Five for Friday – Audiobook Narrators

The usual Reddit/Twitter debate of "Do audiobooks count as Reading" as raised its ugly head again and the answer is unequivocally YES! Yes Audiobooks count as reading. Lets ignore that discounting audiobooks is ableist to all hell, or that it ignores rich cultural heritages of oral traditional story telling, but instead look at the Science.…

ARC Review – Mickey7

Title: Mickey7Author: Edward AshtonRelease Date: 17/2/2022E.S.C.A.P.E Score: 52(see below for breakdown) 5 stars ★★★★★ I received a free ARC copy from Rebellion Publishing in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. From Goodreads: Dying isn’t any fun…but at least it’s a living. Mickey7 is an Expendable: a disposable employee on a human…

Mini Review – Death on the Nile

Title: Death on the NileAuthor: Agatha Christie Series: Hercule Poirot #18 5 stars ★★★★★ From Goodreads: Agatha Christie's most exotic murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile is shattered by the discovery…

ARC Review – The God of Lost Words

Title: The god of Lost WordsAuthor: A.J. HackwithSeries: Hell's LibraryRelease Date: 8/2/2021E.S.C.A.P.E Score: 50(see below for breakdown) 5 stars ★★★★★ I received a free eARC copy from Titan Books ,via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. From Goodreads: To save the Library of the Unwritten in Hell, former librarian…

Sunday six – Romances of all Shapes and Sizes

Tomorrow is Valentines Day so I thought I would get a little romantic and discuss six bookish romances that I enjoyed. Romance and love come in all shapes and sizes so I have tried to find books that also have romances that reflect the different array of love that can be found in the world..…

ARC Review – The Lighthouse

Title: The LighthouseAuthor: Fran DorricottRelease Date: 3/2/22E.S.C.A.P.E Score: 44(see below for breakdown) 4 stars ★★★★ I received a free eARC copy from Avon Books ,via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. From Goodreads: No one expected them to go there. The question is: will any of them leave? Six…

Book Review – Among Thieves

Title: Among ThievesAuthor: M. J. KuhnE.S.C.A.P.E Score:(see below for breakdown) 3.5 stars ★★★★ From Goodreads: A high-stakes heist novel set in a gritty world of magic and malice. WHO NEEDS FRIENDS WHEN YOU HAVE AXES? Ryia ‘the Butcher’ Cautella has earned her reputation as the quickest, deadliest blade in the city – not to mention…

Blog Tour – Revenge of the Beast

Title: Revenge of the BeastAuthor: Jack Meggitt-Phillips Illustrated: Isabelle FollathSeries: The Beast and The Bethany #2 5 stars ★★★★★ From Goodreads: Once upon a very badly behaved time, 511-year-old Ebenezer kept a beast in his attic. He would feed the beast all manner of objects and creatures and in return the beast would vomit him…