Book Review Year 2 No 1

So, without further ado:

The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman

Recommended by my good friend E.  It's about Irene, a professional spy for the Library, which harvest fictions from different realities.  There's steampunk, mechanical crocodiles, plots and counter-plots, thrills and spills,and is generally a good read.  Worth trying if you want an adventure book that's in a different reality with an entertaining heroine.


Black Cherry Blues by James Lee Burke

I took this from one of those celebrity recommended book thingies, because it was different from anything I've read before.  The descriptions of life in Louisiana were beautifully written - and I don't go in for descriptive generally.  The plot was gripping, although the case was rather more physically than I read by choice.  It's crime fiction, but one where I cared for the main protagonist and some of those around him.


Mort by Terry Pratchett
Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett

Yes, I am slowly reading the Discworld books.  I enjoyed both these - I found I was keen to keep reading to find what happened to Mort, even when I knew I needed to go to sleep.  And similarly with Men at Arms, I really wanted to know what happened.  I don't feel the attraction others have for the 'verse, but the stories themselves did what a good story should do - encouraged me to keep turning the pages.


Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J K Rowling

I'm still not caught up with the stories.  It feels predictable, and where there are twists I don't find them satisfying.  And the Ministry of Magic pretending nothing is going wrong has to be my least favourite trope.