Join us for this interim episode between book reviews, discussing audiobooks and the unwritten rules of reading that should be broken.

We don't always see 'eye to eye' about audiobooks, who do you agree with?

Books mentioned:

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (Audiobook narrated by Dan Stevens)

Terrortome by Garth Merenghi (Audiobook narrated by Garth Marenghi)

The Beano & The Dandy published by DC Thomson

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

The Lamb by Lucy Rose (Audiobook narrated by Emma Rydal)

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (Audiobook narrated by Ilyana Kadushin)

Daughter of Chaos by AS Webb

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Yellowface by R F Kuang

Sweetpea by CJ Skuse (Audiobook narrated by Georgia Maguire)

This episode we are reviewing a beautiful, heart wrenching debut book; The Names by Florence Knapp.

Please be warned we do discuss this book with spoilers as well as dark themes such as domestic violence, death, trauma and the pandemic.

Books discussed:

The Names by Florence Knapp

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

His & Hers by Alice FeeneyAlso discussed, the art installation “With the Name of a Flower” by Vera Hadzhiyskahttps://aspex.org.uk/residencies/vera-hadzhiyska/

Questions: Is your name special to you? How do you believe your life would differ if you had a different name?

In this new episode we are chatting about book covers - "never judge a book by it's cover", the popular phrase - do we agree or disagree?

Books mentioned:

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

The Dark Tower by Stephen King

Yellow Face by RF Kuang

Question: Would you read a book without a cover or blurb?

In this episode we discuss the nostalgic dystopian book Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.

Please be warned that we do discuss this book with spoilers.

Books discussed:Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline

Big question ~ would you turn push the button? Let us know

In this second episode, we are discussing the chilling Japanese mystery sensation Strange Houses by Ukestu and we learn about honkaku novels.

Please be warned we do discuss spoilers as well as dark themes such as murder, mutilation, child abuse, birth defects/deformity, psychological trauma, death and suicide.

Books discussed:

Strange Houses by Uketsu

Strange Pictures by Uketsu

Agatha Christie

The Names by Florence Knapp

Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan

Links:

https://crimereads.com/the-honkaku-and-shin-honkaku-mysteries-of-seishi-yokomizo/

Question:

What other honkaku books can you recommend?

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Strange Pictures by Uketsu.

In our first episode we discuss the mystery horror book Strange Pictures by Uketsu.

Please be warned we do discuss spoilers as well as dark themes such as murder, death, suicide, child abuse and domestic abuse.

Books discussed: Strange Pictures by Uketsu.

Question: What did you think about this book?