⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I went into Fruit Fly by Josh Silver knowing very little about it, and I genuinely think that’s the best way to read this book. I’d seen it mentioned a few times, knew people were raving about it, and had a vague idea of the premise, but I wasn’t prepared for just how dark, … Continue reading When Someone Else’s Life Becomes Your Story
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I knew going into The Shepherd’s Crown that this one was going to be difficult. Not because I expected it to be a bad book, but because I knew what it represented. This is the final Discworld novel. The last time Terry Pratchett would take us there, and, for me, the end of a … Continue reading Not Quite Finished, Still Wonderful – A Final Visit to an Extraordinary World
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ After being pretty disappointed with Snuff, I went into Raising Steam hoping it would feel like Discworld getting back to its usual self, and thankfully, it really did. This felt much more like the Pratchett I love: funny, clever, warm, slightly ridiculous, and packed with observations about people and society without ever forgetting that … Continue reading Full Steam Ahead: Discworld Back on Track
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 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 who has never really been interested in the sport, I thought this might be one of the few Terry Pratchett books that wouldn't quite work for me.I couldn't have been … Continue reading Even a Non-Football Fan Can Enjoy This One
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 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 surprised me most was how Pratchett managed to make a story about banking, economics, and finance not only entertaining, but genuinely difficult to put down.The novel follows Moist von Lipwig, … Continue reading A Brilliantly Funny Take on Banking and Human Nature
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 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 they’re some of my favourites. Thud! might honestly be one of the strongest of the lot. It’s funny, angry, clever, absurd, surprisingly emotional, and somehow manages to balance a murder … Continue reading “WHERE’S MY COW?” — Rage, Revolution, and One of Discworld’s Best Watch Novels
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 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 exactly what happened with my reread of Relic. Honestly, if anything, I think I enjoyed it more this time around.It’s easy to forget just how tightly put together this book … Continue reading A Relic Worth Returning To: Pendergast Steals the Show
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I went into My Sister, the Serial Killer expecting something a bit louder, a bit more overtly shocking. The title kind of dares you to brace yourself for blood, chaos, and brutality. But what Oyinkan Braithwaite actually delivers is something far more unsettling—and, honestly, far more impressive.This isn’t a story that lingers on the … Continue reading Cleaning Up After Her
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I recently went back and re-read Congo, and I’m genuinely surprised by how much I still love it. Sometimes revisiting a book you loved years ago can be a bit risky—you worry the magic might not hold up, or that nostalgia did most of the work the first time around. But in this case, … Continue reading Back to the Jungle: Loving Congo Just as Much the Second Time Around
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Monstrous Regiment was next up in my chronological read-through of the Discworld books, and it ended up being one of those moments where the project suddenly feels even more worthwhile. I went in expecting something solid and funny, and came out feeling like I’d just read one of Pratchett’s most pointed and emotionally grounded … Continue reading Marching Against the Absurd
