Book Review: Hellmouth by Giles Kristian & narrated by Philip Stevens

Book Synopsis Bohemia. 1370. A lost soul named Galien leads a band of hardened mercenaries on a mission for Mother Church. But in the dark forests of central Europe, a darker secret awaits. Bestselling author Giles Kristian (Lancelot, The Raven Viking Trilogy) takes us on an unnerving ride into fear and paranoia, bloodshed and redemption. …

Book Review: Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells & narrated by Kevin R. Free

Book Synopsis 'No, I didn’t kill the dead human. If I had, I wouldn’t dump the body in the station mall.' When Murderbot discovers a dead body on Preservation Station, it knows it is going to have to assist station security to determine who the body is (was), how they were killed (that should be …

Audiobook Adventures: Persian Fire by Tom Holland & narrated by Andrew Sachs

Persian Fire by Tom Holland, and narrated by Andrew Sachs, is a fast-paced, narrative history of The Greco-Persian Wars. It strikes a great balance between entertainment and information as it recounts the story of these iconic conflicts and battles from the ancient world. Encompassing several centuries of ancient history in the entirety of its scope, …

Audiobook Adventures: Five Non-Fiction Books

Hi everyone! It's been a while since I've posted anything in my Audiobook Adventures series... Hell, it's been a while since I listened to an audiobook! Which is ridiculous really as they're great. To correct this, I've decided to make a conscious effort to pick up at least one audiobook a month by getting an …

Audiobook Adventures: Network Effect by Martha Wells & Narrated by Kevin R. Free

Warning: This post may contain spoilers for the previous Murderbot Diaries books. I’ve finally got back to Murderbot! I was pretty excited for this audiobook, as you can probably tell. I admit, I also had quite high expectations too, having really enjoyed the audiobook versions of the novellas in the series. So, did Network Effect …

Audiobook Adventures: The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells (Narrated by Kevin R, Free

Spoiler Warning: This review may contain some spoilers for the first novella in the series, All Systems Red. Hey everyone! Welcome back to Audiobook Adventures! I haven't left it months between audiobooks this time... In fact,  having listened to All Systems Red (my review for that is here) the other week, I have blitzed through the …

Audiobook Adventures: All Systems Red by Martha Wells and narrated by Kevin R. Free

Hi Everyone! Welcome back to Audiobook Adventures! A kind of post series that I started... ages ago... which shows how often I listen/read to audiobooks. Woops! Anyway, I have (I swear!) wanted to listen to some more audiobooks, and I've also wanted to read All Systems Red for quite a while! It's been on my …

Audio Book Adventures: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss and narrated by Rupert Degas

Hey everyone! So, this is something a little bit new for me on here - a review of an audio book. I know some people absolutely LOVE audio books, but I haven't really used them much. I have a few Roald Dahl ones that I have used in work when I have lost my voice …