Ragnarok : the end of the gods by A. S. Byatt
Quotes I liked ; Pinterest There was once a girl, an evacuee during the blitz, who read a lot. Myths, legends, religious books. And her favourite...
26 October 2011
The Lantern (group read, week 3) by Deborah Lawrenson
This is the final week of our group read of The Lantern, and it was a really good experience. First off because I don’t think I...
24 October 2011
Fragile things week 3 by Neil Gaiman
This is just a round-up post of my thoughts after week three of the Fragile things read. As with any short story collection some of the...
25 September 2011
Keepsakes and treasures (Fragile things week 3) by Neil Gaiman
Spoilers The narrator starts this story by telling us that we can call him a bastard if we like, well I do like. And I don’t...
25 September 2011
Other people (Fragile Things week 3) by Neil Gaiman
Spoilers below Hell is other people, so the saying goes. But in this story hell is pain and the life you’ve lived. Other people is another...
25 September 2011
Bitter grounds (Fragile things week 3) by Neil Gaiman
Spoilers ahead! What makes you want to abandon your life? To chuck it all and just leave? In Bitter grounds we are never told exactly why...
25 September 2011
The Flints of Memory Lane (Fragile things week 2) by Neil Gaiman
As usual with these group reads a spoiler warning is in full effect. They are discussion posts rather than reviews. Things that are “story-shaped” are explainable....
25 September 2011
Forbidden brides of the faceless slaves in the secret house of the night of dread desire by Neil Gaiman
I’m, as usual, playing catch up. Never got around to posting on the stories I read for week 2, so hopefully I’ll get through them all...
25 September 2011
The adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle : The thing beneath the bed by Patrick Rothfuss
Illustrated by Nate Taylor Read for this year’s RIP challenge. Check out the RIP review site. Everywhere I have seen this book mentioned there comes a...
18 September 2011
Beauty by Robin McKinley
A retelling of the story of Beauty & the beast Read for this year’s RIP challenge. Check out the RIP review site. Honour is the youngest...
18 September 2011
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 perfectly creepy and atmospheric,...
10 September 2011