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Currently Reading: Wolf Hall audiobook, and a book on fatherhood in ME lit. Also other stuff on hiatus.
Recently Finished: Many things, including 'More than Two' and two cheap gay romance e-books.
Backdated Reviews: are finally catching up. One of these i finished in the last fortnight!
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I finished listening to this as audiobook in the Netherlands on my way back to Geneva, late Jan. I had forgotten how *good* it was. My perception had been skewed by the poor pacing of the movie 6A. Especially when read aloud at audiobook pace, the wandering-in-the-forest part isn't a drag at all: there are little ups and downs, highs and lows as each project builds up and unravels. Harry and Hermione alone without Ron is fascinating - the dynamic is just that bit different. Ron's character development is excellent. Molly Weasley made me cry. I love them all.
Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I really *enjoyed* this book. Kobna Holdbook-Smith's narration is still glorious: he can narrate my life any time. Beverley continues to be awesome. ( Spoilers! )
A Year in 120 Recipes by Jack Monroe
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a fun book! It's less... practical, and a bit more wanky, than her first book, but I have made a tasty foods from it. I also made a very bad cake, but that might be my own fault.
Let it Ride by L.C. Chase
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
This was worth approximately what I paid for it. I've had better books from Riptide before, but that was by Sam Starbuck, and he's his own special case.
This book could have done without the don't-say-bi approach; and there was too much explaining of Eric's angst in his internal monologue. I should have to work harder and get a more gritty feeling of how the angst works.
I also... hmm. I was in the mood for trashy cowboy romance, which I got. I *wasn't* in the mood for "you can tell it's true love because it's the most amazing sex, and it's the most amazing sex because it's true love". I get that that's a *thing*, but it irritated me. The narrative wanted me to believe Eric was wrong about Bridge's likelihood of getting over it rapidly, and tried to prove this to me by fusing LOVE and AMAZING SEX. Unfortunately, this just made me think Eric was probably right.
Also there was an unnecessary marriage proposal at the end. Whhhhy was that necessary.
Up Next:
Not sure! I still have to finish some things I started in January...
Recently Finished: Many things, including 'More than Two' and two cheap gay romance e-books.
Backdated Reviews: are finally catching up. One of these i finished in the last fortnight!
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I finished listening to this as audiobook in the Netherlands on my way back to Geneva, late Jan. I had forgotten how *good* it was. My perception had been skewed by the poor pacing of the movie 6A. Especially when read aloud at audiobook pace, the wandering-in-the-forest part isn't a drag at all: there are little ups and downs, highs and lows as each project builds up and unravels. Harry and Hermione alone without Ron is fascinating - the dynamic is just that bit different. Ron's character development is excellent. Molly Weasley made me cry. I love them all.
Foxglove Summer by Ben AaronovitchMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I really *enjoyed* this book. Kobna Holdbook-Smith's narration is still glorious: he can narrate my life any time. Beverley continues to be awesome. ( Spoilers! )
A Year in 120 Recipes by Jack MonroeMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a fun book! It's less... practical, and a bit more wanky, than her first book, but I have made a tasty foods from it. I also made a very bad cake, but that might be my own fault.
Let it Ride by L.C. ChaseMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
This was worth approximately what I paid for it. I've had better books from Riptide before, but that was by Sam Starbuck, and he's his own special case.
This book could have done without the don't-say-bi approach; and there was too much explaining of Eric's angst in his internal monologue. I should have to work harder and get a more gritty feeling of how the angst works.
I also... hmm. I was in the mood for trashy cowboy romance, which I got. I *wasn't* in the mood for "you can tell it's true love because it's the most amazing sex, and it's the most amazing sex because it's true love". I get that that's a *thing*, but it irritated me. The narrative wanted me to believe Eric was wrong about Bridge's likelihood of getting over it rapidly, and tried to prove this to me by fusing LOVE and AMAZING SEX. Unfortunately, this just made me think Eric was probably right.
Also there was an unnecessary marriage proposal at the end. Whhhhy was that necessary.
Up Next:
Not sure! I still have to finish some things I started in January...