Everything to do with books! Mostly book reviews, but occasionally, I have the non-review bookish post too.
I went to find Briana’s review of this book because it was how it got on my radar and it hit me that I left this book on my TBR list for 6 years. And I’m sure this isn’t the oldest book on my TBR list. But oh well, I am not systematic enough to… Read More Book Review: The Fellowship by Philip Zaleski and Carol Zaleski
So… I’m still finding books from long ago that I’ve not read because I was looking through my bookshelves and came across this edition of The Maze Runner! It’s probably a gift edition or a collector’s edition, given that it’s hardcover in a slipcase, but sadly it’s already slightly foxed. Anyway, on to the story!… Read More Book Review: The Maze Runner by James Dashner
I can’t remember exactly when, but a few years ago I listened to a BBC podcast called “The Missing Cryptoqueen”. It was about the OneCoin scam and it tried to track the origins of its missing founder – Ruja Ignatova. I enjoyed the podcast very much, but didn’t really follow what happened after so I… Read More Book Review: The Missing Cryptoqueen by Jamie Bartlett
I was looking for a lighter read after my spate of non-fiction books and came across this book which has been languishing on my TBR. I found this from Em’s very positive review of it (if you see this, Em, I miss your posts!) and put it on my TBR list where it has sat… Read More Book Review: Changeling (The Oddmire #1) by William Ritter
Is this sixth story the end of the Six Stories series??? I would hope not but I have to say that this is a fitting end to a series that I enjoyed SO MUCH. Six Stories has never shied away from difficult “cases” – a girl who murdered her family, a pop star accused of… Read More Book Review: Demon by Matt Wesolowski
I really, really can’t stay away from the Six Stories series. Deity is the fifth book in the series and I’ll probably finish the last book before the month is out! What can I say – this essentially has six long “chapters” and although I would ordinarily find the chapters long, each chapter/episode is so… Read More Book Review: Deity by Matt Wesolowski
Why are some songs hits? Why is the Mona Lisa one of the most famous paintings around? How do things really go viral on the internet (and in real life)? Hit Makers by Derek Thompson does it best to answer why and how things go viral. I’m going to spoil the book for you because… Read More Book Review: Hit Makers by Derek Thompson
I saw a recommendation for this book and as a fairly anxious person, I thought it would be helpful. And wow, it has taken me so long to write this review, not because I was procrastinating, but essentially because I read the book twice – once where I read the book (where I made a… Read More Book Review: Unwinding Anxiety by Judson Alyn Brewer
Here’s another book that I got for free at the NLB Big Book Giveaway! I quite like Moers’ fantasy works (The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear is really inventive) so this was an easy pick for me. While A Wild Ride Through The Night is fantasy like so many of his other stories, it’s… Read More Book Review: A Wild Ride Through The Night by Walter Moers
I borrowed this book because the subtitle mentioned “tech gurus” and I thought it was going to be another book on influencers. But I was wrong – Lab Rats is about what’s wrong with work (in the US and spreading throughout the world) and what can be done right. In Lab Rats, Dan Lyon explores… Read More Book Review: Lab Rats by Dan Lyon