Yes, I’ve been terrible at keeping this blog updated, but a lot has happened over the last year, so bear with me. In short, we moved to Colombia last month. After 12 years in the UK was time to go home. We are in week 7 of this adventure, and it hasn’t all been smooth sailing, but getting there.

Amongst the biggest changes… I now drive to work. And that has destroyed my reading time… spotty at best previously, now close to non-existent. Who knew I would miss the London commute!

But I’m trying something I’ve never really done before – audiobooks. Today was my first day driving whilst listening! It made my drive (1.5 hours in a traffic jam thanks to the lousy driving of most Bogotans – at least three crashes I witnessed…) much more bearable. And I started with a great one: listening to Mythos by Stephen Fry. He’s such a joy to listen to, it really made my day and converted me into an audiobook advocate. This book should not be read, but listened to, and I couldn’t recommend it more. Even if you’re not into mythology (and why aren’t you?) it’s a treat. Give it a go.

Now, it’s been some time, and I can’t remember what was the latest I posted here, but I have read (barely) some great books over the last few months. I’m not going to review much here (don’t have the time to read, let alone review) but will recommend some books for those looking for their next read. Here they are:

Vita Nostra – an outstanding piece of work – could not put it down

The Priory of the Orange Tree – epic fantasy at its finest

Djinn City – so much fun, worth every minute

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle – mind-blowing, extremely well done

So that’s it… saying I’ll update this more often might be an empty promise, but will do my best!