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A collection of 33 issues

Additional Review E - A book or an extended newspaper column?

Lost At Sea by Joe Kloc Thank you goodreads and Dey Street Books for the ARC of Lost at Sea. I visited Sausolito many years ago on a trip up the West Coast, but other than looking out of the rental car window and seeing some little boats in the

Audiobook - Grown Ups - Marian Keyes

Marian Keyes, you've done it again. I've been reading Marian Keyes books since adolescence when I picked up Rachel's holiday on a whim. Since then I have slowly worked my way through most of her back catalogue. All Marian's books are good

Audiobook - Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers - Jesse Q. Sutanto

This was a fantastic listen. Vera Wong reminds me of Hanne, an elderly friend of the family, who took over in the same brisk no-nonsense way. Once you step through the door you accept that you are now part of her orbit and at the slightest suggestion you find yourself

Additional Review D - A Not-Terrible Romance?

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne This was fairly readable and I actually liked both protagonists. They didn't just magically get together at the end and there was real chemistry. Oh my, the elevator scene, which I just so happened to get to while watching my daughter'

Audiobook - The Cherry Tree Café - Heidi Swain

Heidi Swain cannot write male characters. And even her narrator's best efforts to give them different voices didn't make Jake, Ben, Tom and Giles any less interchangeable. Our poor protagonist had a tough choice with that sea of meh. I was half hoping for a surprise

Additional Review C - Our Greatest Living Mystery Writer?

The Searcher by Tana French The book jacket does indeed call Tana French our greatest living mystery writer. It seems a bold claim to make. The book is good, but not that good and not actually that much of a straight forward mystery. I would probably pick someone like Lisa

Audiobook - How Not to Fall in Love, Actually - Catherine Bennetto

Yeah, this was fine. Nothing problematic, pleasant enough characters, writing was ok. If you want a cozy romance in your ears while you go about your day this fits the bill. And for fans of 'Love, Actually' theres some hints about that movie too. Well written, cosy romance

Additional Review B - Should I trust BookTok recommendations?

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas I've been vaguely aware of they hype surrounding these books from BookTok and in other social media, so when I visited England last summer and saw my Sister-in-law had the whole set I asked her about them. She

Additional Review A - British Quiz-show host and comedian becomes a novelist?

We Solve Murders by Richard Osman After having so much fun completing my monthly reading challenge last year, I embarked on some other challenges this year. Namely to visit every library my Wake County Library Card gives me access to. This challenge saw me driving to the other side of

'25 February - theme: Black History Month

Will's Race for Home by Jewell Parker Rhodes I was sent this book for free as an Arc from goodreads. It was called Will and contained no illustrations so I don't know if they are any good! It was a great read for black history month,