Thank you, I look forward to your future work 😊. And Merry Christmas

his brother is in serious debt to a drug gang and things have turned nasty. Roman hangs around to sort things out. I don't know, this maybe needed more of a stretch in credibility. The characters didn't feel great. Was good, enjoyed it, read it quickly, but nothing to make it a stand out.

to be much of a muchness at times. Twas grand, not objectionable in any way, but neither did it set the pulse racing. Just ok, wouldn't put anybody off it and if you like this genre, you will like this. Change in life circumstances, but of introspection, possible live interest, check, check, check

Into his and their lives comes an American. A film director who wants to make a film about a book he loves. He see's the location and Tom as perfect for his vision of the book, and it looks like life has taken an unexpected turn, with a future suddenly offering new possibilities.

also resilience and love and family. Despite the dark subject matter there's plenty of humour. It has a bit to say about modern Belfast too. Great read

might view the humanities, poetry etc in a future when pragmatic and practical issues are the priority. Its really well written (as you might expect) and lots to admire - just for me a tiny bit lacking in something - not sure what really, perhaps didn't quite connect with the characters.

I assume this is somehow automated from a keyword. This isn't my book, I'm not an author, I'm a reader

The dialogue is great if slightly manic, and verging (or spilling over) into the absurd. There's a section on the sentient possibilities of cheese for example. ON his hunt of the heiress he gets drugged and shipped to Europe, where there are biker gangs and lots of spies. Really funny in parts

Has some of that speculative nature that is so great about sci-fi, and pushes the envelope a bit in terms of presenting the idea of a sentient antimeme. It kind of moves from what seems like a theoretical thing to a very real and existential threat. An author I hope to explore more of

half is slow enough, and the msytery/drama is a bit of a slow burn, but that's a minor quibble. The book has got a lot of plaudits and they are well deserved in my opinion

They care for the woman who recovers, but as the story develops her reason for being at sea becomes clearer and not everything is as it appears on the island. McConaghy writes so beautifully about the island's flora and fauna, and that of Australia where she is from. Lots to enjoy in this. The first

I lived in Derby for a few years so am familar with some of the words (eg neet for night, sen for self). It's partly an indictment on class in the UK. It is raw in the style of something like Shuggie Bain but in a very different way. At times it's painfully accurate though. Tough but heartwarming

Basically this is a fast paced sci-fi horror novel. It’s different, clever, and has the potential to be a cult classic of the genre. I've seen it described as ‘mind bending’ quite a lot. Bent, twisted or scrambled, I think it was a great read

They are ideas that are unknowable in the sense that they can’t really be seen, but if you do become aware of one, information about them can’t be recorded and can’t be remembered which means the world at large doesn’t actually know they are at war. The enemy are anomalous antimemes.

Water certainly has a clear ending so yes. The next book is Earth & the protagonist in that one is introduced in Water. Water features as a thread through events of the protagonist life - I won't reveal how as it ventures into spoiler territory. Symbolically, water is life...but there's more.