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WO Deeply Unlikeable Main Characters? A Dream!

Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater

January 22, 2024 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: People who don’t need to like … any of the characters in the book? In a nutshell: Roach is a true-crime-loving bookseller. Laura is also a bookseller, new to the same shop. She writes poetry somewhat related to true crime. Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: Strong ratings online in this genre. Review: This book is entertaining, but I found the character development lacking. Not that the characters weren’t developed, it’s just the direction they went in. Let me explain. This book […]

Ugh, These Dudes. Blech.

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

January 19, 2024 by ASKReviews 1 Comment

Best for: Fans of her previous book; fans of Liane Moriarty’s work. In a nutshell: Jules and Will are getting married on an island off the coast of Ireland. Someone will be dead by the end of the weekend. Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: I just finished one of the author’s other books and am always looking for good audio books to listen to while running. Review: I love a twist that I didn’t quite guess but also makes sense. This is another […]

Kept Me Guessing

The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

January 7, 2024 by ASKReviews 2 Comments

Best for: Fans of the Liane Moriarty style of storytelling, who aren’t worried about slightly darker tales. In a nutshell: A bunch of friends of university – along with their partners – spend New Year’s Eve at an isolated lodge in northern Scotland. A storm hits. Someone is dead. Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: I was looking for something to listen to while running. Instead I ended up listening to it while doing pretty much anything because I couldn’t put it down. Review: […]

“Disobedient bodies don’t just look a certain way, they act.”

Disobedient Bodies: Reclaim Your Unruly Beauty by Emma Dabiri

January 6, 2024 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: All those impacted by Western beauty standards. In a nutshell: The way the West defines beauty (‘entangled in the forces of patriarchy and capitalism’) isn’t something to aspire to, and it is holding women back. Worth quoting: “How might we possibly reconcile the reality of the joys and pleasures we can find in our bodies, and in rituals of beautification…with the age-old and sometimes fraught feminist discourses, and the justified pushback against an overemphasis on our looks as not only a drag on […]

Come for the Stories, Stay for the Activism

A Portrait of the Piss Artist as a Young Man by Tadhg Hickey

January 1, 2024 by ASKReviews 1 Comment

Best for: Those looking for inspiration from sober alcoholics / people with substance use issues. In a nutshell: Comedian Hickey shares what his life was like growing up in Cork, Ireland, with a mother who was mentally unwell. Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: I follow Hickey on TikTok and didn’t realise he has a book. The book is … different from what I expected. Review: I was hoping to squeeze this in as my last review for 2023 but alas, I just missed […]

No One Sleeps on this Overnight Train

Murder on the Christmas Express by Alexandra Benedict

December 26, 2023 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: Those who enjoy a murder mystery in a locked location (in this case, a derailed train). In a nutshell: Roz, retired Met police officer, is heading north on the sleeper train to be with her daughter, who is giving birth up in Scotland. Instead, she finds herself on a derailed train, with a possibly murdered influencer. Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: My partner and I don’t exchange gifts at Christmas, except for one book, that we open on Christmas eve. This […]

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