Knife, a review by Joanna
Knife Jo Nesbo 400 pages Published on July 9th, 2019 🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪 Knife is the twelfth book in the outstanding Harry Hole series set in Norway’s capital, Oslo. If you’re new to this author, don’t start with this one – … Continued
Philly Barker Investigates, a review by Joanna
Philly Barker Investigates Joanne Tracey 241 pages Published September 28, 2022 🖼️🖼️🖼️🖼️🖼️ Amazon | GoodReads This is the first instalment in a cosy mystery series about a crime-fighting middle-aged antiques dealer. I don’t usually read this genre – it can … Continued
A Second Chance, an audiobook review by Joanna
A Second Chance Jodi Taylor Narrated by Zara Ramm Released on August 8, 2014 Audible audio 🎧🎧🎧 This is the third full book in the Chronicles of St Mary’s series, about a dysfunctional bunch of time-travelling historians. We’ve listened to … Continued
The Banksia House Breakout, and audiobook review by Joanna
The Banksia House Breakout James Roxburgh Narrated by Kerry Armstrong 9 hrs 51 mins Released September 5, 2023 👵👵👵 This is an attempt at a feel-good dramedy which follows the recent trend in fiction of casting seniors as the heroes. … Continued
Voices of the Dead, an audiobook review by Joanna
Voices of the Dead Ambrose Parry Narrated by Bryan Dick & Cathleen McCarron Released June 15th, 2023 Audible audio 🩺🩺🩺🩺 This is the fourth book in the wonderful Raven & Fisher medical historical crime series set in 1850s Edinburgh, which … Continued
Alice Cooper, Golf Monster: an audiobook review by Joanna
Alice Cooper, Golf Monster Alice Cooper Released May 1, 2007 4 hrs 5 mins Audible Audio 🎵🎵🎵🎵 This was recommended by a friend who said it was great even if you don’t like golf, so I got the audiobook, as … Continued
The Coldest Case, an audiobook review by Joanna
The Coldest Case James Patterson Released March 11, 2021 3 hrs 52 mins Audible audio 🎧🎧🎧🎧 This is a full-cast Audible novella, which was available free with an Audible Australia subscription. It’s a prequel to the Billy Harney trilogy, one … Continued
Surrender, an audiobook review by Joanna
Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story Bono Released Nov 1, 2022 20 hrs 25 mins Audible 🎵🎵🎵🎵 Surrender is a fascinating and sometimes poignant, but awfully long memoir written by Bono, the lead singer of U2. I listened to the audiobook, … Continued
Dear Hanna, a review by Joanna
Dear Hanna Zoje Stage 331 pages Thomas & Mercer Published on August 13th, 2024 🦊🦊🦊 Amazon | GoodReads This is the sequel to 2018’s Baby Teeth, which was about a psychopathic child competing with her mother for the love of … Continued
Audiobook August with The Book Review Crew
Hey there, audio aficionados and story seekers! Let’s talk about our absolute obsession with audiobooks and why they’re a game-changer. Imagine diving into your favorite stories while jogging, commuting, or even doing chores—it’s like having a portable library in your … Continued