This is a story of kings and castles, of swords and monsters, of plot and intrigue, of politics and betrayal, of pastries and cheese, of friendship and bravery, and of cruelty and kindness.
Along with its underlying message that there is strength in kindness, it is delightfully lacking in cynicism.
Well done JK Rowling!

An outstanding classic. I cannot believe that it took me so long to find Neil Gaiman.
You can see how it might have inspired other authors and subsequent works, such as; Steven Hall’s The Raw Shark Texts, and Erin Morganstern’s The Night Circus.

I really enjoyed 90% off this book.
It started slow, and built intrigue and tension steadily.
But then I found that there was a period towards the end with a big narrative jump, where lots happened in a short stretch. The need to keep track who was where with whom pulled me out of the story.
This then resolved into a satisfying conclusion.

There’s gold in here. But I found it a hard book to plug through.
I’ll definitely be going back for a reread.

Horowitz is a chameleon. It was like reading Fleming.

Am interesting read, worth plenty of landy anecdotes.l and trivia.
Could have done with a more vigorous editor - there are a few sections that were repeated with fairly similar wording.

I really enjoyed this book, finding myself missing about the characters between reading sessions.
An intriguing whodunnit which made me laugh aloud on one page, and feel a lump in my throat on the next one.
I’ll be surprised if, come December, this isn’t in my top 3 books of the year.

Cold exposure and intentional breathing are interesting concepts. And I was keen to learn more. But man, he needed a stronger editor! It’s like a stream of consciousness from a religious zealot with ADHD.

Another outing with Joyce, Elizabeth, Ibrahim and Ron.
Spies. Intrigue. Double-cross. Diamonds. Victoria sponge. And of course, murder. What more could you ask for?

An excellent debut, which twists the genre by removing the magic from the magical creatures.
Part whodunnit, part fantasy, TLSISC features Fetch Phillips, a bizarrely likeable rogue, trying to right his wrongs.

I ripped through the book. It’s not that I couldn’t put it down, more that I kept wanting to pick it back up again. Although slightly heavy with simile, the writing was engaging and atmospheric. I’m glad there is a second book - I’ll be heading back to Sunder City, as soon s as I can find a bookshop.

Gripping. Easy to read. An absolute pleasure, from start to finish.

Beautiful. Haunting. A fable of childhood, and fear, and belief, and wonder, and magic. Another masterpiece by @neilhimself
Outstanding.

What starts as an intriguing twist on time-travel (the memories of the long-lived protagonist are non-chronological) gradually evolves into a philosophical thoughtpiece.

I expect I will bore my friends by repeatedly recommending that they read this book.

One to read again.
Thought provoking. Well written. Sinek again makes a concept feel simultaneously revolutionary and blindly obvious.

Outstanding. This should be required reading for anyone who wants to better understand themself.

Richard Osman has delivered another glorious episode of The Thursday Murder Club series.
Kidnapping. Murder. Crosswords. Spies. Gangsters. Octogenarians.
Excellent!

Another masterpiece from Neil Gaiman. It’s my favourite of his so far. I would have read it in a single sitting, but apparently once your flight had landed the flight crew need you to get off the plane. I’ll reread this book again sometime soon - like the rest of Gaiman’s ouvrè, Stardust is a fable onion.

A cute kids’ book with a nice message about friendship and truth.

The manual for anti-time-management. Rather do more, more efficiently - do less, but choose better.

There’s much to reflect on here. There are some lessons that I intend to adopt. Like listing my wants, and then actively discarding all but the top 5.

I’ll be thinking about this book for longer than it took to read it.

A truly inspiring story - this book, and the author’s work elsewhere, serves as a handbook for my evolution into the man I am becoming.
Simply outstanding.

Part murder mystery, part spy thriller. I AM PILGRIM is a gripping story set in a post-9/11 world.
I thoroughly enjoyed it, but have a couple of nagging questions about the timeline. A repeat read might answer them - as the confusion probably comes from me rather than the book.

Both a whodunnit, and a whositdunto.
A complex interwoven story told in multiple timelines, with unfortunately inconsistent pacing.
I’ll need convincing to bother with his others.

At times meandering, Both To Run is part adventure story, part self-help guide, and part anthropological treatise on the evolution of humankind.
Excellent. I will definitely be reading it again!

I powered through this. Jurek is an engaging narrator, although I was left wanting to know more about how he converted his pain into performance.
The “chapter - moral - recipe” structure was interesting.

Outstanding.
So much wisdom here. A convincing exploration of the need to revisit our strongly-held beliefs, opinions and thoughts.

As someone who’s devoted their professional life to caring how people feel, I am definitely the target audience. That doesn’t make it a less valuable book, or a less enjoyable read.
Thoroughly recommend.

Despite the wisdom held within, it was a bit of a slog.
But it’s hard to criticise a book about the way to escape the daily grind of trading time for money so successfully that you can then give the money away, by someone who’s actually done it. Also, the author is a likeable and engaging guy. I’ve heard him speak before, and am going to listen to him again soon.

Rollicking fun. But occasionally unclear - characters arrived and locations changed without explanation. Fun though.

Excellent message delivered with passion.
Unfortunately, passionately delivered messages are sometimes rambling and incoherent, which was the case with this book.