Tag Archives: Review

March 2025 book blog

March’s reading was very much a mixed bag, with three library books, one December book, and two re-reads. After the fun of the Elysium Cycle, I decided to widen my horizons a little and picked up Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s ‘Mexican Gothic’ … Continue reading

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February 2025 book blog

In the spirit of supporting my local library, I borrowed Isabel Allende’s ‘The Wind Knows My Name’. This story of generations of lost children, refugees, murdered parents and government led racism and misogyny is harrowing. Comfort comes in the actions … Continue reading

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January 2025 book blog

I decided that this year would be the year of the re-read, the year that I caught up with missed sequels, the year that I made some progress with those piles of books that are yet to be read. I … Continue reading

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December 2024 book blog

I read a lot of books, and published one, in December 2024. Silverwood Rising was published halfway between my 61st birthday and Christmas Day, a gift to myself that I’m very happy with. I celebrated by reading a lot. My … Continue reading

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November 2024 book blog

I just about read three books in November, but one of them was an absolute stonker. It took me a month to read it, with short breaks to read the other two books. Neal Stephenson’s ‘Fall, or Dodge in Hell’ … Continue reading

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October 2024 book blog

I just logged in to blog my November 2024 reading and realised that I’d neglected to blog my October reading. So, here goes. My first book of the month was Geoff Ryman’s ‘The Child Garden’. It’s an old book and … Continue reading

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Ludluda by Jeff Noon and Steve Beard – a review by Jeanette Greaves

Many thanks to Angry Robot Books for the review copy of Ludluda. I read and loved Gogmagog earlier this year, so this chance to be a part of the online tour for the second book of the duology is very … Continue reading

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September 2024 book blog

After the leviathan of a book that was ‘999’, I stuck to shorter volumes in September. The first was ‘Underground’ by Al Ramsay. Al is a local author and we’ve known each other for a while. ‘Underground’ came out around … Continue reading

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August 2024 book blog

I’d say that in August, I was mostly reading books by Tej Turner; with the exception of an absolutely huge anthology that is celebrating its quarter century this year. Strictly speaking, I didn’t finish it until mid September, but I … Continue reading

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July 2024 book blog

Having read ‘Babel’ and ‘The Poppy War’ trilogy, I was keen to read Rebecca F Kuang’s latest, ‘Yellowface’. Money being tight, I’ve been waiting for the paperback, and I confess that I didn’t say no when I spotted an absolutely … Continue reading

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