Kindle: The Reluctant Detective Goes South, Adrian Spalding

 

Good light hearted, dry British humour. 4/5

Libby Audiobook: I see you called in dead, John Kenney

This was a weird one. On the one hand fairly humorous, obituary writer gets drunk, writes his own obit and accidentally gets it printed. Hence the title.

But, there are pockets of such sadness.

Long and short of it, we need to live every day.

3.8/5
 

Libby Audiobook: This Happened to me, Kate Price

 

This is a heartbreaking and deeply confronting memoir. What happened to Kate Price is horrific, and I have enormous respect for her courage in sharing such a personal story. By telling it, she shines a light on an issue that deserves far more attention and understanding.

That said, I didn't particularly enjoy the audiobook. The narrator's delivery felt very staccato and, to me, conveyed constant anger. Given the subject matter, that anger is entirely understandable, but listening to it for hours became emotionally exhausting and made it difficult for me to stay engaged.

The book is often recommended to readers who enjoyed Educated. While both are powerful memoirs about overcoming extraordinary adversity, Educated resonated with me far more. I found its storytelling more immersive and emotionally nuanced, whereas this audiobook left me feeling more drained than connected.

This is an important book, and I admire Kate Price immensely for having the strength to write it. My reservation is not with her story, but with my experience of the audiobook narration.

Libby Audiobook: Open, An Autobiography, Andre Agassi

 

Not a fan of tennis, but am a fan of biographies.

Biggest surprise, Andre Agassi does not lik tennis!

I really liked how his none denominational pastor described God to him. He didn't have a good relationship with his dad, and the pastor said that God is totally the opposite of his dad. 

Was married to Brooke Shields and later to Stephi Graf.

4/5

Kindle Audiobook: Hidden in Snow, Viveca Sten

 

This is the first in the series. I enjoy Scandinavian writing. Personally would have preferred a narrator with Scandinavian accent. 

Tricky to get to grips and remember all the names. Will read second book and see how it goes.

3/5

News24 Audiobook: Trace, Ryan Blumenthal

 

Libby Boek: Dwelm, Rudie van Rensburg

 

Another Kassie Kasselman investigation. Again many names, many twists and turns. I thought I was reading them in order, but realised I had skipped a few when I was confused about him marrying Amalia that I had never heard of.

4/5