Welcome to Jen Med's book reviews. I'm no longer new to this blogging malarky but I’m still what I’d consider a novice. Always something new to learn but hey - I'm trying (some would argue very...). Managing contracts by day, and insomniac reader by night, this blog is home to my book reviews and random [...]
The #Bookvent Calendar 2021 – Day Seven
#Bookvent - Celebrating my top reads of 2021 My day seven #bookvent choice is a book that kind of took me by surprise. It wasn't what I was expecting at all. Billed as being a gothic novel, I kind of get where they were coming from, and there are elements of the book that fit [...]
A(nother) Year of Orenda – Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson trs Quentin Bates
Today it's over to Mandie who is starting her Ari Thór adventures with book one in Ragnar Jónasson's Dark Iceland series, Snow Blind. What better way to start thinking about the Icelandic tradition of Jolabokafloð, the tradition of book gifting on Christmas Eve, than with some brilliant Icelandic crime fiction? If you would like to [...]
Rewind, Recap: Weekly Update W/E 05/12/21
Woohoo. I actually did something. Well, technically two somethings. Monday, I started a new job (theoretically). I say theoretically about the job as I spent the whole week doing the same job as last week as the handover period is going a little slower than expected. But then on Saturday, Mandie and I took a [...]
The #Bookvent Calendar 2021 – Day Six
#Bookvent - Celebrating my top reads of 2021 My day six #bookvent choice is a book which is part thriller, part speculative fiction but all entertaining. I loved the originality of the author's debut and have been waiting patiently to see how they could follow it. Entwining the worlds of technology and fashion and feeding [...]
A(nother) Year Of Orenda: Fall by West Camel
Today I am absolutely delighted to share my thoughts on the brand new novel from West Camel, Fall. I loved the author's previous novel, Attend and so have been looking forward to seeing what he would offer us next. My thanks go to Karen Sullivan at Orenda Books for providing an advance copy for review [...]
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