Pretty sure I'd already marked this as read once, but it seems to have found its way back into currently reading. Curious.
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I never know what to put here. Hi! I read a lot of fantasy, some history (fiction and non-fiction), but also (almost) always willing to branch out a bit. I don't enjoy horror, though, and I've had rather mixed success in the crime/thriller department.
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Angrboda commented on Mary, Queen of Scots by Antonia Fraser
Angrboda started reading Rome of One's Own by Emma Southon
Received this for Christmas from Husband who has a very accurate idea of what might appeal to me. It is indeed so far very enjoyable.
Angrboda finished reading My Name Is Markham by Jodi Taylor (The Chronicles of St. Mary's, #7.7)
A Chronicles of St Mary's short story that is sure to entertain. If you love …
From Markham's point of view, so a male narrator this time. Shame he didn't go with the Bristolian accent which has been established in canon...
Angrboda finished reading Lies, Damned Lies, and History (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #7) by Jodi Taylor (The Chronicles of St. Mary's, #7)
The seventh book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group …
This is re-read times many. Well, re-listen, actually, but there you are. The end of this one means That Thing draws near. sigh
Angrboda rated The Last Devil to Die: 4 stars
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman (The Thursday Murder Club, #4)
You'd think you would be allowed to relax over Christmas, but not in the world of the Thursday Murder Club. …
Angrboda rated The Bullet That Missed: 4 stars
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman (The Thursday Murder Club, #3)
Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club is concerned. A decade-old cold case leads them to …
Angrboda rated The Man Who Died Twice: 4 stars
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman (The Thursday Murder Club, #2)
Angrboda rated The Thursday Murder Club: 4 stars
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (The Thursday Murder Club, #1)
Welcome to... THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room …
Angrboda rated The Last Day: 4 stars
Angrboda reviewed Miss Fitz Discovers Midlife Magic by Red Tash
Review of 'Miss Fitz Discovers Midlife Magic' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
I attempted this as an audiobook, narrated by the author. Who does not have a good reading voice, sorry to say, and sounds like she's about 12. This is bad when trying to make me believe the protagonist is supposedly 'middle-aged' with four children.
Middle-aged. Look! She's 41! I'm not certain when exactly 'middle-aged' is supposed to begin, but I'm 44, and I am not enjoying the label! Especially not when she seems to be written as though she was about 70.
I really didn't get very far in this book. I didn't even get far enough for Audible to allow me to leave a review. I didn't even get so far that I would have bothered even putting it on here at all if I could have left the review at Audible, but I needed to get this off my chest! The last straw was when this supposedly 41 …
I attempted this as an audiobook, narrated by the author. Who does not have a good reading voice, sorry to say, and sounds like she's about 12. This is bad when trying to make me believe the protagonist is supposedly 'middle-aged' with four children.
Middle-aged. Look! She's 41! I'm not certain when exactly 'middle-aged' is supposed to begin, but I'm 44, and I am not enjoying the label! Especially not when she seems to be written as though she was about 70.
I really didn't get very far in this book. I didn't even get far enough for Audible to allow me to leave a review. I didn't even get so far that I would have bothered even putting it on here at all if I could have left the review at Audible, but I needed to get this off my chest! The last straw was when this supposedly 41 year old woman refers to the crock-pot she received as a wedding present 25 years prior. Which means they must have married at age 16. Listen, I don't know what the laws are in America, but I'm pretty sure this is unlikely. I wonder if the story started out with her being around 50 and then she got de-aged a decade and the marriage didn't.
I wonder if Audible still offer returns.
Review of "Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries" on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
In a small attempt to break my habit of only writing reviews of books I hated, this one was AMAZING. I fell for Emily almost immediately, probably because as an introvert myself, I identified strongly with her.
I had it as an audiobook, and the narrator was excellent as well, sounding so exactly like you would imagine Emily to sound that it was so easy to get immersed in the story.
I have preordered the next book already and I really hope it will be the same narrator. I forgot to check.
