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Sweetpea

Slightly uncomfortable thriller, and not in a good way

Sweetpea by C.J. Skuse

May 25, 2022 by postcardsandbooks 5 Comments

As a thriller, I guess this was fine. Rhiannon is a serial killer who deliberately puts herself in situations where she might get assaulted so she can use it as an excuse for murder. While the first couple of chapters were fast-paced and very thrilling, it just didn’t hold up throughout the book. I didn’t connect to any characters, so none of it felt like it mattered. A few of the things that happened such as her kidnapping of her school friend felt a little loose […]

Filed Under: Suspense Tagged With: C.J. Skuse

postcardsandbooks's CBR14 Review No:24 · Genres: Suspense · Tags: C.J. Skuse ·
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Poirot

The Queen of Mystery indeed :)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie

Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

The Big Four by Agatha Christie

The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie

Peril at End House by Agatha Christie

Lord Edgeware Dies by Agatha Christie

Murder of the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie

Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie

The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie

Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie

Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie

May 25, 2022 by postcardsandbooks 2 Comments

So a few years ago I got my hands of the complete works of Sherlock Holmes narrated by Stephen Fry and got really excited, because I’ve always enjoyed mysteries. It then took me about 3 years to wade my way through it after the first book because disappointingly enough, though not necessarily surprisingly, Arthur Conan Doyle is a bit racist, xenophobic, and maybe just a product of his time, but a tad misogynistic too. Every time he had more than a couple of pages he […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: agatha christie, Hercule Poirot, poirot

postcardsandbooks's CBR14 Review No:23 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: agatha christie, Hercule Poirot, poirot ·
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This book brought such unexpected joy into my life :)

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

March 3, 2022 by postcardsandbooks 2 Comments

Look who has fallen behind in her reviews again. Big surprise, right? But I’ve been reading so much, and such great books that I can’t really complain.  This was the last book I read in January, and it just brought sunshine into my life. I did not pick this book up on purpose. I’d seen it in Waterstones all throughout last year, and it never really caught my attention. But I was browsing my library for immediately available audiobooks, and I recognized that one and […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Mystery Tagged With: Richard Osman

postcardsandbooks's CBR14 Review No:9 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Mystery · Tags: Richard Osman ·
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A feminist view on linguistics

Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell

February 9, 2022 by postcardsandbooks Leave a Comment

I just checked and it’s been 2 weeks since I finished this book – and I can already tell you I don’t remember a single thing about what I read. So while I remember enjoying it quite a bit as I listened to it, I think I might have to bring my rating down a bit for how unmemorable this was – especially compared to the few other non-fiction books I’ve read lately, which are still living in my head rent-free. Regardless, this is a […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Amanda Montell

postcardsandbooks's CBR14 Review No:8 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Amanda Montell ·
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

“What is a person, if not the marks they leave behind?”

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

February 9, 2022 by postcardsandbooks 2 Comments

I had very conflicting expectations coming into this book. On the one hand, I enjoyed V.E. Schwab’s Shades of magic trilogy very much, so I know I tend to vibe with her writing quite well. On the other hand, most of the reviews I’d seen for it were that the book was fairly disappointing. So I didn’t know what to expect, and now that I have finished I can’t say I know exactly how to recommend this book either. While I can’t disagree with the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, History Tagged With: v.e. schwab

postcardsandbooks's CBR14 Review No:7 · Genres: Fantasy, History · Tags: v.e. schwab ·
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Warbreaker

Even better the second time around

Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson

January 26, 2022 by postcardsandbooks 11 Comments

So at the beginning of the pandemic when I first discovered Booktube (actually, when I found 2 people who talked about books on YouTube and didn’t yet know it was a thing), I noticed how both of them loved this completely random guy, but I didn’t know if I’d like fantasy. I don’t know why I thought it was supposed to be such an intimidating genre, it was just not what I’d been used to reading. Anyway,  Emily Fox suggested to start with Warbreaker, since […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: brandon sanderson

postcardsandbooks's CBR14 Review No:6 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: brandon sanderson ·
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  • narfna on And now, jump back hundreds and hundreds of years…#BlameMalin on this one for me, too, because she literally sent me a copy.
  • narfna on “And that very same evening—that very same evening—Lord Edgware dies. Good title that, by the way. Lord Edgware Dies. Look well on a book stall.”That's gotta be the new headcanon.
  • drmllz on “And that very same evening—that very same evening—Lord Edgware dies. Good title that, by the way. Lord Edgware Dies. Look well on a book stall.”I like to think the wife packs Hastings off to England to hang out with Poirot and enjoys having a whole ranch to herself...
  • Emmalita on And now, jump back hundreds and hundreds of years…Oh yay! Another #BlameMalin victim. That was an expensive miscommunication. I'm glad your grandmother is ok.
  • Emmalita on I liked this more as an exercise in boundary pushing for meI have to admit, I really liked this one. But Anita Kelly's whole vibe just works for me. I do have a couple of non...
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