Category Archives: Book Reviews

Looking Back on 2021

Posted on December 29, 2021 by R.J. Southworth

2021 has felt like a fairly conservative year, which I suppose is only to be expected. With the Covid-19 pandemic still very much ongoing, there was a certain cautiousness about getting out and doing things even when restrictions were lifted. … Continue reading →

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The Mid-Year Book Freakout Tag – 2021 Edition

Posted on June 26, 2021 by R.J. Southworth

This has been a very good reading year for me so far: I set myself a target of 70 books for the year and I’ve finished 46. So I thought I would do a mid-year review with this tag from … Continue reading →

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Book review: Project Hail Mary

Posted on May 20, 2021 by R.J. Southworth

I’ve been doing really well for reading so far this year. After setting a Goodreads target of 70 books, I’m at 37 already (text and audiobooks), and there’s been some really great ones there too. I’ve written short reviews of … Continue reading →

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My Favourite Books (and Films) in 2020

Posted on December 27, 2020 by R.J. Southworth

Unsurprisingly, this hasn’t been a great film-watching year for me, at least in terms of new releases. Since January, I’ve seen a grand total of six films in theatres, as well as three new releases via streaming services and one … Continue reading →

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The Sandman: Don’t Listen Before You Go To Bed

Posted on October 25, 2020 by R.J. Southworth

When it was announced that an audiobook adaptation of The Sandman comics by Neil Gaiman was being produced for Audible, it sounded like the sort of thing I’d like to check out; I’d heard how good the comics were but … Continue reading →

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The Mid-Year Book Freakout Tag

Posted on July 17, 2020 by R.J. Southworth

My friend Angela completed this tag on her blog, and I wanted to try it out myself. One benefit of the lockdown has been plenty of time for reading and listening to audiobooks; I have completed 39 books so far … Continue reading →

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What Do You Like About Your Favourite Fiction Books?

Posted on January 19, 2020 by R.J. Southworth

Recently, I started thinking about what my favourite literary works of fiction are. And then I started thinking about whether there are certain qualities in a book that draw me to it. To help figure this out, I went over … Continue reading →

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My Favourite Things in 2019

Posted on December 26, 2019 by R.J. Southworth

Favourite Books (Fiction) 05. The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King (audio) I finished Parts V, VI and VII of the Dark Tower series this year, and Part V was the best of those, with a … Continue reading →

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The Bloody Jack Adventures: Thoughts Continued

Posted on December 14, 2019 by R.J. Southworth

When I last talked about the Bloody Jack Adventures, the series of historical adventure novels by L.A. Meyer, I had read five of the twelve books. As of this week, I have completed the whole series, and so I’m able … Continue reading →

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The Bloody Jack Adventures: Books 1 to 5

Posted on October 13, 2019 by R.J. Southworth

It’s not often you find a book series that you fall so in love with, you just can’t stop reading and you jump straight from one instalment to the next. But that’s how I’m feeling right now. The book series … Continue reading →

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