Reading Roundup: June 2026
I said goodbye to Adrian Mole, which means I'm back free to get back standalone novels again!
Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 Stars - I will have to re-read this one, audio was a mistake and I didn't get it until too close to the end!
The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook (Dungeon Crawler Carl #3) by Matt Dinniman
🚆🚆🚆 3.5/5 Trains - Better than book two, I like The Iron Tangle.
The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose
⭐⭐ 2/5 Stars - I'm disappointed, it wasn't what I wanted it to be.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
🐑🐑🐑🐑 4/5 Real Animals - I got a lot out of re-reading this!
Carl’s Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl #2) by Matt Dinniman
💣💣💣 3/5 Explosives - Not as good as the first book, but still plenty of fun.
Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years (Adrian Mole #7) by Sue Townsend
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 - I hate to say goodbye
20260608 Digest: They don’t make Pepsi Max Mango any more
I discovered, while shopping in Sainsbury's, that Pepsi Max Mango has been discontinued. I just didn't know it was happening or I'd have bought all the stock I could find!…
Reading Roundup: May 2026
It was a good reading month with lots of 4-star reads, but Joss Whedon's Astonished X-Men finally X-tinguished my enthusiasm for X-Men
Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl #1) by Matt Dinniman
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 - I am surprised by how much I enjoyed this!