly adventure for younger readers that had a bit of everything. Friendship, mystery, ghosts, ghost hunting and evenThis is a really quick and fun ghostly adventure for younger readers that had a bit of everything. Friendship, mystery, ghosts, ghost hunting and even a real emotional hit with the ghostly stories and the character’s histories.
It’s a solid start to a new series and I’m looking forward to seeing more adventures from Eve, Clovis, Tom and Uncle Rufus....more
This was beautifully, masterfully, written and the best example of millennial fiction I’ve stumbled across so far, and while I can appreciate everythiThis was beautifully, masterfully, written and the best example of millennial fiction I’ve stumbled across so far, and while I can appreciate everything that Jessie Cave did with this book, I didn’t necessarily enjoy it.
‘Sunset� is dripping in grief and trauma and dysfunction and I think I distanced myself from the novel the whole way through to avoid that, and the unlikeable and painfully real aspects of Ruth and Hannah pushed me even further away even as I related to them and felt for them.
It’s an uncomfortable read that pushes you far into the uncomfortable truths of grief and being a young person today, and it’s a spectacular novel, but I found it a bit overwhelming which made me not enjoy it as much as I had hoped. Definitely a me problem, and not the book!...more
Thoroughly enjoyed this! Estelle Maskame’s books are always so much fun and this was no exception. I’m already excited for book two after that ending!
I’m umming and ahhing between 3.5 and 4 for this one.
It’s so cleverly written; claustrophobic and steeped in atmosphere, but also so sad and so uncomfI’m umming and ahhing between 3.5 and 4 for this one.
It’s so cleverly written; claustrophobic and steeped in atmosphere, but also so sad and so uncomfortable to read in places that I was occasionally reluctant to pick it back up.
This book explores explore rural poverty with middle aged protagonists, a real rarity in fiction, and a much-needed representation. It’s bleak and intense, but an important read I think. There was a hopeful ending, but it felt so tinged with the desperation, sadness and loss that came before it. ...more
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