RSS feed for updates to my books page with new reviews as they're posted https://rotheche.neocities.org/books en-au Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:50 +1100 30 Non-fiction: an intense, personal story of life in Australia. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/anotherdayinthecolony https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/anotherdayinthecolony Mon, 26 Jan 2026 14:00 +1100 A collection of eight short stories. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/engravedontheeye https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/engravedontheeye Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:50 +1100 The Rincewind travelogue moves to Australia. Excuse me, to EcksEcksEcksEcks. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/thelastcontinent https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/thelastcontinent Sat, 17 Jan 2026 14:40 +1100 Meet Murderbot, the android who's a complete failure as an unstoppable killing machine. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/allsystemsred https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/allsystemsred Sat, 10 Jan 2026 11:28 +1100 Sweet and warm-hearted HEA romance with witches and magic. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/awitchsguidetomagicalinnkeeping https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/awitchsguidetomagicalinnkeeping Wed, 7 Jan 2026 13:50 +1100 Two short novellas leading into Joe Country. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/thedropthelist https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/thedropthelist Mon, 5 Jan 2026 17:33 +1100 Complex plot, fractured timeline, lots of characters, vintage Herron. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/badactors https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/badactors Sat, 3 Jan 2026 10:16 +1100 I got through 83 books in 2025. Here's the full list, plus some geeky stats. https://rotheche.neocities.org/books/2025 https://rotheche.neocities.org/books/2025 Thu, 1 Jan 2026 14:50 +1100 Introducing DCI Barnaby in his first starring turn. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/badgersdrift-audio https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/badgersdrift-audio Thu, 1 Jan 2026 13:09 +1100 Rincewind visits Twoflower at home, sort of. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/interestingtimes https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/interestingtimes Thu, 1 Jan 2026 12:45 +1100 Collection of eight beautifully crafted short stories. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/storiesofyourlife https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/storiesofyourlife Thu, 1 Jan 2026 12:10 +1100 Revenge novel with a spy twist and a downbeat ending. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/nobodywalks https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/nobodywalks Thu, 1 Jan 2026 11:58 +1100 Classic novel given a great reading by Jake Gyllenhaal. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/thegreatgatsby-audio https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/thegreatgatsby-audio Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:00 +1100 Someone's got a grudge against the slow horses, and Diana Taverner does something stupid. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/sloughhouse https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/sloughhouse Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:40 +1100 Phryne heads to the goldfields and relies a bit too much on coincidence. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/thecastlemainemurders https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/thecastlemainemurders Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:30 +1100 In which Pratchett really starts to fire up the satire. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/pyramids https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/pyramids Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:50 +1100 An inventive, idiosyncratic, memorable exploration of grief and healing. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/luckyday https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/luckyday Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:27 +1100 Cleric Chich and Almost Brilliant uncover some dark stories. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/amouthfulofdust https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/amouthfulofdust Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:55 +1100 Romantasy with a little horror, prototypical T Kingfisher. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/hemlockandsilver https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/hemlockandsilver Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:07 +1100 Phryne Fisher takes a cruise. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/deathbywater https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/deathbywater Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:07 +1100 Out of the city, into the Welsh wilderness. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/joecountry https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/joecountry Sun, 28 Dec 2025 11:26 +1100 Witness the bite of The Embuggerance. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/raisingsteam https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/raisingsteam Sun, 28 Dec 2025 10:20 +1100 Back into the grimy underworld. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/londonrules https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/londonrules Sun, 28 Dec 2025 10:06 +1100 Unexpectedly enjoyed this one. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/possession https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/possession Sun, 28 Dec 2025 09:55 +1100 Terry Pratchett's life, in short bites. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/slipofthekeyboard https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/slipofthekeyboard Sat, 18 Oct 2025 06:00 +1100 Lives up to the title, certainly buckets of blood. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/bloodcovenant https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/bloodcovenant Sat, 18 Oct 2025 05:50 +1100 An examination of colonialism cut frustratingly short. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/countess https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/countess Mon, 13 Oct 2025 05:50 +1100 Pratchett takes aim at organised religion, and does not miss. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/smallgods https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/smallgods Sun, 04 Oct 2025 01:30 +1100 Two classic murders by the queen of the genre. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/abcorient https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/abcorient Sat, 03 Oct 2025 02:00 +1000 A haunted house story exploring grief and how to live with it. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/itwasherhousefirst https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/itwasherhousefirst Wed, 03 Sep 2025 01:16 +1000 Twisty plots and a little Empire Strikes Back moment for one of the Slow Horses. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/spookstreet https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/spookstreet Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:02 +1000 Well, that was certainly a book I read. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/prideandprejudice https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/prideandprejudice Thu, 28 Aug 2025 23:00 +1000 An attempted satire on gentrification and reality TV that doesn't quite hit the mark. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/thehemswortheffect https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/thehemswortheffect Sat, 16 Aug 2025 01:00 +1000 Dystopias usually don't do it for me, with a few notable exceptions. But this is a remarkable book, really. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/thememorypolice https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/thememorypolice Sat, 09 Aug 2025 01:00 +1000 Moist tapdancing his way out of a situation is always entertaining, and the discovery of the true nature of Mr Bent was unexpected, to say the least. Never go against your true nature, kids. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/makingmoney https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/makingmoney Mon, 04 Aug 2025 01:00 +1000 This is a short, beautiful gem of a novella—barely 30,000 words. But it packs a lot into that brief word count. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/smallthingslikethese https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/smallthingslikethese Sun, 03 Aug 2025 01:00 +1000 We're back with the slow horses, the walking mistakes of the British intelligence service! https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/realtigers https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/realtigers Sun, 27 Jul 2025 01:15 +1000 A fun, light read that's a fitting end to the eight-book Bridgerton saga. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/onthewaytothewedding https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/onthewaytothewedding Sun, 27 Jul 2025 01:00 +1000 Pride and Prejudice, teleported to modern Pakistan. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/unmarriageable https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/unmarriageable Sat, 26 Jul 2025 01:00 +1000 A reshaped version of the Heracles myth, focusing on redemption and healing after trauma. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/wearingthelion https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/wearingthelion Fri, 25 Jul 2025 01:00 +1000 Jackson Pollock's life and the painting that changed the Australian cultural landscape. https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/bluepoles https://rotheche.neocities.org/reviews/bluepoles Thu, 24 Jul 2025 01:00 +1000