I see a lot of readers raving about thew Empire of the Vampire series... I've not done any vampire books before, have anyone read this series and is it well written?
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Some audio I've enjoyed this year:
Ultra-processed People - good if you don't mind a bit of science/non fiction
If you hate authors who can't punctuate but otherwise write good books, you could try Intermezzo (Sally Rooney) or Prophet Song (Paul Lynch). Both Irish, very stylised. love/hate
Lessons in Chemistry (horrid SA scene early on)
Circe - Madeline Miller - myths/gods
Dungeon Crawler Carl - only if you like scifi and videogames will help
Bobiverse series - only if you like scifi, same narrator as Project Hail Mary
Me Before You - narrator a bit almost screechy to begin with, then you get used to it
The Storyteller - Jodi Picoult, modern day x WW2
If I didn't know any better I'd say the book orderer for my local library is a Tattler.
From not wanting to stock Georgette Heyers (old fashioned
), to suddenly doing an about turn and stocking quite a few all of a sudden, plus getting in a stock of various Brontë novels when we'd just been discussing them - they've got to be reading here!
Thought I'd read all the Heyer's, but a brand new book of Heyer short stories is like sinking into a hot bath on an icy day, (even if it was published in 2016
).
From not wanting to stock Georgette Heyers (old fashioned
), to suddenly doing an about turn and stocking quite a few all of a sudden, plus getting in a stock of various Brontë novels when we'd just been discussing them - they've got to be reading here!Thought I'd read all the Heyer's, but a brand new book of Heyer short stories is like sinking into a hot bath on an icy day, (even if it was published in 2016
).ooooh, what is the collection of short stories, called, please? I'm hoping to finish the Heyer books in 2026.If I didn't know any better I'd say the book orderer for my local library is a Tattler.
From not wanting to stock Georgette Heyers (old fashioned
Thought I'd read all the Heyer's, but a brand new book of Heyer short stories is like sinking into a hot bath on an icy day, (even if it was published in 2016
I’ve actually listened to both of these and agree completely! Perfect for audio.
I really enjoyed the full cast Harry Potter that was released recently. Saving my next few credits for the next books.
In a totally different genre I loved listening to Let’s Do It - the Victoria Wood Biography. Each chapter is read by a different friend of hers so there’s lots of familiar voices throughout.
It's called Snowdrift and other stories (includes three recently (2016) discovered short stories).
These are all the books that I bought today.
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My Friends is available for me for a library download now. I’m still in Christmas mode but not really reading much.
Thank you, will see if I can borrow it, if not, I may purchase it.
That feeling when you read a book that you were enjoying, as a pastime to relax after a bad week, but then it triggers you. Yeah. I am allergic to nuts and this is the second murder mystery I have read this year where the victim's food is laced with their allergen 
I know murder mysteries could arguably be triggering for all by virtue of someone being killed but I'm used to people being walloped by falling masonry or killed with ornate letter openers. But when it's your particular worst fear/trigger, yeah. Now I'm rooting around my TBR for a happy clappy book to distract myself.
I know murder mysteries could arguably be triggering for all by virtue of someone being killed but I'm used to people being walloped by falling masonry or killed with ornate letter openers. But when it's your particular worst fear/trigger, yeah. Now I'm rooting around my TBR for a happy clappy book to distract myself.When it comes to murder mysteries I always prefer ones that are set in the 1920s/30s as to me they have a more whimsical feel to them than present day ones.
Speaking of Murder mysteries that are set in the 1920s/30s I am currently reading this which is set in 1925.
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I also have the mini novella Death from High Places and A Body at the Boarding School which are the ones after this one. Plus I also have Murder In An Italian Castle when Lord Edgington goes to investigate murders aboard.
I'm currently reading A Schooling in Murder by Andrew Taylor which is set in the 30's/40's I think. It's quite good.
I loved Death In The Spires by KJ Charles, its set a little earlier than your time frame around the 1900s i think but its so good
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