It was a busy end of March/start of April so this post is a little later than expected. But I read so much in March. It was more than expected for sure! Travelling around and spring cleaning really help me listen to more audiobooks.
I read my third reality show in a secluded area goes wrong book. We Won't All Survive by Kate Alice Marshall was the best of the bunch so far. It wasn't the best written (One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware) or have the best twist (How Bad Things Can Get by Darcy Coates) but it was the most satisfying. Coates' book was a bit too gory/violent for my tastes. And Ware's just fell flat. Marshall's was the most entertaining, even if it was ridiculous.
I finished Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman at the very start of the month, just in time for a bookclub. I will say that it was one of the better audiobooks I've listened to, and it was heaps better than any LitRPG books I've listened to up to this point. If you're interested in the series at all it's worth it. I don't know that I'll continue with it though, it's not completely my bag, even as entertaining it as it is.
8/10
The wife and I listened to several books this month and they were almost all decent. There was The Rush by Michelle Prak, Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston, and Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh. The Rush was an Australian thriller and it was the best of the bunch if terrifying. Cavanagh's book was the first we've listened to that wasn't part of his Eddie Flynn series. It was thrilling, but left you unsure how to feel about things at the end. Anatomy of an Alibi had potential but felt flat by the end. It wasn't an awful but just didn't hit the way you'd hope.
8/10
8/10
5/10
I read the next in The Expanse series, Persepolis Rising by James SA Corey. This was a darn hear perfect addition to the series. I don't understand how such massive tomes can be so engrossing and move so fast. The pacing is perfect. Bobby is a total badass and this book represents it better than any other. I cannot recommend this series any more and this is the start of the last three that the show didn't cover.
9.5/10
The last two books were both a bit of comfort reads after the intensity that James SA Corey brings to the table. I listened to Countess by Suzan Palumbo which is a sci-fi Caribbean inspired Count of Monte Cristo retelling. It was interesting and worth a read, if not as good as the original work. I followed it up with book five in the Fred the Vampire Accountant series, Deadly Assessments by Drew Hayes. This series is amazing pulp joy. It's a found family series and has good humor and makes you really care about so many characters. It's the perfect relaxing comfort food to offset the intensity of The Expanse.
8/10
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