Well, hello. It's been a while since I've posted anything other than a review - but here we are! Back in the good old days, I used to post regular upcoming release posts, and you know what? I miss doing that.
April 2025 Book Releases
mystery
The Briar Club by Kate Quinn | book review
Another sensational Kate Quinn book. I loved every page of this and highly recommend it to Kate Quinn fans (as well as everyone else!) Though it may be somewhat different to her other books, being crime/mystery, it still has that distinctly historical-forward (and feminist-forward) tread to the plot that makes her writing so special.
Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson | book review
A funny and page-turning crime mystery - set on a train! What more could you want?
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd | book review
A fun and mysterious fiction novel about cartography and the magic of maps.
The Housekeepers by Alex Hay | Book Review
Alex Hay's Downton Abbey-esque crime mystery – set in the cosy early-1900s London.
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir | Book Review
【 NONA THE NINTH 】 ★★★ I mean, I still have no idea what's going on. That's kinda annoying. Genre: Sci-Fi/FantasyAuthor: Tamsyn MuirPublished: September 2022Publisher: TorPages: 480 (paperback) I do really enjoy the books in this series, but everything after Gideon the Ninth has been a colossal effort to keep up with. I'm really glad that for Nona … Continue reading Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir | Book Review
Murder in the Mews by Agatha Christie | Book Review
【 MURDER IN THE MEWS 】 ★★★★ This was half good, and half eh. Genre: Mystery, CrimeAuthor: Agatha ChristiePublished: March 1937Publisher: HarperCollinsPages: 378 (paperback) Murder in the Mews is a collection of four stories (which I didn't realise at first) and I really enjoyed two of the stories, but could have gone without the other two. … Continue reading Murder in the Mews by Agatha Christie | Book Review
Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie | Book Review
【 SLEEPING MURDER 】 ★★★★★ I thought I guessed that one, but Agatha Christie got me again! Genre: Mystery, CrimeAuthor: Agatha ChristiePublished: March 1976Publisher: HarperCollinsPages: 303 (paperback) This was so much fun. I knew early on that this was going to be a favourite Christie of mine. I've only read a couple of Marples (in … Continue reading Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie | Book Review
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie | Book Review
【 MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS 】 ★★★★★ A thrillingly fun mystery. Genre: Mystery, CrimeAuthor: Agatha ChristiePublished: January 1934Publisher: HarperCollinsPages: 346 (paperback) I'm a great admirer of Agatha Christie's writing and I was well overdue to read Murder on the Orient Express, indisputably one of her more popular stories. The fun part about this was that … Continue reading Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie | Book Review
7 Mystery Books to Keep You Up at Night
Are you a lover of the spook? Look, personally I'm not, but I do love a good mystery. It's a genre I don't talk about much and often forget I love, but when I read it, good times abound. So today we're going to look at my top 7 recommendations of mystery books I've read … Continue reading 7 Mystery Books to Keep You Up at Night
