"Big Sky" by Kate Atkinson
I tend to find that when an author has an ongoing character they come back to with some of their books but not all – as Atkinson does with Jackson Brodie – I enjoy those ones less. And it’s true that I’ve enjoyed her non-Brodie books more than her Brodie ones. But I this this was my favourite of the Jackson Brodie books, mainly because the way she uses him as a link between elements of the story, rather than the protagonist. This story isn’t about him. He’s simply part of it.
“The Disciple” by Stephen Lloyd Jones
I enjoyed this book, but felt it only really got going in the second half. There is a really good story here, with a core concept that’s incredibly interesting once you reach it. However, I don’t feel that the set up and initial feel of the book gels that well with the second, much better, half.
“Lexicon” by Max Barry
I got this book as my Secret Santa gift at work last year. It was a successful purchase.
The Wheel of Time Reread: Book 2 - The Great Hunt
I was pleasantly surprised by The Great Hunt. For some reason, I recalled this one being one of the weaker books in the series. Looking at it now, I think I thought this was because, in many ways, the plot is a reflection of the first book. But this time around, I found a lot better than I remembered it.
Wheel of Time Re-read: Book 1 - The Eye of the World
I first read The Eye of the World by the pool in a hotel in Spain, having picked it up on a whim from the airport bookshop. If I remember correctly, the quote on the front cover said something along the lines of it being better than Tolkien. So I figured, if I were to be able to properly mock such a boastful claim, I needed to have read the book in question. When I got home, I immediately ordered Book Two.
The Wheel of Time Re-Read: Book 0 - New Spring
New Spring is a slight oddity. It’s a prequel. A prequel that annoyed a lot of fans who wanted Jordan to focus on completing the main story. Because while seeing how a couple of the main characters met and began their journey at the time of publication, what we wanted was the next chapter in the main story!