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Shauny

shauny@ramblingreaders.org

Joined 2 years, 3 months ago

I like books about horror, fantasy, sci-fi, Doctor Who, nutrition, Veganism, and more.

I’m in the process of moving here from bookwyrm.social

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Shauny's books

To Read (View all 76)

No cover — Justin Richards: Silhouette (2014, Broadway Books)

Steve Cole: Doctor Who: Time Lord Victorious: The Knight, The Fool and The Dead (2020, BBC Books)

Currently Reading

Robert Shearman: We All Hear Stories in the Dark (Paperback, 2020, PS Publishing)

Ian Whates: Stories of Hope and Wonder (EBook, NewCon Press)

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Terry Pratchett: The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (2001)

David Langford: Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" Quizbook (Paperback, 1996, Gollancz)

Robert Shearman, Toby Hadoke: Running Through Corridors Volume 2: The 70s (2016, Mad Norwegian Press)

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Shauny rated Conspiracy: A History of Boll*cks Theories, and How Not to Fall for Them: 5 stars

Jonn Elledge, Tom Phillips: Conspiracy: A History of Boll*cks Theories, and How Not to Fall for Them

Conspiracy: A History of Boll*cks Theories, and How Not to Fall for Them by Jonn Elledge, Tom Phillips

Shauny rated Doctor Who: Ghosts: 5 stars

Jonathan Morris: Doctor Who: Ghosts (AudiobookFormat, Big Finish)

Doctor Who: Ghosts by Jonathan Morris (Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor and River Song, #3)

River and the Doctor meet on the most haunted planet in the galaxy. The Doctor’s not sure it’s an ideal …

Shauny rated Rework: 4 stars

Jason Fried: Rework (Paperback, 2010, Vermilion)

Rework by Jason Fried

Most business books give you the same old advice: Write a business plan, study the competition, seek investors, yadda yadda. …

Shauny rated Do Anything: 4 stars

Luke Smitherd: Do Anything (EBook, Flying Body Press)

Do Anything by Luke Smitherd

In DO ANYTHING, Luke Smitherd brings you two more Tales Of The Unusual:

CLOSURE: A winter walk in the woods …

Shauny rated He Waits: 4 stars

Luke Smitherd: He Waits (EBook, Flying Body Press)

He Waits by Luke Smitherd

From the author of the international best-seller The Stone Man, shortlisted for Audible UK's Book of the Year Award 2015 …

Shauny rated Middleshade Road: 5 stars

Middleshade Road by Matt Gemmell

Shauny wants to read The River of Doubt by Candice Millard

Candice Millard: The River of Doubt (2006, Broadway)

At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Doubt …

We are visiting the Amazon later this year, and I have been recommended this book to read first.

Shauny set a goal to read 25 books in 2023

Shauny commented on About Time 8 by Tat Wood

Tat Wood, Dorothy Ail: About Time 8 (Paperback, 2017, Mad Norwegian Press)

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I’m really enjoying this so far, lots of interesting tidbits about the 10th Doctor’s first few series. It seems to be quite new as well, as stories as far as Capaldi’s era are mentioned!

Shauny reviewed The Diary of River Song: Series 9 by Helen Goldwyn (The Diary of River Song, #9)

Helen Goldwyn, Lisa McMullin, James Kettle, Lizbeth Myles: The Diary of River Song: Series 9 (AudiobookFormat, Big Finish Productions)

UNIT – the secret organisation established to deal with the odd and unexplained on Earth …

Review of 'The Diary of River Song: Series 9' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

The first story was great - I love the dynamic of River and Liz. But the other three were rather disappointing. And the 3rd Doctor impersonation was just terrible, sorry!