Books
These are the books I'm currently reading, and have read with my reviews on Goodreads.
Currently
By Mikhail Bulgakov
Previously
1-Oct '20
17 days
A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers #2)
Enjoyed this story - it had a lot of warmth.📝My review
7-Sep '20
9 days
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)
This is the first book, that I can remember, that has made me laugh (multiple times) out loud(!) _and_ cry. _The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet_ has firmly earned itself a place in my top favourite books of all time.📝My review
30-Aug '20
21 days
A well told tale of magic and adventure. And more of a starting point for its movie counterpart📝My review (includes spoilers)
10-Aug '20
7 days
The hate crimes make this for brutal reading, but, as always, incredible engaging.📝My review
26-Jul '20
22 days
This is a hard book to read, partly for the confused start, but also the very real ending. A deep insight into clinical depression.📝My review (includes spoilers)
4-Jul '20
1 month
Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)
Fun stuff, as always, but requires prior knowledge📝My review
3-Jun '20
1 month
The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
Pretty much middle of the road read.📝My review
5-May '20
9 days
Close to Home (DI Adam Fawley, #1)
Solid reading, what I've come to expect from Hunter.📝My review
26-Apr '20
7 days
Innocent and beautiful and left me wanting to take pause when looking around.📝My review
10-Apr '20
14 days
Good lord I miss this woman. I could read and listen to her stories all day.📝My review
28-Mar '20
1 month
Children of Time (Children of Time #1)
Interesting, well written and some nice ideas, but for me, wow, a long read that seemingly never ended. 📝My review
26-Nov '19
10 days
Engaging from the very first pages, brilliant writing and ideas with some sci-fi without the need to explain absolutely everything. Loved it.📝My review
17-Nov '19
20 days
Decent sci-fi read, not terribly challenging, perhaps a bit overly grim towards the end, but entertaining all round.📝My review (includes spoilers)
29-Oct '19
1 month
Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3)
If this were a technical rating, the book would get 5 stars. For me however, the book felt like a bit of a slog. It took me 2 months to read it and the story line, good gosh, feels like it is stretched across time.📝My review
1-Sep '19
8 days
The Afterlife of Walter Augustus
A bit obvious, uneventful and a miss for me.📝My review (includes spoilers)
26-Aug '19
6 months
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Unexpected scary bits!📝My review (includes spoilers)
24-Aug '19
8 days
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
All throughout reading this book, I found myself smiling.📝My review
17-Aug '19
1 month
The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)
A tough/hard science start, but gets picks up and good gosh, the ideas in this book are…wow, expansive!📝My review
18-Jul '19
12 days
The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
My first "hard science" read, but had me immediately inspired to learn more about physics.📝My review
6-Jul '19
7 days
I loved it; gripping, heart warming, shameful, despairing, brilliant and quite beautiful. 📝My review
30-Jun '19
13 days
No Way Out (DI Adam Fawley, #3)
Well paced, well written and engaging crime thriller. Not my typical cup of tea, but really enjoyed it.📝My review
17-Jun '19
11 days
There's a clever story in here, with some decent humour but for me, personally, the undertone of sexism and 1980s machismo was a turn off.📝My review
30-May '19
11 days
Certainly a page turner and an easy read. Interesting concepts on near-future issues, but I was left feeling a bit…unchallenged.📝My review
19-May '19
24 days
Great page turner, and I loved the concept of how an individual exits whilst always forgotten in the world.📝My review
2-May '19
1 day
I Had a Black Dog: His Name Was Depression
Beautifully illustrated and communicated. Some particular pages rang more than true for me and it's useful and helps to see the way others articulate their own depression.📝My review
25-Apr '19
20 days
I loved the concept behind this story, but sadly the delivered story fell fairly flat for me.📝My review (includes spoilers)
22-Mar '19
26 days
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
Absolutely superb stuff. This book was recommended separately by three different friends, and it lived up to expectations. 📝My review
25-Feb '19
17 days
Sleep: The Myth of 8 Hours, the Power of Naps... and the New Plan to Recharge Your Body and Mind
2-Jan '19
3 months
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter #3)
📝My review (includes spoilers)
29-Dec '18
13 days
The Truth Pixie (Christmas Series, #3.5)
Good to read aloud to the kids (took about 15-20 minutes), and a beautiful message in the story, whereby the adult reading...me...might have caught a frog in their throat!📝My review (includes spoilers)
