The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
First read in August 2012, reread Oct 2014 as part of this year’s RIP reading1 . Near the village of Thisby on …
Skin Hunger by Kathleen Duey
A resurrection of magic ; book 1 Sadima’s mother died in her birthing. The magician paid to help did no such thing; …
Wolves by Simon Ings
I totally agree with that old saying “never judge a book by its cover”, but more often than not it is the …
More Than This by Patrick Ness
Seth is drowning. He isn’t going to survive, there is no out for him. He drowns. But death is not the end, …
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Jane Eyre’s parents die when she is an infant, and she is taken in by her uncle. Her uncle also dies, after …
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
Seraphina has lived her life hiding the truth about who she is; a half-dragon. Her mother died in childbirth, and until that …
The Shadow of the wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
One of my RIP reads Translated from the Spanish by Lucia Graves Book 1 of The Cemetery of Forgotten Books In Barcelona …
The hunger games by Suzanne Collins
Ever since Katniss’ father died in a mining accident she has been the one to take care of her family. Her mother’s …
Miss Peregrine’s home for peculiar children by Ransom Riggs
Read for this year’s RIP challenge. This was just the perfect start to my reading for R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril VI, it is …
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
Nailer is a ship breaker, one of those who make their living from scavenging the ships left over from the Accelerated Age. …
Wolf by Gillian Cross
Cassy lives with her grandmother. Her practical, sensible, responsible grandmother. Her mother is a dreamer, unable to look after herself let alone …
I capture the castle by Dodie Smith
Cassandra Mortmain’s father is a famous writer; unfortunatley he has been suffering from writer’s block for years. Her mother is dead, but she has a lovely stepmother now in Topaz. She also has a younger brother Thomas, and and older sister, Rose. And then there is Stephen, who has grown up with them, not forgetting the dog Heloise and the cat Abelard. They live in a ruin of a castle in England, and have no income. Which means no money for clothes, repairs, rent, or food. They have sold everything worth selling. And then the two Cotton brothers arrive on the scene.