Audiobook narration: the good, the bad, and the ugly?
I’m a relative latecomer to audiobooks, and I’ve only recently started listening to books that I haven’t already read in print. To be honest, print is still my favourite medium – I… Read more »
Category: Books, Films and Music
Book Review: Nothing to Hide, by James Oswald
★★★ I really, really wanted to love this. James Oswald is one of my favourite authors, and although I didn’t enjoy the first Con Fairchild book as much as his… Read more »
Book Review: Hell of a Bite
This is the third in Huntley-James’ Demon Trader series, and as such, is not the place to start. When experiencing the acid-trip insanity of Huntley-James’ writing, it’s best to start… Read more »
Book Review: Tempests and Slaughter
Star rating: ★★★★ Usually, I avoid YA fiction like the plague; I’m too old and too cynical for the amount of angst that sloshes around. Tamora Pierce is one of… Read more »
Review: Charming
Charming by Elliott James My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was looking for something to fill in the wasteland before the next Jim Butcher book, and although Elliott James… Read more »
Review: The Death of the Necromancer
The Death of the Necromancer by Martha Wells My rating: 5 of 5 stars I first read this years ago – maybe when it first came out. It’s one that’s… Read more »
Review: The Gate of Sorrows
The Gate of Sorrows by Miyuki Miyabe My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is definitely Young Adult fiction – but it has a distinct lack of romance (let alone… Read more »
Review: A Discovery of Witches
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness My rating: 5 of 5 stars You can definitely tell that this book was written by a historian – and an academic at… Read more »
Review: 13 Bullets
13 Bullets by David Wellington My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have not, hitherto, considered myself to be a reader of horror fiction – mostly because I’m a wimp… Read more »
Writing for the in-crowd, or writing for everyone?
Let’s say this right now: nerd culture/pop culture/geek culture leaves me cold. I read a graphic novel once (one of the Jim Butcher ones – so one of my favourite… Read more »