Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis
The Chronicles of Narnia : Book 2 (published order) or book 4 (chronological order) In this book the Pevensie children are heading back to school, but...
17 March 2019
Goddess by Kelly Gardiner
I came across a mention of Julie d’Aubugny when Oisin McGann retweeted a Quite Interesting fact about her Has anyone written a biography or fictionalised account,...
23 February 2019
The prey of gods by Nicky Drayden
I added this book to my TBR pile a whole year ago, when it was rec’d by Kameron Hurley. And then it was one of the...
27 January 2018
Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine by Gail Honeyman
I started reading this book because my book club chose it. I don’t think that I would have picked it up based on the blurb. And...
22 October 2017
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
Good Omens is one of my all time favourite books. I’ve read it and reread it so many times. But it has been quite a while...
18 February 2017
Pax by Sara Pennypacker
Grieving the loss of his mother Peter discovered an orphaned fox cub and took him in. Ever since then he and Pax have become almost inseparable....
17 March 2016
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
Lord Blackheart is, as you might suspect from the name, an evil villain. The biggest name in supervillainy! and one day a young girl appears outside...
25 November 2015
The Blue Place by Nicola Griffith
When you read that a series of books are “brilliant and heartbreaking and made of awesome sauce and everybody should read them but go into them...
10 August 2015
The last report on the miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich
For years now Father Damien has been writing to the pope. He is looking for answers, for hope, for guidance. So when, at long last, Father...
1 July 2015
The Strain by Chuck Hogan, Guillermo del Toro
A plane lands at JFK airport and almost instantly it descends into darkness. Air traffic control get no response. It stopped dead on the runway. There are no lights, no engine noises, and no sounds. Response units break in and find a dead body. Instantly people’s thoughts turn to terrorism; is this some sort of gas attack? Or a biological agent?
Abraham Setrakian, the owner of a small downtown pawnshop is one of the few who knows the truth about the horror to come.
6 July 2010