The beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri
This was chosen by my book club as their next read, I’m not sure I would have picked it up otherwise,...
6 July 2020
The First Person Narrator…
I used to hate books that were all I I I. Many seemed to be an excuse for lazy writing to me. And some still are, but I no longer turn away the second I see that the story is being told by an “I”, because they can be quite wonderful, in a good author’s hands.
Network effect by Martha Wells
The Murderbot Diaries #5 I love Murderbot! and all the robot pals. Also don’t be put off by this being the...
28 May 2020
Assassin’s Fate by Robin Hobb
Fitz and the Fool ; Book 3 The Realm of the Elderlings #16 So the trilogy comes to an end. And...
14 April 2020
Fool’s Assassin by Robin Hobb
The Fitz and the Fool ; book 1 Realm of the Elderlings #14 Okay, so years and years ago, so many...
2 April 2020
How to stop time by Matt Haig
This is only the third book by Haig that I’ve read, but I’ve enjoyed them all and really like his style...
17 November 2019
A brightness long ago by Guy Gavriel Kay
It has been over ten years since I’ve read a Kay book! Or at least the last post on the blog...
6 September 2019
Children of blood and bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Legacy of Orïsha #1 I added this book to Mount TBR back in 2018, but it took it being nominated for...
13 August 2019
The calculating stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
The Lady Astronaut ; 1 I’ve heard a lot of positive feedback about Mary Robinette Kowal, but the only thing by...
31 July 2019
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
It has been years since I’ve read a book by Novik. I read her Temeraire way back in 2006, and was...
14 July 2019
Ghost wall by Sarah Moss
I first saw mention of this book on Tor.com which described it as a book that leads us onto the muddy,...
4 July 2019
The girl with the dragon heart by Stephanie Burgis
Tales from the Chocolate Heart ; 2 I’ve been meaning to read this book ever since I heard it was coming...
29 June 2019
Last ones left alive by Sarah Davis-Goff
Orpen is travelling alone across Ireland. She’s left the only home she ever knew and is looking for something. She’s left...
10 April 2019
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