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Murder on the Orient Express

Agatha Christie

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Lost Acre

Andrew Caldecott, Sasha Laika

5.0

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Wyntertide

Andrew Caldecott

3.0

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Rotherweird

Andrew Caldecott

5.0

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Soul Eater

Michelle Paver

4.0

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

4/5

Audiobook narrated by Ian McKellen

This third installment of The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness lives up to its title as the journey of Total takes a darker turn. The arctic setting was beautiful described and made me feel like I was there in that world of endless white. I particularly enjoyed the descriptions of the ice (polar) bear.

Torak had grown and begun delving into spirit walking. The way Paver weaves these experiences is wonderful and the continuing idea of different souls works amazingly with this. Renn too has changed and grows into her own and I'm definitely looking forward to reading how she develops her magecraft.

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A Walk in the Woods

Bill Bryson

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

A light-hearted yet occasionally sombre and enlightening account of Bryson's trek along the Appalachian trail. Like other Bryson books I've read, it has many side tangents accompanying his journey and most of them are either humourous, educational, encouraging or a combination of all three.

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Spirit Walker

Michelle Paver

4.5

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

4.5/5 (audiobook narrated by Ian McKellen)

Another brilliant installment of The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness. This book was one of the first books I bought with my own money as a kid and I have fond memories of reading it. Ian McKellen's narration adds so much and enhanced this wonderful story. The descriptions of the animals, forest and sea are detailed, accurate and create curiosity and wonder in the reader. Will be moving on to Soul Eater very shortly.