{"id":19480,"date":"2026-01-01T21:20:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T02:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=19480"},"modified":"2026-01-01T21:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T02:20:08","slug":"the-books-of-2025-audio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/19480","title":{"rendered":"The Books of 2025: Audio"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have been listening to a lot of audio books for the past several years. They allow me to get out of my own way when I need to get things done but my brain won’t shut up.<\/p>\n

The Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall<\/a> narrated by Nneka Okoye<\/h4>\n

\"Mortal<\/a>\"Confounding<\/a><\/p>\n

Mortal Follies<\/em><\/a> (2023) (#1) 9\/10, Confounding Oaths<\/em><\/a> (2024) (#2) 9.5\/10<\/p>\n

I thoroughly enjoyed reading the books, but Nneka Okoye’s narration is perfect.<\/p>\n

Almost as good as Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, which is high praise coming from me.<\/p>\n

Random House Audio<\/p>\n

Fantasy, Romance, Alternate History, Queer<\/em><\/p>\n

The Masquerades of Spring<\/em><\/a> (2024) Ben Aaronovitch<\/a> narrated by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith<\/h4>\n

\"The<\/a>(Rivers of London) 8.5\/10<\/p>\n

Kobna Holdbrook Smith’s American accents have gotten better, but some of them felt a bit off here, however, he was being required to do multiple historic accents from places all over the US.<\/p>\n

That aside, listening to this was just as lovely as reading it.<\/p>\n

Random House Audio<\/p>\n

Fantasy, Historical, Queer<\/em><\/p>\n

Peter Grant: Midnight Riot<\/a><\/em> (2011), Moon Over Soho <\/a><\/em>(2011), Whispers Under Ground<\/a><\/em> (2012), Broken Homes<\/a><\/em> (2014), Foxglove Summer<\/a><\/em> (2014), The Hanging Tree<\/a><\/em> (2017), The Furthest Station<\/a><\/em> (2017), Lies Sleeping<\/a><\/em> (2018), False Value<\/a><\/em> (2020), Amongst Our Weapons<\/a><\/em> (2022)<\/p>\n

Rivers of London: The October Man<\/a><\/em> (2019), Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection<\/a><\/em> (2020), What Abigail Did That Summer<\/a><\/em> (2021), Winter\u2019s Gifts<\/em><\/a> (2023), The Masquerades of Spring<\/em><\/a> (2024)<\/p>\n

Shady Hollow Mysteries by Juneau Black<\/a> narrated by Cassandra Campbell<\/h4>\n

\"Twilight<\/a> \"Summers<\/a><\/p>\n

Shady Hollow<\/em><\/a> (2015) 8\/10, Cold Clay<\/em><\/a> (2022) 8.5\/10, Mirror Lake<\/em><\/a> (2022) 8.5\/10, Twilight Falls<\/em><\/a> (2023) 8\/10, Summers End<\/em><\/a> (2024) 8\/10<\/p>\n

Random House Audio<\/p>\n

When we finished the Chequy Files we needed something else to listen to, and after Michael insisted he wasn’t at all interested in a mystery series where animals were the main characters, I started the first book and we went through the whole series excluding the most recent book.<\/p>\n

Mystery, Fantasy, Cozy, Queer<\/em><\/p>\n

Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman<\/h4>\n

\"The \"The \"The<\/p>\n

The Man Who Died Twice<\/em><\/a> (#2) (2021) narrated by Lesley Manville 8.5\/10,\u00a0The Bullet That Missed<\/em><\/a> (#3) (2022) narrated by Fiona Shaw 8.5\/10,\u00a0The Last Devil to Die<\/em><\/a> (#4) (2023) narrated by Fiona Shaw 9\/10<\/p>\n

Penguin Audio<\/p>\n

The series switched narrators halfway through, so it was a tiny bit confusing when I was listening to the books one after the other, but I adjusted relatively quickly.<\/p>\n

One of the best things about the audio books is most had interviews with the author at the end, and I liked hearing him talk about the characters.<\/p>\n

Mystery, Queer<\/em><\/p>\n

The Books of 2025<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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