A sequel to the much loved Dash and Lily's Book of Dares, I enjoyed this less than I anticipated. It was enjoyable, but a bit pat - I could envisage iA sequel to the much loved Dash and Lily's Book of Dares, I enjoyed this less than I anticipated. It was enjoyable, but a bit pat - I could envisage it as a somewhat gloopy rom-com, which is not a good thing; I like my romantic comedies a bit spikier and with more surprises. Still, an enjoyable enough Christmas read....more
When Londoner Kate Priddy switches apartments with a cousin in Boston that she's never met, she is looking forward to a fresh start, away from the traWhen Londoner Kate Priddy switches apartments with a cousin in Boston that she's never met, she is looking forward to a fresh start, away from the traumatic events that still haunt her. But when the body of Audrey Marshall is found in the apartment complex shortly after she moves in, she had new fears to contend with, as well as reawakening past terrors.
Kate becomes obsessed with the dead woman, and sets out to discover more about her...just how well did her cousin Corbin know her? As she tries to sift the truth from lies of Audrey's friends and neighbours, the sense of creeping dread intensifies – in a strange place, how can she know who to trust?
Tautly written and cunningly plotted, this is edge of your seat, nail-biting stuff as the tension is wound up to an almost unbearable degree – it's a genuine stay-up-till-dawn book....more
If you loved League of Extraordinary Gentleman - the graphic novel series, not the godawful film - then you'll really enjoy this. Smart, serpentine andIf you loved League of Extraordinary Gentleman - the graphic novel series, not the godawful film - then you'll really enjoy this. Smart, serpentine and darkly detailed, this is an alternate history of Dracula's arrival & survival in England - and his rise to domination and power. Wonderful stuff!...more
If you love Hamilton: the Musical, you need this book in your life. Interviews with Lin-Manuel Miranda, the writer, creator and actor in the show for If you love Hamilton: the Musical, you need this book in your life. Interviews with Lin-Manuel Miranda, the writer, creator and actor in the show for whom the word genius is eminently applicable; also interviews with other cast members, musicians, directors, choreographers...
Also it contains all the lyrics from the show, and great photographs of the cast on stage - it's just brilliant and a must-have for fans of the show....more
P C Peter Grant is back in London, thank goodness, and tangling once again with the Faceless Man and his ertswhile friend and colleague, Lesley May, wP C Peter Grant is back in London, thank goodness, and tangling once again with the Faceless Man and his ertswhile friend and colleague, Lesley May, who has gone over to the dark side...
This time there are disturbances of the supernatural sort in the very high end parts of London - Knightsbridge, Mayfair, Harrod's - and Peter must try to figure out just who is doing what to who, and why...
If you loved the other books in this series, you will relish this - if you haven't discovered them yet, what are you waiting for?...more
This was an action-packed adventure story, mostly set in Ireland and mostly seen from Tony Stark/Iron Man's POV. If you want a fast, pacy read withoutThis was an action-packed adventure story, mostly set in Ireland and mostly seen from Tony Stark/Iron Man's POV. If you want a fast, pacy read without too much description, this is a good choice for 10+. I personally found the writing a little flat sometimes, and it reminded me of how Tony Stark can be teeth-grittingly obnoxious - without the charm Robert Downey Jnr brings to the role, liking or empathising with the billionaire playboy can be difficult.
Well. That was quite the rollercoaster ride! A tricksy, playful murder mystery that acts like a house of mirrors - you think you know where it's goingWell. That was quite the rollercoaster ride! A tricksy, playful murder mystery that acts like a house of mirrors - you think you know where it's going, how it's deceiving you, only to find you've been blindsided. A literary editor is holed up for the weekend with the manuscript of the new Atticus Pund mystery, looking forward to losing herself in a Golden Age style whodunit. Instead, everything she knows - or thinks she knows - is blown apart from that moment on......more
Enjoyable, occasionally laugh-out-loud, crime novel, though sometimes a bit TOO whimsical for my taste. With the Gervase Fen series, the solving of thEnjoyable, occasionally laugh-out-loud, crime novel, though sometimes a bit TOO whimsical for my taste. With the Gervase Fen series, the solving of the plot is not really the point - it's the apposite quotations, the well-turned phrases and, in this case, the cast of bucolic grotesques that delight. Though this book may have overdone the humorous set-pieces - it did feel sometimes like the cast of Carry On would come scampering over the brow of the hill at any point. Also the casual racism can be jarring; it was written in 1977....more
Two separate voices, Nicu and Jess, combine to devastating effect in this YA verse novel by Sarah Crossan and Brian Conaghan. Nicu is fifteen - over fTwo separate voices, Nicu and Jess, combine to devastating effect in this YA verse novel by Sarah Crossan and Brian Conaghan. Nicu is fifteen - over from Romania with his parents, he dreads the day when his parents say he must go back...while Jess is doing her best to escape from problems at home.
Both of them end up in trouble, working at picking up rubbish in the local park on a youth reparation scheme - that's how they become unlikely friends.
They open up to each other, reveal more than they can to anyone else - but other people aren't happy with their friendship, and will do all they can to stop them escaping from their troubles together...
Funny, bitter, sad and heartwarming - this is sure to make you laugh and break your heart. ...more
It was a delight to be back in the Old Kingdom, finding out what is happening with Sabriel, Touchstone, Lirael, Sameth and Nick. There is also a compeIt was a delight to be back in the Old Kingdom, finding out what is happening with Sabriel, Touchstone, Lirael, Sameth and Nick. There is also a compelling new character that I was surprised I warmed to so quickly... Good storytelling, great sense of place and a revisit with favourite characters - what's not to like?...more
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