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!
Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction (Adrian Mole #6) by Sue Townsend
🦢🦢🦢🦢 4/5 menacing swans - The Iraq war (2002), debt and barn conversions.
Isobar Precinct by Angelique Kasmara
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 3.75/5 - Well-crafted genre bending debut with complex characters and philosophical themes.
Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years (Adrian Mole #5) by Sue Townsend
⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 Stars - I may be ready for a break from this series, I'm getting a bit tired of Adrian getting in his own way.
The Shepherd’s Crown (Tiffany Aching #5; Discworld #41) by Terry Pratchett
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 - A fitting end to the series (and to Discworld) but it does show that Sir Terry never finished polishing it before his death.
I Shall Wear Midnight (Tiffany Aching #4; Discworld #38) by Terry Pratchett
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 - A major tone shift as things get a lot darker and heavier for Tiffany.
Digest 20260511 – thirty-eight
birthday, unfinished thoughts, distractions
Nona The Ninth (The Locked Tomb #3) by Tamsyn Muir
☠️☠️☠️☠️ 4/5 Bones - Nona brings a sweeter, warmer tone than previous books, and some answers to my many questions!