Book Reviews
Full Steam Ahead: Discworld Back on Track
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ After being pretty disappointed with Snuff, I went into Raising Steam hoping it would feel like Discworld getting back to its usual self, and…
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Bare This, Bare That, Barely Finished It
⭐⭐ I really didn’t expect to be giving a Rivers of London book two stars, but here we are. I’ve enjoyed this series for a…
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Even Discworld Has an Off Day
⭐⭐⭐ Snuff is, unfortunately, my lowest-rated Discworld book so far. Giving a Discworld novel three stars feels strangely harsh because even a weaker Terry Pratchett…
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A Great Premise That Gets Bogged Down
⭐⭐⭐ I really wanted to love Devolution. The premise is pretty much exactly the sort of thing that should work for me: an isolated community,…
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A Slow Start, But a Great Discworld Finish
⭐⭐⭐⭐ I’ll admit, I wasn’t completely sold on I Shall Wear Midnight when I first started it. I went into this one expecting to enjoy…
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A Wild Ride Through Monster-Filled Mayhem
⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Haunted Forest Tour is exactly what it promises to be. The premise is wonderfully ridiculous in the best possible way: after a portal…
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Creepy, Compelling and Hard to Put Down
⭐⭐⭐⭐ I had a really good time with Whistle. Linwood Barclay has always been great at writing fast-paced thrillers that are difficult to put down,…
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The Ultimate B-Movie Memoir
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I absolutely loved this book. I went into it expecting a few funny stories about making low-budget horror films, but I ended up getting…
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A Fun Trip to the Moon
⭐⭐⭐⭐ I really enjoyed Artemis. It isn’t quite on the same level as The Martian for me, but it’s still a fun, fast-paced read that…
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Even a Non-Football Fan Can Enjoy This One
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Going into Unseen Academicals, I honestly wasn’t expecting to enjoy it as much as I did. The central focus is football, and as someone…
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A Brilliantly Funny Take on Banking and Human Nature
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I’ve been slowly working my way through Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels, and Making Money has easily become one of my favourites so far. What…
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A Story That Never Quite Starts
⭐ There are books that overwhelm you with the sheer volume of events, where every chapter feels like it is trying to outdo the last.…
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A Wintery Return to Tiffany Aching
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ There’s always something a little strange for me when I pick up a Tiffany Aching book. I never dive into them…
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Blood, Screams, and Not Much Else
⭐⭐⭐ I went into Camp Blaze expecting a grimy, over-the-top slasher and, to be fair, that’s exactly what it delivers. Unfortunately, it rarely feels like…
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“WHERE’S MY COW?” — Rage, Revolution, and One of Discworld’s Best Watch Novels
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I’ve been slowly making my way back through the Discworld books, and every time I return to the City Watch novels, I remember why…
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Science, Survival and Another Trip Across the Stars: Revisiting Project Hail Mary
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Another of this year’s re-reads for me, and revisiting Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir felt oddly well-timed considering the film adaptation has recently…
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A Strong Premise That Doesn’t Quite Stick the Landing
⭐⭐⭐ I’m always up for anything involving zombies or virus outbreaks, so The Splits by M.V Clark immediately felt like something right up my street.…
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A Relic Worth Returning To: Pendergast Steals the Show
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ There’s something ridiculously satisfying about going back to a book you already know you love and finding out it still completely holds up—and that’s…
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