Scorpio - resident of Oxfordshire - writer of political satire. In my first two novels the satire happened to emerge in the form of sci-fi - but next time, who knows. Could be fantasy, could be something else.

Am feeling a bit pigeon-holed by Goodreads, because I actually come on here for other people's books, not my own. Reviews are my hobby - reading yours, writing mine. I spend a silly amount of time on them - thinking about what I'm going to say, saying it, and then reflecting on what I've said. It's pointless work, but someone's gotta do it.

I'm a slow reader, so still working my way through the classics. I take 'em one at a time and try to wring out every concealed meaning, spotting all nine out of three things the author's hidden. I branch out occasionally into areas of personal interest. Books on trauma have been a big thing for me lately. Before that it was books on bankers (Why you may ask. Indeed.) Not sure what'll be next. Maybe travel.

Feel free to friend me. I enjoy interaction on GR and absolutely guarantee I won't ask you to review any of my own books or nonsense like that. Friend requests from other slow readers particularly welcome. We're rare as rubies here, we need to stick together.

Oh, and my ratings system. It's a bit unconventional:
⭐ I never give stars out in singles, they give authors a turn (even the ones in their grave)
⭐⭐ Ditto
⭐⭐⭐ Hasn't really impressed me, but okay.
⭐⭐⭐⭐Works nicely.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hell yeah. This'll be anything from pretty-damn-good to thank-you-for-changing-my-life.

Books do change lives, don't they? It's been happening to me quite a lot lately.