May felt like a return to an old reading habit. Up until now, I hadn’t read many thrillers or mysteries this year, but that suddenly changed this month. In total, I devoured six books within those genres, five of them as audiobooks. Not all of them were equally successful when it came to ratings, but I genuinely enjoyed the experience…

April was a bit of a month of ups and downs on the reading front. When I look back on those weeks, I mainly remember many days when I barely read and, to be honest, didn’t really feel like picking up a book. Part of that was probably due to my resolution to finally take some older books off my…

March turned out to be an exceptionally strong reading month, and above all one filled with books that will stay with me in different ways. I started the month by finishing a buddy read of a book I had already read ten years ago. Once again, it proved to be a massive hit, which was also a lovely confirmation that…

After that ending of Wayward, it was immediately clear that the final book in this trilogy was going to be intense. My colleague and I didn’t hesitate for a second before diving into The Last Town. And yes, “intense” is definitely the right word! Blake Crouch – The Last Town (Wayward Pines #3) ★★★★ Genre: Science Fiction / Thriller /…

Sometimes it is not so much a question of whether you read a sequel, but simply when. After the complete WTF-ending of Pines, it was immediately clear to both my colleague and me that we wanted to keep going. We did have to wait a few days to get our hands on the sequel, but once we could start Wayward,…