Title: String Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis Author: David Foster Wallace Dates read: 19/08/25 – 30/08/25 Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 (3.5 stars) Publisher: Library of America Number of pages: 138 Fiction or non-fiction: non-fiction Subject or genre: essays, sports, tennis Book blurb: Gathered for the first time in a deluxe collector’s …
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Book Review: False Value by Ben Aaronovitch
Title: False Value (Rivers of London #8) Author: Ben Aaronovitch Dates read: 10/08/25 – 17/08/25 Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 (3.5 stars) Publisher: Gollancz Number of pages: 420 Fiction or non-fiction: fiction Subject or genre: contemporary, crime, fantasy, mystery Book blurb: Peter Grant is facing fatherhood, and an uncertain future, with equal amounts …
Book Review: Ancestors by Alice Roberts
Title: Ancestors Author: Alice Roberts Dates read: 20/05/25 – 28/07/25 Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5 stars) Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK Number of pages: 446 Fiction or non-fiction: non-fiction Subject or genre: history, science Book blurb: An extraordinary exploration of the ancestry of Britain through seven burial sites. By using new advances …
Book Review: Windswept by Annie Worsley
Title: Windswept Author: Annie Worsley Dates read: 26/06/25 – 28/07/25 Rating ⭐️⭐️3/4 (2.75 stars) Publisher: William Collins Number of pages: 305 Fiction or non-fiction: non-fiction Subject or genre: memoir, nature Book blurb: A few years ago, Annie Worsley traded a busy life in academia to take on a small-holding or …
April-May Reviews Roundup
I’ve finished reading quite a lot of books lately and written the reviews for them but haven’t quite found my schedule with posting them. I’ve got reviews going back to books I finished in April that aren’t posted yet. So I figured I’d do some drive-by mini reviews just to …
Book Review: The Mini ADHD Coach by Alice Gendron
Title: The Mini ADHD Coach Author: The Mini ADHD Coach Dates read: 29/04/25 – 01/05/25 Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Publisher: Vermillion Number of pages: 204 Fiction or non-fiction: non-fiction Subject or genre: adhd, psychology, self-help Book blurb: When Alice Gendron was diagnosed with ADHD aged 29, she knew she didn’t fit the …
Book Review: Murder at Kings Crossing by Andrea Penrose
Title: Murder at Kings Crossing (Wrexford & Sloane #8) Author: Andrea Penrose Dates read: 07/03/25 – 23/04/25 Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Publisher: Kensington Books Number of pages: 369 Fiction or non-fiction: fiction Subject or genre: historical fiction, mystery Book blurb: Celebration is in the air at Wrexford and Charlotte’s country estate as …
Book Review: The Twat Files by Dawn French
Title: The Twat Files Author: Dawn French Dates read: 13/04/25 – 22/04/25 Rating 3/5 Publisher: Penguin Number of pages: 400 Fiction or non-fiction: nonfiction Subject or genre: humour, memoir Book blurb: Wanker. Git. Prick. Prat. Dick. Eejit. Plonker. Pillock. Nincompoop. Bellend. Halfwit. Dolt. Chump. Nitwit. Moron. ****wit. Simpleton. Lunatic. Dork. …
Book Review: How to be a Renaissance Woman by Jill Burke
Title: How to be a Renaissance Woman Author: Jill Burke Dates read: 30/03/25 – 21/04/25 Rating 3/5 Publisher: Wellcome Collection Number of pages: 338 Fiction or non-fiction: nonfiction Subject or genre: art, feminism, history Book blurb: Plunge into the intimate history of cosmetics, and discover how, for centuries, women have …
Book Review: The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Title: The Love Hypothesis Author: Ali Hazelwood Dates read: 08/03/25 – 21/03/25 Rating 5/5 Publisher: Berkley Books Number of pages: 356 Fiction or non-fiction: fiction Subject or genre: contemporary, romance Book blurb: As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn’t believe in lasting romantic relationships–but her best friend does, and …