Unlikely Match by Laura Bradbury

The book is available to request on NetGalley until Oct 2022 The book jumps right into the plot from the very first page. This is an own voice narrative, and it was fascinating (if I can use that word) to see how a person with a disease that is not overtly visible manages to deal…

A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery #10 #11 by Verity Bright

After reading and reviewing books that were a little off my comfort zone, I am back to a familiar series. I have been routinely entertained throughout this from the very first book. If you think we will find out what happened to our lead protagonist's parents in either of these, you are mistaken. That does…

Call Me Athena by Colby Cedar Smith

Narrated by Gail Shalan; Hope Newhouse; Ramiz Monsef As a person who usually prides herself in 'observing' things, I was pretty ashamed to find that I had not noticed the fact that this book was a novel in verse. I started listening to the audiobook and had some difficulty following the narrative because of the…

Mr. Quayle Mysteries #0.5, #1 by Anthony Slayton

I read this book in the reverse order. After I finished the first in the series, at the end of the book, I was offered access to the prequel, which I immediately took up and, since it was a novella, finished it in one sitting.I will obviously talk about the prequel first.Anthony Quayle is a…

Small Gods by Terry Pratchett

I must admit that this book was a little uncomfortable initially to read for me personally because the author had chosen to make the central 'small god' to be called Om. It looked more like a dig towards the Buddhist side of things and given where it originally comes from, it still felt a little…

Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola

Narrated by Weruche Opia  I started this book with no prior imagination of what I was going to get. The first thing that hit me was the narration. The lead protagonist is supposed to be a radio show host with a melodious voice that keeps the listeners hooked on the thing she says. The narrator…

Non-Bookish Saturday Post: Qwirkle

I did not prepare for this post as I usually do, but I did not want to miss out on the series I was doing. My last month's game was Verdant. I have had a very productive couple of days with regards to my board game hobby, as I have family visiting who like this…

The Edge of Summer by Erica George

Narrated by Kathryn Lynhurst This is a purely romantic story between two eighteen-nineteen-year-olds as they are done with school and try to find their way forward in the world.Our lead protagonist and the single narrator is Cor. She has always summered in Cape Cod, and this time she is there for her pre-college internship. It…