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February 24, 2026

Review: A Thousand Ships, Natalie Haynes

Rating: 3 out of 5 Troy is a fascinating tale and one that can be retold from person to person, highlighting different aspects. Ms…

February 20, 2026

Review: Seal of the Worm, Adrian Tchaikovsky

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 So, I got to the end… From some of the hugely enjoyable titles to this one, the author’s style…

February 17, 2026

Review: The Checklist Manifesto, Atul Gawande

Rating: 5 out of 5 The simplicity of this book took me aback. Yet, the author’s premise which he slowly laid out from one…

February 5, 2026

Review: War Master’s Gate, Adrian Tchaikovsky

Rating: 4 out of 5 The book that sees war at the very gates of Collegium again was somewhat underwhelming this time round –…

January 11, 2026

Review: The Air War, Adrian Tchaikovsky

Rating: 5 out of 5 ‘The Air War’, focussing on conflict at Collegium, is probably my favourite title thus far in the series. From…

January 3, 2026

Review: Heirs of the Blade, Adrian Tchaikovsky

Rating: 5 out of 5 Somewhere through this title I was thinking if we really need this much trouble just over Tynisa, but I…

December 30, 2025

Arvustus: Eesti kihelkonnakirikud, Mati Laur

Hinnang: 4 / 5 Mati Lauri ülevaade kihelkondadest on pigem lühike tekstide poolest, kuid selle peamine väärtus on rikkalik pildimaterjali. Neist piltidest kõige sümpaatsemad…

December 28, 2025

Review: History Matters, David McCullough

Rating: 5 out of 5 There are many ways for a book to make itself memorable, and I think this summation of David McCullough…

December 23, 2025

Review: Showa 1926-1939, Shigeru Mizuki

Rating: 3 out of 5 I think I started this altogether some three times before managing to go through it. Partially this was because…

December 21, 2025

Review: The Asian Financial Crisis 1995–98, Russell Napier

Rating: 1 out of 5 I wrote a review for this title about fifty times, listening to it while out and about. Only putting…

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