Michael Peake
@peakema.bsky.social
Reading, writing, drawing, learning.
Another fruitful visit to @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Another fruitful visit to @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social
4 stars! Probably my favourite of King's Holly Gibney stories. I like the juxtaposition between the hallmarks of a more cosy-detective narrative with King's customary horrific imaginings. 💙📚
December 30, 2024 at 4:16 PM
4 stars! Probably my favourite of King's Holly Gibney stories. I like the juxtaposition between the hallmarks of a more cosy-detective narrative with King's customary horrific imaginings. 💙📚
4 stars! Late King doesn't quite hit the heights of Early King but there's something so effortless and masterful about his more recent work. Mr Harrigan's Phone and Rat are the highlights in this collection. 📚💙
December 19, 2024 at 2:17 PM
4 stars! Late King doesn't quite hit the heights of Early King but there's something so effortless and masterful about his more recent work. Mr Harrigan's Phone and Rat are the highlights in this collection. 📚💙
5 stars! A bit of a slow-burn, but ultimately an immersive and evocative approach to the detection story. 📚💙
December 9, 2024 at 12:22 PM
5 stars! A bit of a slow-burn, but ultimately an immersive and evocative approach to the detection story. 📚💙
5 stars! This series hasn't slipped yet, still really enjoying it. 💙📚
November 12, 2024 at 6:12 PM
5 stars! This series hasn't slipped yet, still really enjoying it. 💙📚
5 stars! Really enjoyed this, the slow build-up, the use of Gothic and Lovecraftian tropes, the authorial voice, all great. 📚💙
November 4, 2024 at 6:21 PM
5 stars! Really enjoyed this, the slow build-up, the use of Gothic and Lovecraftian tropes, the authorial voice, all great. 📚💙
4 stars! Wasn't sure where this was going but brought it round in the latter chapters. Good for the time of year! 👻 💙📚
October 29, 2024 at 6:57 PM
4 stars! Wasn't sure where this was going but brought it round in the latter chapters. Good for the time of year! 👻 💙📚
5 stars! A propulsive yet eloquent, evocative story. Audiobook via BorrowBox. 💙📚
September 19, 2024 at 7:37 AM
5 stars! A propulsive yet eloquent, evocative story. Audiobook via BorrowBox. 💙📚
5 stars! Another propulsive adventure with an increasingly compelling bunch of characters. Really enjoying this series. 💙📚
September 14, 2024 at 3:27 PM
5 stars! Another propulsive adventure with an increasingly compelling bunch of characters. Really enjoying this series. 💙📚
5 stars! Another reread, another favourite, another masterpiece. More economical and brutally cynical than TTSS. 💙📚
September 10, 2024 at 5:29 PM
5 stars! Another reread, another favourite, another masterpiece. More economical and brutally cynical than TTSS. 💙📚
5 stars! Another propulsive story, different enough from the TV adaptation to still be interesting. 📚💙
September 6, 2024 at 5:10 AM
5 stars! Another propulsive story, different enough from the TV adaptation to still be interesting. 📚💙
5 stars! Maybe my 5th reread of one of my favourites, a masterpiece. 💙📚
September 1, 2024 at 7:18 AM
5 stars! Maybe my 5th reread of one of my favourites, a masterpiece. 💙📚
5 stars! Engaging, engrossing and compelling. 💙📚
August 28, 2024 at 9:39 AM
5 stars! Engaging, engrossing and compelling. 💙📚
4 stars! An enlightening if depressing look into a campaign against a 'harmless' institution. (Audiobookvia BorrowBox) 📚💙
August 22, 2024 at 5:15 AM
4 stars! An enlightening if depressing look into a campaign against a 'harmless' institution. (Audiobookvia BorrowBox) 📚💙
4 stars! An engaging and compelling story, if hard to read/listen to in parts. Gives a real sense of time and place. (Audiobook via BorrowBox) 💙📚
August 15, 2024 at 5:19 AM
4 stars! An engaging and compelling story, if hard to read/listen to in parts. Gives a real sense of time and place. (Audiobook via BorrowBox) 💙📚
4 stars! Gives one lots to think about (Audiobook via BorrowBox). 📚💙
August 11, 2024 at 11:41 AM
4 stars! Gives one lots to think about (Audiobook via BorrowBox). 📚💙
4 stars! Interesting if sonewhat bleak! (Audiobook via BorrowBox) 💙📚
August 4, 2024 at 7:17 PM
4 stars! Interesting if sonewhat bleak! (Audiobook via BorrowBox) 💙📚
4 stars! A new author for me, and enjoyed this as something a bit different; blanc as opposed to noir. 📚💙
August 1, 2024 at 12:08 PM
4 stars! A new author for me, and enjoyed this as something a bit different; blanc as opposed to noir. 📚💙
4 stars! This is a reread, and while it's not up there with King's best, it's still a fun, pacy, bloody read! 💙📚
July 25, 2024 at 8:15 PM
4 stars! This is a reread, and while it's not up there with King's best, it's still a fun, pacy, bloody read! 💙📚
3 stars! Enjoyable and engaging enough, good holiday read (currently on holiday) 📚💙
July 7, 2024 at 4:32 PM
3 stars! Enjoyable and engaging enough, good holiday read (currently on holiday) 📚💙
4 stars! Harder to penetrate than my last Le Guin, but nevertheless interesting and thought-provoking. 💙📚
July 3, 2024 at 5:08 PM
4 stars! Harder to penetrate than my last Le Guin, but nevertheless interesting and thought-provoking. 💙📚
5 stars! Short but powerful, evocative, engaging, with characters who will linger in the mind. 📚💙
June 17, 2024 at 12:30 PM
5 stars! Short but powerful, evocative, engaging, with characters who will linger in the mind. 📚💙
4 stars! 4 great, engaging and, yes, dark novellas. King must be the master of the shorter form. 💙📚
June 12, 2024 at 8:06 PM
4 stars! 4 great, engaging and, yes, dark novellas. King must be the master of the shorter form. 💙📚
Happy birthday to one of the greatest debut albums of all time!
June 7, 2024 at 3:38 AM
Happy birthday to one of the greatest debut albums of all time!