Sunday, 20 October 2024

BOOK REVIEW - Pretty Little Thing - Kit Duffield - Digital Book - 3*

 


BOOK REVIEW

Pretty Little Thing - Kit Duffield (Released 2024)

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Taking advantage of Amazon First Reads again in September with a debut thriller novel by Kit Duffield. The cover was eerie and mysterious, with an ominous tag line... You Didn't Forget Me...Did You?

Hook line and sinker, I was reeled in. I've read a few amnesia, unreliable memory type books in recent months, it seems to be the way my mind is taking me at the moment,

Monday, 14 October 2024

BOOK REVIEW - Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad: A Family Memoir - Daniel Finkelstein - 4*

 


BOOK REVIEW

Hitler, Stalin, Mum & Dad - Daniel Finkelstein (Released 2023)

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As part of my studies at college, I am completing modules on sociology, politics, press and broadcasting, and history (among others). A key part of all of these subjects is applying relevant theories to contemporary life. I decided to take out some online newspaper subscriptions to a variety of newspaper services, leaning different ways politically, to help me get a better understanding of what's going on around me. Anyway, what I didn't realise is that The Times, on top of having a decent discount for students, and great crosswords, gives subscribers a free audio and digital book download each

Sunday, 13 October 2024

BOOK REVIEW - The Glitch - Leanne Slade - Audiobook - 4*

 


BOOK REVIEW

The Glitch - Leanne Slade (Released 2024)

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My reading choices tend to be dark and gritty, sometimes though my mood reading brain needs something a bit more light to digest. I go through audiobooks at what feels like the speed of light sometimes, and I can get burnt out with thrillers, crime and unaliving all over the place. So when I finished The Tunnel Rats by Stephen Leather, I set about finding something cute, funny and a little

Friday, 11 October 2024

BOOK REVIEW - The Tunnel Rats - Stephen Leather - Audiobook - 4*

 


BOOK REVIEW

The Tunnel Rats - Stephen Leather (released 1997)

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This was recommended to me, well over a year ago, by a friend at work after I asked what everyone's favourite books of all time were. It's taken me far too long to get around to reading it, but I am really pleased that I eventually downloaded it. It's quite a long listen, at 15 hours but is filled with rich visuals