patchworkbunny reviewed The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw
Myths are full of lies. This is not one of them.
Fleeing the downfall of …
Review of 'The Salt Grows Heavy' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
A macabre fairytale, gruesome but beautifully written.
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patchworkbunny reviewed Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater
Review of 'Death of a Bookseller' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Weirdly likeable unlikeable characters. A story of obsession, true crime, stalking and bookselling. I liked that it was set in a chain (clearly based on Waterstones) rather than a romanticised version of bookselling. Audio production was excellent.
patchworkbunny reviewed Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall
Review of 'Mortal Follies' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
This was a fun faux-regency fantasy romance, and I liked the fairy narrator and the fantasy elements but something about the romance didn't click with me. There didn't seem like much chemistry but maybe that's because the narrator was disinterested.
patchworkbunny reviewed In the Blink of an Eye by Jo Callaghan
DCS Kat Frank knows all about loss. A widowed single mother, Kat is a cop …
Review of 'In the Blink of an Eye' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
At times it felt like an AI was reading the audiobook, was not a natural sounding narrator at all. The mystery was engaging but Kat was a bit irritating. This is the start of a series, so I think when she has stops being so high and mighty about AI, it might improve.
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: an Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to …
Review of 'Assassin of Reality' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Not quite as good as Vita Nostra but I think it helped clear up some of my questions from the previous book.
patchworkbunny reviewed Lone Women by Victor LaValle
Blue skies, empty land—and enough wide-open space to hide a horrifying secret. A woman with …
Review of 'Lone Women' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
This started off strong but I just kind of lost interest after the trunk was opened. There are quite a few side characters that the narration focuses on and I didn't feel they were fully developed. It was nice to see a "western" following women of colour though.
patchworkbunny reviewed You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry
Review of 'You and Me on Vacation' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Was pleasantly surprised considering how many people I've seen disliked this one. Maybe it helps that I still haven't read Beach Read.
patchworkbunny reviewed Infinity Gate by M. R. Carey (The Pandominion, #1)
"The Pandominion: a political and trading alliance of a million worlds. Except that they're really …
Review of 'Infinity Gate' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Some interesting ideas about the evolution of intelligence (both biological and artificial) across different realities, I liked it, but there was a bit much military sci-fi for me to truly love it. Would read book two.
patchworkbunny reviewed A Gift of Poison by Bella Ellis (The Brontë Sisters Mysteries, #4)
Haworth 1847 – Anne and Emily Brontë have had their books accepted for publication, while …
Review of 'Gift of Poison' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I've really enjoyed this series following the Brontës' fictional exploits as lady detectors. This is the final book, with the author choosing to end before their story becomes mired in tragedy. It's based on the real Haworth poisoner's trial, albeit some dates and names changed.
patchworkbunny reviewed Ghosts in the Hedgerow by Tom Moorhouse
In poll after poll hedgehogs come out top as Britain's favourite mammal. And yet their …
Review of 'Ghosts in the Hedgerow' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
The hedgehog murder mystery part is a bit silly, but overall this is a good overview of the dangers facing hedgehogs and what we can do individually to help. Tom really loves a good pun.
I think it's made me realise that we have actually rewilded a small patch of land. From a sterile gravel and concrete garden, we now have a regular hedgehog visitor (not to mention other species mentioned as in trouble in this book) and that's something to be proud of when conservation seems so doomed.
patchworkbunny reviewed My Murder by Katie Williams
Review of 'My Murder' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
This was a great read but the cover blurb kinda gave away something that is revealed at 60%. Why do publishers do that? There was plenty in the early chapters to come up with a hook. Cloning, the serial killer, VR, post-partum depression, etc.
patchworkbunny reviewed Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs
Joanna Kalotay lives alone in the woods of Vermont, the sole protector of a collection …
Review of 'Ink Blood Sister Scribe' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Dark and gripping, magic books written in blood, a shedload of mystery and intrigue, I loved it!
Sixty-year-old self-proclaimed tea expert Vera Wong enjoys nothing more than sipping a good cup of …
Review of "Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers" on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
A fun cosy mystery set in San Francisco's Chinatown. Vera is supposedly only 60 but the way she's written comes across as a lot older.
