pickThoroughly entertaining spy caper with quite a few laughs as well as chills. I particularly enjoyed the nods to some real life characters. This is the latest in the series, chosen by my IRL book group for this month. I‘ve only read the first in the series previously and I don‘t think I‘d have enjoyed it much more if I‘d read all of them, but I do think I‘d have enjoyed it less if I‘d not read the first one.
I have a few books in process but I know I won't be finishing anything tonight so that's a wrap on October. The tagged was my favorite of the month.
Distracted by shiny reading things today. Pushing everything aside so I can read the next installment of the Slow Horses. 👍😍😊😁
pickA bunch of has-beens and loners in Britain's secret service are consigned to Slough House after screwing up. But there is more to these misfits than first appears, esp their boss.They stumble on some clues related to a kidnapped teenager which leads to 24 hours of buck passing, back stabbing, conspiracy theories, and other twists. I will definitely be continuing this series.
pickBecause I‘m a wuss & often find psychological violence more disturbing than physical violence, I skimmed most of the abduction parts, but I loved the machinations of the spies. Thank you to @thegirlwiththelibrarybag for giving me this book last Christmas.
pickThe 9th in Mick Herron‘s SLOUGH HOUSE spy thriller series is a game changer for the slow horses as they take casualties (including a fatality) and scores are settled. It has the sharp wit, savage violence, and political skewering of the previous books but some of the writing isn‘t as clear as it could be, and some of the slow horses remain underdeveloped. That said it still held my attention and the stunning ending makes me impatient for book 10.
On Friday, I started two different books and couldn‘t stick with either. I binged the first season and a half of Slow Horses on Apple TV yesterday, started another book that I just can‘t stick with earlier today and am switching over to the tagged book that‘s been on my shelves for YEARS. I probably should wait until I finish all four seasons of the TV show, but I‘m hoping for a book I can‘t put down. 🤞🏻
pickThe slow horses are MI 5‘s losers. They “work” in a rundown office building separated from MI 5‘s glamorous headquarters. Herron deftly created a cast of antiheroes, the plot is full of twists I didn‘t see coming. There‘s humour and action. Slow horses is a well written, clever spy novel. I already borrowed book 2 in the series.
When the story mentions a song you have never heard and you have to listen to it while reading…
