Audiobook Reviews

The Top Five Things to Consider before Filing an Employee Relations Complaint

14 July 2024

This felt like a useful guide for employees at all levels of an organisation could use to help understand the process of filing a complaint. From the outset, the author Patrice Miller outlines the reality of what can be expected, […]

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Blood Ex Libris

9 July 2024

Somewhat steamier than books I typically read, “Blood Ex Libris” by Raven Belasco is a dark fantasy blended with romance, erotica, humour and adventure. The story revolves around Anushka – aka Noosh – a librarian who frequently fails to engage

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Review Suspense Thriller

Extinction

3 July 2024

I can’t imagine in the normal course of things I’d have come across this book, but I’d heard Cal Newport review it on his Deep Questions podcast and thought I’d give it a go. As it turns out, it was

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Review Suspense Thriller

The Sudden Appearance of Hope

19 June 2024

Another book by Claire North that I’ve been looking at in my wish list is “The Sudden Appearance of Hope”, and this week I’ve finally got around to giving it a listen. I’ve enjoyed both other books by North and

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Review Science Fiction

Hard Luck Hank: Early Years & Delovoa

12 June 2024

I’ve been on a bit of a Hard Luck Hank binge recently, where I’ve started the entire series over from scratch. It’s still one of my favourite series because it hits my funny bone just right. Even with the dreadful

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Review Science Fiction

The Ministry of Time

8 June 2024

If you’re in the mood for a mix of time travel and espionage, then “The Ministry of Time” by Kaliane Bradley might be the audiobook you’re looking for. Combining elements of time travel, romance, and espionage, and set against the

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Review Suspense Thriller

Doctor Lucifer

4 June 2024

Doctor Lucifer, written and narrated by Anthony Lee, is a current day medical technothriller where, thanks to a computer worm, a hacker has gained access to the Ivory Memorial Hospital’s systems and can change medical records at will. The hacker

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Review Humor

Junkers

26 May 2024

I honestly can’t remember when I got “Junkers” by Benjamin Wallace. I assume it was during a sale and then promptly forgot about it. It wasn’t until I was scrolling through my audiobooks, looking for something to relisten to that

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Review Suspense Thriller

Shooting Bogies

19 May 2024

“Shooting Bogies” by Ralph Monti is a short yet thoroughly entertaining read. The story follows the misadventures of Rocky Delmonico, a golf hustler who becomes entangled with Gino Lofaccio, a neighbourhood mafia boss. Rocky’s streak of bad luck begins when

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Review Science Fiction

George Orwell’s 1984

13 May 2024

This isn’t going to be dreadfully long review as I suspect most people have either read the original or have at least a passing understanding of 1984 by George Orwell by this stage. The most current incarnation of the classic

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Review Suspense Thriller

Touch

3 May 2024

Another book that has been languishing on my wish list for far too long is “Touch” by Claire North. I had previously both read and listened to “The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August” on multiple occasions and had been

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Review LitRPG

Dungeon Market

28 April 2024

Shady Greg, with a terminal case of the stupids, returns and manages to blunder his way through yet another troubled time for his business. Shady Greg is both the savviest entrepreneur in the world of Jadera and also the most

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