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Very pleasant read! I hadn't expected to love it so dearly, but it had such a good mix of sweet and sad. Immediately started the next book because I just couldn't wait.

Also, Leslie Manville's narration is absolutely brilliant!!

I didn't feel disadvantaged by not having read any of the other Eddie Flynn novels.

The narrative structure was very interesting, and I do like an unreliable narrator.  It felt a little clichéd at times, and I'm also not super convinced by a Northern Irish ex-lawyer/author writing a gritty New York defence lawyer. I kinda saw where this was going as soon as the trial started, but it was still decent. I'd be interested in trying another Steve Cavanagh mystery, and I'd definitely enjoy more Kate & Bloch.

(I also spotted 2 errors in the paperback edition so I have to take 0.25 stars away)

I think the jumping back and forth in time was a bit confusing, although I see why Elliot chose to do that. It is, ultimately, a deeply intimate, sad and reflective story. Certainly an important book to better understand what it is to be visibly and openly queer.

Doesn't hold a flame to A Man Called Ove or Anxious People, but a lovely little novella.

So I really did like Magpie Murders. I think I enjoyed the real world story of Moonflower Murders more than that of Magpie Murders, but I enjoyed Magpie Murders (Alan Conway) more than Atticus Pünd Takes the Case. 

Either way, all very enjoyable.

I enjoyed this immensely, and often found myself insisting on reading just another chapter before going to bed. I had already watched the Leslie Manvillle BBC adaptation but I hadn't remembered much.

Definitely another of those books that's designed to be an audiobook but I had the misfortune of reading. Did have some funny moments.

It's a shame about this one. I'm not a fan of the author on TikTok, so I didn't really know what to expect, but I saw this book on a WHSmith, and after recently finishing Adrian Bliss' The Greatest Nobodies of History and Tom Holland's and Dominic Sandbrook's The Rest is History, I thought I'd give another comedic history book a go.

Unfortunately, this really didn't hit for me. I think it was basically written to be an audiobook, and I was on Kindle. I did see a review beforehand that complained about the “Gen Z language”, which I thought wouldn't bother me, being Gen Z, but it was just sprinkled in with no rhyme or reason. It just feels like TikToks that didn't translate to page.

I also didn't care for the structure. The dates and months and years felt meaningless.

A pretty fun book! Kinda historical, mainly just funny. j'm glad I listened to the audiobook rather than read the book, I'm quite sure I prefer it this way.

I didn't love this quite as much as I expected/hoped. After loving Circe, I thought modern retellings of mythological women was my jam, but maybe I just really like Madeline Miller's writing.

This certainly wasn't bad, and I appreciate the humanising of Clytemnestra, but the ending was rushed, and the story wasn't complete. It wasn't exactly a happily ever after (nor should it be, but finishing the story off with Orestes' revenge is hardly worse than where this story leaves Clytemnestra).

I enjoyed this more than Troy (which I also enjoyed!). Listening to this around the same time as reading Madeline Miller's Circe was a good shout. My only qualm was the non-linear storytelling, which didn't particularly seem necessary.

I loved A Man Called Ove but I loved this even more. Such wonderful storytelling!

I did enjoy this book, and I appreciated some diversity, but I was raised and am an atheist so the evangelical component didn't hit for me. I tore through the book though so it must have been alright!

Madeleine Miller has an incredible talent for narrative. Like Song of Achilles, this blew me away.

I see what Tey was trying to do but it really did not hit for me. I'm not the biggest history fan, but after David Mitchell's Unruly, I was hoping this would be a nice addition. Unfortunately I found it tedious, and was really slogging through it towards the end.

I'd recommend going into this blind! Unfortunately, I had just finished Stephen Fry's Troy, thus I knew all the main plot points very well.

This felt like a return to form for Mark Forsyth. I loved the Etymologicon but the Horologicon fell short. Each chapter links nicely to the next chapter, and, as someone who never cared much about the theory behind the English language, I learned a lot.

listened to on Audible, narrated by Stephen Fry

Unsurprisingly, the previous 2 mythology books jump back and forth to different places, timelines, and people. It was nice to hear one, long , coherent story.

Compared to the Etymologicon, this didn't seem to have as much of a point to it.

A lovely book! I'm a woman scientist so it's right up my alley. I think there were a good range of disciplines, eras, and nationalities on show.

I don't listen to the podcast, nor do I consider myself a fan of history. For someone like me, who doesn't care much for loads of details, this is a good book. Full to the brim with Pop Culture references, I think sometimes it missed the mark, but still pretty fun.

listened to on Audible, narrated by the author, Stephen Fry

I didn't enjoy this quite as much as I enjoyed Mythos. I can't pin down why specifically, but I think it's most likely to be because I'm less interested in the toils of the mortal man than I was of the Gods. Still a thoroughly entertaining book!

Brilliant! I'm not much of a “word nerd”, but I enjoyed this massively, and tore through it in 2 days (which is unusual for me!). I would not consider it to be very educational, but it's interesting.

I'm a dab hand at this whole mental illness stuff, and after multiple bouts of CBT this didn't teach me anything I didn't already know. It was a nice reminder, though, and has made a bit of a difference already.

Better for people who haven't considered their mental health much.

Obviously very superficial, but interesting to see a few myths from all around the world, especially some myths from cultures we (Westerners) hear very little about.

Of particular interest was seeing trends in myths from completely different times and places, like Gods with two genders, and similarity in creation myths.

The most pressing question I've been left with is where do myths end and religion start? Much to think about.