Last Murder at the End of the World | 
Still not loving the narrator, but I am hooked on the story anyway. I can‘t stop listening. If only they had chosen a calm female voice, like the woman who narrated Station Eleven. That would have been perfect. The omniscient narrator in this book is an AI who‘s referred to as female, for goodness sake! What was the publisher thinking with this fussy male audiobook narrator? Anyway, enjoying the book and all the sci-fi twists!
Starting this one tonight and I already love it because there‘s a map! 💕 #thelastmurderattheendoftheworld #currentread
pickBook 49📚 3.5⭐️
A post apocalyptic sci-fi thriller. When a deadly fog takes over the earth, one island is safe. But after the murder of their leader the fog begins to close in…
I‘ve just started this audiobook, and I HATE the narrator. Terrible choice. They should have picked someone altogether less histrionic. I may have to start over with a non-audio version. This guy sounds like he‘s used to narrating arch but cozy mysteries set in the English countryside, not dystopian fiction.
Part 2/2 #lasttenbooks
Actually, in terms of books I passed on and then regretted it and bought a new copy of, the last one I re-bought was Station Eleven. They were changing the cover and I kinda liked the old one.
Also, I replaced my copy of A Little Life because I wanted the original UK cover before it became obsolete.
I'm always arguing about books, but I remember proper disagreements about Nod by Adrian Barnes at a book club long ago.
pickThis author manages to combine sci-fi (fantasy here) with murder mystery in a unique way. And I'm here for it.
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
so-soI don't have any strong feelings about this book. It was just an okay story that entertained me for a little bit.
Happy Friday, littens! 🥳📚💕
Today is a good day. I went to Barnes & nobles earlier (more on that in the next post...) and now I am cuddled up with Rumpel and finally digging into the new Stuart Turton book! I am officially HOOKED! That man can really write a compelling story!
@RaeLovesToRead Tagging Rae since Turton is her author hubby! 🤭🩷
#catsoflitsy #rumpel
so-soLong time no reviews! Hi! This was a weird friggin‘ book guys. Like way more racism than I expected. I‘m trying to finish a boatload of books this summer for all staff SRP, so I can‘t tell if this book was compelling or if I‘m motivated by bragging rights and a trophy.
pickThemes: Dystopian Utopia, Sherlock Holmes-esque, Family Bonding
Yay! Finally a Stuart Turton book I completely understood the ending to! 😆 I enjoyed his other books, but in that, “I think I got it? But I‘m not sure…. I liked what I did get!” way. This one is by far my favorite by him; I loved his characters and the setting. It won‘t be everyone‘s cup of tea, and that‘s alright, it will definitely bring some good discussions to the table.
pickThis book was so freaking good! I was immediately invested and needed to find out what was going on. I was flipping through these pages so fast. It also makes you think a lot, especially about humanity. It kept me guessing until the last page. Was seriously so good. 5/5
pickI kept seeing reference to this book, and had to dive in. It was an interesting dystopian murder mystery with some quite quotable lines. I thought parts were repetitive- okay, Jack died 5 years prior! But I thought the character development was very good. Imagine if the human race was hard-wired to always choose kindness over power.
Excellent book. So different from what I usually read and I couldn't put it down.
Full review: https://lsmoore49.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-last-murder-at-end-of-world-by.html
Oooooooo! Love me a fun #bookmail day 🤩 I splurged on the B&N Exclusive copy of Stuart Turtan‘s latest so I could get the bonus short story 😎 I am already figuring out what weekend I should block off to sit and read this beauty - Turton‘s books always require my full concentration and brain power 😂
Because of the excitement of Stephen King's new release, I forgot to make a post celebrating these other two books which were also released on Tuesday! I'm particularly excited about the tagged book! I really love Turton's previous books! 💕📚
#BookMail that‘s been steadily trickling in since January.This signed special edition of Turton‘s latest is gorgeous! His 3rd novel,I adored his 1st book but his 2nd was not quite there. It sounds like another twisty turny plot so🤞122 villagers & 3 scientists live on an idyllic island that shatters when one of the scientists is murdered.They have 107hrs to find the killer before the fog that killed the rest of the world envelops their sanctuary.
Any of my US buddies going to see my favourite Autobuy author this week or next???
Tell him I said Hi 😁
Points for creativity, but ultimately I didn't really enjoy the experience of reading this book. There was a lot going on, and I felt lost almost the whole time, and when you finally learn what's going on it just wasn't worth the lead up. It felt long and at times it was repetitive, going over the same basic suspects over and over again. But then at times it would skip ahead several hours and I would be totally lost.
Well this is off to a good start... 🌫🏝😬
Still thinking about this book - this quote in particular
pickThis was one of my most anticipated books for the year and my library hold arrived while I was in the midst of a deep reading slump… but I‘m so glad I kept reading, even if it did take me way longer than it should have.
It‘s such an interesting premise and most of the time it really delivers and definitely makes you think about humanity, the general state of the world and the power of community bonds, greed and unethical science.
pickLoved it. Locked-island, post-apocalyptic murder mystery madness.
Readable as heck. Probably full of plot holes I don't give a damn about. Twisty, turny, ambitious, and totally bananas.
I continue to be a huge Stuart Turton fan. I eat up everything he puts out and love that his books are original and different from each other.
He simply can't write fast enough for me 😊💕
#two4tuesday @TheSpineView 😊
Thanks for the tag @The_Penniless_Author 💕
Bit late on this one!
1) I was so excited about reading the tagged that I made a whole video fangirling over Stuey T
https://youtu.be/yZVgSUXkEqs?feature=shared
2) Does the Pope **** in the woods? 🤣🤣
I'VE GOT PRE-ORDERS COMING OUT THE WAZOO. They will probably continue arriving long after my death.
Happy Tuesday / Wednesday everyone 👍🏻
pickA small island. About 125 inhabitants. One is found dead. It could have been any inhabitant. Because everyone's memory of the night had been erased including the AI's who was the only one capable of doing so.
The murder collapsed the barrier keeping the island safe. If the villagers can't find the murderer and get the AI to raise the barrier again they'll all die. It's a race against time, they have less than two days.
#NetGalley #ARC #MountARC
pick“The Last Murder at the End of the World” by Stuart Turton is a gripping mystery novel set in a dystopian world. In a world devastated by a deadly fog, a group of islanders find themselves trapped on an isolated retreat. The fog, which kills anyone it touches, is kept at bay by a security system. ⬇️
And look what arrived today! It's the Goldsboro version! (See previous post) 💕
So which one do you all like best????
@Leniverse is encouraging us all to read crime this Easter as per Norwegian tradition so will get started right away 😜
#whoworeitbest #Eastercrime
STUART TURTON HAS A NEW BOOK OUT! And it sounds every bit as bananas as his other ones!
Can't wait to dive into this one...
If you wanna listen to why I love Stuart Turton so much, I've posted a #booktube vid. He's my number one autobuy at the moment.
https://youtu.be/yZVgSUXkEqs?feature=shared
Wanted to read the tagged #ARC. You know, eroding #MountARC and all that... Got sidetracked and spent nearly an hour reading reviews and review comments on Goodreads. 🙈🤦🏻♀️🙈🤦🏻♀️🙈🤦🏻♀️
Anyone else regularly fall down a reviews rabbit hole?
pickThis is a dystopian murder mystery which takes place on an island & home to the last humans on Earth. Between the AI character, multi POV format, and short chapters - this was an engaging mystery to unravel.
This book comes out May 2024! My buddy read group gave it 3.5-4 ⭐️
💭 Do you like books featuring AI characters? If so lmk some book recommendations for more bc I‘m into it!
#dystopian #newbooks #stuartturton #endoftheworld #bookishfirst
