In many ways this book is more polished than the first installment, but the plot here was just a little bit too outlandish for me to truly immerse myself. Still an enjoyable read though, and I will for sure be reading the next in the series.
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Calgary based owner of a dog. My wife recently got a new e-reader which means I in turn got a new (to me) e-reader, and I'm finding it much easier to get back into the habit of reading as a result. You can also find me in the fediverse at mstdn.ca/@jaywll or at ja.son-williams.ca
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How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
For fans of Knives Out and The Thursday Murder Club, an enormously fun mystery about a woman who spends β¦
The Man Who Died Twice
4 stars
Jason π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ π¨π¦ started reading The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
Guilty by Definition
4 stars
Unsurprisingly given its author, this is a book that takes great delight in its use of language. If you can't also delight in that then I'm not sure the story would be quite enough to keep you engaged: it moves forward very slowly at first and while it does pick up some steam toward the end, the ending itself is predictable. Happily I did find it quite enjoyable and although I'd have been happier if it were 20% shorter, I'd read a follow-up if there is one.
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders.
But when a β¦
Jason π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ π¨π¦ started reading Guilty by Definition by Susie Dent
The Perfect Son
2 stars
The revelation at the end of the book was just barely good enough to have made the read to get there worth it, although some parts really felt like a chore to get through and if this were a longer book I don't think I'd have bothered. Not my favourite.
Jason π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ π¨π¦ started reading The Perfect Son by Freida McFadden
My name is Gary. Iβm a thirty-year-old legal assistant with a firm of solicitors in β¦
The Satsuma Complex
4 stars
This was a more fun read than I was expecting, with plenty of Bob Mortimer's absurdist humour sprinkled throughout as you'd expect.
Jason π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ π¨π¦ started reading The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer
The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer
My name is Gary. Iβm a thirty-year-old legal assistant with a firm of solicitors in London. To describe me as β¦
Jason π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ π¨π¦ reviewed Die Trying by Lee Child (Jack Reacher (2))
When a woman is kidnapped, Jack Reacher's in the wrong place at the wrong time. β¦
Die Trying
4 stars
Jason π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ π¨π¦ started reading Die Trying by Lee Child (Jack Reacher (2))
Die Trying by Lee Child (Jack Reacher (2))
When a woman is kidnapped, Jack Reacher's in the wrong place at the wrong time. He's kidnapped with her. Now β¦
Death of a Hollow Man (Inspector Barnaby Mysteries) by Caroline Graham
Backstage at the Causton Amateur Dramatic Society's production of Amadeus, nerves are fraying. Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby is in attendence β¦