The Dead I Know Scot Gardner “You wake in the middle of the night, your arms and feet pinned by strong hands. As you thrash your way to consciousness, a calm voice says, ‘steady, we’re here to help.’ Your mind registers a paramedic, a policeman, an ambulance. You are lying on the lookout at Keeper’s [...]
FullyBooked- “Like a lamb to the slaughter” May 17, 2012
“Goodness doesn’t come for free”.
Red Glove Holly Black Red Glove is the sequel to White Cat, a book I absolutely adored. This book is also great, with Cassel continuing to deal with the fallout of a spectacularly destructive family. Throw into the mix, a godfather type figure who wants him to join the “family” business and the Feds [...]
Until I get around to doing a review for ‘Red Glove’ . . .
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I’m the demonslayer.
The John Cleaver Trilogy Dan Wells I picked up I am Not a Serial Killer because it sounded so twisted and interesting. The hero of the story John Cleaver shouldn’t really be a hero; he is a diagnosed sociopath who lacks the ability to empathise. People are things. Emotions are extreme. The possibility of [...]
14 year old super sleuth.
The Hunchback Assignments Arthur Slade Another addition to the steampunk genre, the plot kicks off with a horrific scene involving a crazy scientist, metal and some caged animals. It took me a little while to get into this (although that is probably because I love dogs ), but it grew on me. The main character [...]
How do you run when you can’t see?
Girl, Stolen April Henry Cheyenne is sick and decides to wait in the car while her step-mother runs into the chemist to pick up the antibiotics she needs. The keys are left in the ignition. Tucked up on the back seat Cheyenne isn’t immediately concerned when the driver’s door opens and shuts and the car starts. [...]
The Magic Mafia
White Cat Holly Black Confession time. I have never read any of Holly Black’s work before. I had seen positive reviews, knew about the Spiderwick Chronicles and the movie they made of it (which is supposed to be good but strangely underrated) and when I picked up White Cat I assumed I was in for [...]
Freaky Hillbillies Vs City Folk
The Uninvited Tim Wynne-Jones This is strong Young Adult Fiction writing here. At first it took me a while to get into the style and tone the author used, but once I did I was completely sucked into the story. Mimi is a uni student who after some heavy personal issues heads to a supposedly isolated [...]
Are you in or out?
Heist Society Ally Carter I’m putting this up on the blog because it might be overlooked otherwise which would be a shame because Heist Society is great fun and perfect if you don’t want to think too hard. The protagonist is teenage con artist Kat Bishop whose father is a world renowned thief. When a famous artwork [...]
Was he crazy?
Why did he do it? “Into the wild” is Jon Krakauer’s biography of Chris McCandless’ journey of a young man from a well-to-do home dropping out of socirty. He had everything – good school marks, great friends, great music ability and good prospects. He wanted something else. He spent time after school hitch-hiking around [...]
