Utopia by Thomas More
Utopia by Thomas More is one of those books I wanted to read for a while, I had it on the bookshelves, but kept postponing for some reason. I think seeing his painting on the wall of Oriel Hall made me want to read it…
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Cat among the pigeons by Agatha Christie
Cat among the pigeons by Agatha Christie is a murder mystery solved by Poirot. I am not keen on this series and this book was not to my liking. I only gave it 3 stars. The unpopular games mistress was shot through the heart from…
Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie
I read Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie and loved it, before watching the BBC abomination of 2018 ecranisation of the book. If you read the book skip the movie, if you haven’t read the book… skip the movie. It’s embarrassingly bad on so many…
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad – and Other Tales – is a short Oxford Classic. There are four stories in the book and it’s just above 200 pages, it is well worth reading. The author’s description is that he was a Polish born in…
Crooked house by Agatha Christie
This is a really good whodunnit. The plot is interesting. Aristide Leonides is killed with poison. He had a much younger wife, who is also going to inherit. Charles Hayward is a criminologist who wants to marry into the family, but his future wife said…
The memory keeper of Kyiv by Erin Litteken
The memory keeper of Kyiv by Erin Litteken is the second book I read by her. I really like her writing style and I would happily read her future novels as well. I gave this book a very well deserved 5 stars. Like her other…
The Useful Idiot by John Sweeney
The Useful Idiot by John Sweeney is a fiction book by an author I read recently, Killer in the Kremlin, that one was non-fiction. It was exactly the kind of book I was looking for, as the subject is Gareth Jones. Jones was a Welsh…
The Lost Daughters of Ukraine by Erin Litteken
The Lost Daughters of Ukraine by Erin Litteken is a fascinating novel. She was inspired by her own family’s history and wrote a beautiful and emotional story. It starts in the summer of 1941 when Nazis are marching towards Ukraine. This is the story of…
Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie
Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie is a murder mystery solved by two amateur sleuths, Bobby and Frankie. Bobby discovers a dying man. His last words were: ‘Why didn’t they ask Evans?’ Bobby starts investigating to see who killed this man. Bobby is…
Giant’s Bread by Agatha Christie
Giant’s Bread by Agatha Christie is the first book of the 6 written under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, but the last I read. I gave this one 4 stars, because, unfortunately, the ending is incredibly stupid. Out of the 6, Absent in the Spring was…
The Minority Report by Philip K. Dick
The Minority Report by Philip K. Dick is a short story, so well worth reading. I gave it 4 stars because I’m not too keen on the style of writing, but I loved the idea. Initially I thought I would read The Man in the…
Unfinished Portrait by Agatha Christie
Unfinished Portrait by Agatha Christie is an autobiographical novel. The blurb was misleading, so avoid reading it. Without reading the blurb I would have appreciated the book more. Nevertheless, it was a clear 4 stars, mainly because of the spoilers in the blurb and of…
To Dream of Shadows by Steve N Lee
I was contacted by the author and asked if I want to review his latest book. I loved the plot, so I said yes. I’m glad I did because To Dream of Shadows by Steve N Lee* was such a wonderful story, worth reading. Even…
The Burden by Agatha Christie
The Burden by Agatha Christie is the final book in her 6-book series written under a pseudonym. I was unsure if I should give the book 4 or 3 stars, but decided on 3. I can’t say exactly why I didn’t go for the 4…
A Daughter’s a Daughter by Agatha Christie
A Daughter’s a Daughter by Agatha Christie is the story of Ann and her daughter Sarah. They are in what can be described as a toxic and codependent relationship. When Sarah leaves on holiday with Gerry, Ann meets Richard Caulfield and they plan to get…
The Rose and the Yew Tree by Agatha Christie
The Rose and the Yew Tree by Agatha Christie is the second of six books I read by her that are not a murder mystery. I loved the first one I read, Absent in the Spring, despite not being keen on the main character. This…