Marina

 Marina I thought I'd enjoy this and I did. But in a different way than I thought I would. This, for me, is one of those novels whose sentiments slowly creep on you and suddenly you are bursting with emotion you had no idea that was accumulating. The reader performance was very good, just the right note. I highly recommend if you like the genre, or a slice of life/coming of age story that is done right. 

The Housekeeper

 The Housekeeper  turned out to be very entertaining. I shouldn't have liked this book. It is generic and does not bring anything more than the expected. Same old same old Huge plot holes, unlikable characters, drunk female protagonist etc. However there is a certain energy here that kept me eagerly listening and enjoying myself as the events progressed. I especially liked the ended. There is a general gender goodwill aura that surrounds this one that highly appealed to me. 

And the reader was great but I think I would have liked this one in any format. 

The Kept Woman

 The Kept Woman is excellent. Another winner from Karin Slaughter (and if you have not read any of the Trent series and looking into it, lucky you since it is essential you read the other ones before this) 

The Devourers

 

The Devourers  turned out to be a decent novel. It is literary horror (is that a genre??) and I liked it a lot. The audio version is elegantly and wonderfully performed. Recommended if you like your horror with literature. 

The VVitch: A New-England Folk Tale

 

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The VVitch: A New-England Folk Tale  is decent and I like this type of small family dynamics. 

The White Tiger

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The White Tiger was entertaining but the book was much much better.

Fever Pitch

 

Fever Pitch   this book... It is going to be long review I'm afraid. First of all, I purchased this one from a second hand book store thinking it is a literary romance (from which a film was adapted). I eagerly brought it to the beach and soon realised that it is not even fiction. It is a memoir of a football fanatic. I took it back to my room and grabbed another beach read. However I did not leave it behind when I checked out (as I usually do).  DNF is just not for me. This one was lost in some pile and found again when I got new shelves. 

Now this is getting a bit icky but I like to read at the loo. Usually it is twitter on my mobile but again I decided to take this one with me whenever I feel like. 

And as I read through the years (YEARS yes) and towards the end I have finally understood why I could not let it go. The author perfectly captured what it is like to be football fan. My father was one (RIP) and I saw so many similarities  despite the difference in their ages and social lives and characters. So it ended up being personal. 

It is very well written and perfectly explains what it is like to be a football fan. I'm not one, I'm not even interested in the game but I felt like I was reading about my father and I wish he was alive so he could read it too. 

Highly recommended if you have a football fan in your life.