Sir Terry Pratchett is my favourite author, the Discworld my favourite series, and the City Watch books my favourite subset of those novels. Snuff, therefore, had a high bar to …
Book Review: Snuff (Discworld #39) by Terry Pratchett
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Book Review: Galaxy in Flames by Ben Counter
Let’s just start with a little context setting, given that this is book III in the series. If you’ve read my review of Horus Rising, you’ll know what first enticed …
Book Review: The Last Murder at the End of the World, by Stuart Turton
Stuart Turton writes books that are difficult to review. They’re incredibly easy to enjoy (see my review of The Devil and the Dark Water); very difficult to explain. What can I tell …
Book Review: The Warm Hands of Ghosts, by Katherine Arden
Stories really are a funny thing, aren’t they? It’s thanks to stories like The Warm Hands of Ghosts that I can vicariously experience some of the worst things that have …
Halfway through 2025? Time for a reading update
Yes, yes, isn’t the year going quick? Where’s it disappearing to? Gosh, it’s July already? And all that. Picture the scene: it’s January and you’ve decided that you’re going to …
Book Review: Horus Rising, by Dan Abnett
I’ve been a Warhammer fan for decades but have never really cared much about the lore. However, eventually curiosity got the better of me and I decided I wanted to …
I miss magazines
I miss magazines. “But Rewan, magazines still exist; you could read one today,” you may reply. You’re right. And I do. But what I miss is the magazine as a …
Book Review: Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things, by Pierre Novellie
I’m slightly mad about this book, if I’m honest. And the reason why is because if/when I ever got around to writing a book about autism, it would have been …
Reading, challenges, and the AuDHD pendulum
I stopped doing the Goodreads Reading Challenge in 2024 because I was trying to answer a very important question: who am I? All my adult life I’ve struggled with a …
Book Review: The Puzzle Wood, by Rosie Andrews
I’d like to start by apologising to any other books I may read this year, because The Puzzle Wood has set the bar incredibly high. This fast-paced gothic mystery kept …