The Scandalous Lady Wright (Bad Husbands #1) by M. C. Beaton

The Scandalous Lady Wright
Bad Husbands #1
M. C. Beaton

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Date read: 26 - 30 October 2018
Length: 202 pages


Lady Wright has been accused of murdering her husband Sir Benjamin Wright. But Emma is innocent, and luckily the Comte Saint-Juste is her to provide evidence of that fact. Along the way they discover many secrets and unknown enemies.

Public faces and private vices...

The Scandalous Lady Wright is very easy to read, and had I time time I'm sure I could have finished it in less than a day. It's a good novel for just chilling out.

The characters were okay, although I did quite like the Comte. But for the period I would say they are believable however, it makes you realise how far things have come for women. They pretty much can't do anything without a mans permission.

This is a trilogy so I will be reading the rest in the series. I fear for the women!

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The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules (League of Pensioners #1) by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg

The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules
League of Pensioners #1
Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg

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Date read: 15 - 25 October 2018
Length: 435 pages


Martha and her gang of friends are fed up of the cuts happening at the Diamond House retirement home. They think life in prison would be much better, so they set themselves on a course of robberies, kidnappings and anything criminal they can think of. But is a life of crime everything they had anticipated?


I love the characters! The old gang are great together, and I particularly like Brains - he's a good thinker and is always coming up with things to help the group through their adventures.

This was such an easy book to read. I loved following their plans, from planning to carrying out their schemes. I just didn't want to put it down!

As much as this was an easy book to read and it looks on the lighter side, it does make you think about the way society treats older people - just because they're old doesn't mean they're not able!


Will definitely read the second one!




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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1) by Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1
Douglas Adams

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Date read: 10 - 14 October 2018
Length: 184 pages


Arthur Dent is whisked away from Earth moments before its destruction by an alien spaceship. His friend (and alien) Ford Prefect helps him come to terms with things despite the fact they're not welcome on the ship that rescued them. The next aliens he meets aren't so bad though...

DON'T PANIC!

Too late...

I have been waiting to read this series for so long! I've head from multiple sources it's amazing, and I was not disappointed. I love the humour, it's just so sarcastic. The characters are varied and inventive, especially the Paranoid Android. 

It kind of reminds me of Doctor Who a little in that they can travel though space and time. I'm looking forward to all the adventures these books will bring, starting with visiting the restaurant at the end of the universe!

Bring it on!

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The Wee Librocubicularist