I loved the Maze Runner book, I was tantalised by its promise so when I saw its sequel The Scorch Trials in Ulysses Bookstore in Hampton it was a no brainer. I had so many issues with this book. I don’t know if you’ve read it, so I’ll try not ...
"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me." C.S. Lewis
Est. 2009
This is the first book in the subscription I bought for myself from Bionic Book Subscription. Just like the three books they sent me a few years ago this book is exceptional. I will probably keep up my subscription when this one expires, all the books they send me are ...
This is a bookclub book. By the time you read this we’ll have discussed it and I’ll be able to put the book aside. I do love bookclubs, I’ve learned to appreciate books far more than I used to. I may not necessarily like them but I appreciate them. This ...
This book was a freebie for me. Phil Smart emailed me and asked me to read his book. He did everything right and I’ll probably write about his approach on another day because it hit all the spots for me. He flattered me so much I was quite happy to ...
This anthology is so good I bought it twice. Not really, but yes. I bought two copies by accident a month apart. I was still suffering from Shingles during all of this time (I’ve got symptoms now as I type) so I’m excusing myself, and I’m sure the Andromeda Spaceways ...
I bought this at Oz Comic-Con in 2025. It was totally on spec. I stopped at a book shop booth and they only had translations. I did ask my normal questions but they didn’t seem to know anything about the books. I just bought this one from them. I have ...
I discovered one of my favourite authors had a book on Kickstarter. It was quite some months ago and finished on a high, having smashed several goals. Why did I back it when I knew I’d probably see him at one of those mini-conventions I like to haunt? Because it’s ...
This is not your standard Discworld book. Yes, it has words, and it even has the wizards of the Unseen University. With both of those ingredients you’d expect it to be Discworld. And it is, but it isn’t. This is a book about the science that goes into making the ...
This is the first book published by Elizabeth von Armin. She published it anonymously, and continued to published many of her books without her real name. Some of them she had published as “by the author of Elizabeth and Her German Garden“. I read a biography of von Armin recently by ...
This is the second sequel to Iconic written by A.J. Gordon and Peter J. Aldin. The first was Quaestor by Peter J. Aldin and this second one is written by Aldin’s co-author. Iconic showed me that Aldin and Gordon are best when they write together. I’m not saying when they ...
I read this book as part of my book club. I’m not sure I would have picked it up if I’d realised the subject matter would be so hard to read. On the other hand, the writing is fantastic, I really struggled to put it down. I loved Odette from ...
This book was the subject of the new bookclub run by the Victorian Discworld Klatch on Discord. People assume that because I have been involved in the Discworld Conventions and the Victorian Discworld Klatch that I must have read all the books. That is not a good assumption. I’m an ...
I have this book because I back Baxter on Patreon. Why I back him on Patreon was beyond me until I read this book. I have no memory of where I came across him and no memory of reading any of his works in the past. But past me must ...
I bought this book directly from Aldin during Oz Comic-Con this year. If you happen to like this cover and you manage the buy it somewhere you’ll be incredibly lucky. I happened to snag the last copy with this cover. This is the second book in the Outer Reaches Series. ...
This is a book I read recently as a Buddy Read with a book blogging friend, Tracey. It took me far too long to find the book. It wasn’t on my shelves, nor owned by anyone I asked. As she’s a slow reader and I’m a fast reader I didn’t ...