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I either read an entire book in one day or I don't read anything for months. Classic ADHD.

I enjoy reading contemporary, crime, mystery, romance and various non-fiction works.

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reviewed Beyond The Wall by Kate L. Mary (The Beyond, #1)

Kate L. Mary: Beyond The Wall (2021, Twister Press LLC) 3 stars

In the Society, everyone is happy.

Drea Young has grown up living in the shadow …

Beyond The Wall

3 stars

Typical young adult dystopian novel. The author mentions it was written in 2012 and then heavily edited before it was released in 2021.

I found the prose to a little simple but not bad. The characterisation for everyone but the POV character wasn't as good as it could've been.

commented on A Lesson in Malice by Catherine Kirwan (Finn Fitzpatrick Series, #3)

Catherine Kirwan: A Lesson in Malice (2024, Hachette Ireland) No rating

A visit to her old university takes an unexpected turn for solicitor Finn Fitzpatrick when …

Didn't realise that this was part of a series, wish they'd made it more obvious on the cover or at the start. I'm not too lost, but it does make references to other events that I should probably recognise from previous books. Oh, well.

Freya Berry: The Dictator's Wife (2022, Headline Publishing Group) 3 stars

'I know you would like to hate me. History is written by the victors, and …

The Dictator's Wife

3 stars

I found the book a bit of a slog to get through, I felt that the exposition was long and unnecessary at times and the characters to be unlikeable but not in an entertaining way. However, I thought the prose was well written and very beautiful. You could tell the author did a lot of research too.