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Your Mum will probably like this

Mr Einstein's Secretary by Matthew Reilly

February 2, 2024 by thegirlwhogotoverit 4 Comments

Fifteen years, I’ve been with Mr Girlwhogotoverit, and still, he comes home with books for me that “sound like something [I’ll] like.”  He’s never been right, but I appreciate the attempt to meet me where I live. This is one for Mum and Nan, the literary equivalent of the sort of wine my family calls a “quaffer” – something that you can get through at pace, but which leaves no lasting impression. Pros: Well paced Seamlessly inserts main characters into historical settings Does exactly what […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Suspense Tagged With: matthew reilly

thegirlwhogotoverit's CBR16 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction, History, Suspense · Tags: matthew reilly ·
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Episode 1-44: Overstuffed

November 29, 2018 by prisco Leave a Comment

https://killingmykindle.com/2018/11/30/episode-1-44-overstuffed/ Wherein I review: 161. Universal Harvester by John Darnielle 162, The Labyrinth Index (Library Files #9) by Charles Stross 163. The Three Secret Cities (Jack West Jr. #5) by Matthew Reilly 164. Dark Sacred Night (Harry Bosch #21, Renee Ballard #2) by Michael Connelly 165. Fooling Houdini by Alex Stone 166. Target: Alex Cross (Alex Cross #26) by James Patterson 167. The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers by Thomas Mullen 168. The Beast of Barcroft (Fatal Folklore Trilogy #1) by Bill Schweigart 169. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: Alex Cross, alex stone, bill schweigart, bill the galactic hero, bosch and ballard, charles stross, dark sacred night, fatal folklore trilogy, fooling houdini, Harry Harrison, jack west Jr, James Patterson, John Darnielle, killing my kindle, matthew reilly, Michael Connelly, northwoods, podcast, target: alex cross, the beast of barcroft, the labyrinth index, the library files, the many deaths of the firefly brothers, thomas mullen, three secret cities, Universal Harvester

prisco's CBR10 Review No:170 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: Alex Cross, alex stone, bill schweigart, bill the galactic hero, bosch and ballard, charles stross, dark sacred night, fatal folklore trilogy, fooling houdini, Harry Harrison, jack west Jr, James Patterson, John Darnielle, killing my kindle, matthew reilly, Michael Connelly, northwoods, podcast, target: alex cross, the beast of barcroft, the labyrinth index, the library files, the many deaths of the firefly brothers, thomas mullen, three secret cities, Universal Harvester ·
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