Category: Book Review

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas AdamsMy rating: 4 of 5 starsFinally getting around to this review. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe follows the story started in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I listened to this on audiobook as I did the last one. I have to admit I was a bit disappointed that the versions were different (my husband somehow lost his first copy...

The White Christmas Inn by Colleen WrightMy rating: 3 of 5 starsFinally got around to finishing this book. It wasn't bad! I'd say I enjoyed reading it when I did. Time, other hobbies and interests, and a bit of the book being dull are reasons it took so long. I don't regret reading it though.The White Christmas Inn follows several couples and potential couples, all of which are staying at this...

The Angel Experiment by James Patterson My rating: 4 of 5 starsI can't believe I postponed reading this for years. I've had several people recommend this book to me and I said 'yeah okay' and sort of forgot about it over and over again. It wasn't until my husband recommended I read it, and then dig out his copy (and the following two books he also had) for me to read, that I actually read it. I...

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams My rating: 5 of 5 stars Definitely glad I chose the audiobook version of this, Stephen Fry did a magnificent job narrating. This book is positively silly, and I love everything about it. I'm sure I don't need to write a review for such a popular book though. If anything, I'll simply mention that the audiobook version provides a lot of extra...

The Green Ember by S.D. Smith My rating: 5 of 5 stars What an astounding book! I can't believe I put this one off for a couple years. It sat in my TBR list for a long while (and I honestly don't understand why, this sort of book falls right under my very favorite types of stories). Well, I finally decided to get an audiobook version of it to listen to while I worked around the house, I...

The Animals of Farthing Wood by Colin Dann My rating: 5 of 5 stars My first introduction to The Animals of Farthing Wood was actually the television show. After having watched that many years ago, I found interest in actually reading the book. Turns out I ended up listening to it, but that was a grand experience as well. The audiobook I listened to was narrated by two people; Paul Whitehouse and...

Oliver: The Cat Who Saved Christmas by Sheila Norton My rating: 5 of 5 stars Picked this up to read around Christmas, and ended up getting to it a tad late due to a busy festive year. When I did pick it up however, I loved it. I would have read it much faster (it is a very easy read) if my one year old didn't grab at the book so much while I was reading it. I could only really sit down with this...

Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw My rating: 4 of 5 stars What a beautiful cover! I was fortunate enough to get the Owlcrate exclusive cover of this and I love it, absolutely gorgeous. Made this the BOTM in my book club, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The first book by Shea Ernshaw I've ever read. I had seen The Wicked Deep but hadn't paid much attention to it, now I'm considering grabbing a copy of it...

The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert My rating: 3 of 5 stars I should have definitely read more reviews on this book. I picked it up expecting a fantasy world more like GOT or Narnia to be the Hinterland, but really this fantasy world falls more under the dark fairy tales children used to be told. The ones without happy endings or any explanation. The story basically follows a girl named Alice,...

The Waking Forest by Alyssa Wees My rating: 2 of 5 stars I definitely wanted to like this book. The cover was very interesting, and the title, even the description. But it just sort of fell flat for me. It took me much too long to finish this book, and I dreaded picking it up. The descriptions were often times too detailed and lengthy, and I'd forget the initial thing they were trying to...