Review: Mouse Guard Winter 1152 by David Petersen

The autumn of 1152 has left the Mouse Territories and Lockhaven badly prepared for winter and the Guard’s finest has been sent out to gather supplies and medicine from the mouse villages as well as extent invitations to its leaders for a summit. Meanwhile, Kenzie’s group gets split up on their way back to Lockhaven with the precious medicine that the Guard so desperately needs. – Publishers... [Read more]

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Review: TimeRiders by Alex Scarrow

“Take my hand…” Ankle deep in water, Liam O’Connor is trying to make passageway the passageway is clear of passengers, when he comes across Foster. The man gives him a choice to stay and die, or to leave and live. Moments after Liam takes the man’s hand, the ship breaks in half, and the Titanic begins it’s slide to the ocean bed. When he next wakes Liam finds he’s not the only one saved... [Read more]

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Review: Grl2Grl by Julie Anne Peters

The fact that I picked this one up as soon as I spotted this in my local bookshop this week, is all down to reading one of Peters’ longer works, the fantastic Between Mom and Jo. And I’m glad I did, because this once again showcases Julie Anne Peter’s skill as a writer. However I didn’t enjoy it quite as much as Between Mom and Jo, this is partly down to short fiction not being my favourite... [Read more]

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Review: Out of Time by John Marsden

A slightly odd one this. It should come as no surprise to you that I’m a fan of Mr Marsden’s writing, and his writing in this is up to his usual standard. Moving, and as thought provoking as ever. And if a moving story is the purpose of the book it does so brilliantly. But, and it’s a smallish, but. I’m not entirely sure what story the book is trying to tell, and that’s because it is essentially... [Read more]

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Review: Scott Pilgrim 1-3 by Bryan Lee O’Malley

Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life Scott Pilgrim vs The World Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness It seems Book Bloggers are doing some some decent damage to my T.B.R. pile at the moment, just last week I read and loved Between Mom and Jo by Julie Anne Peters, which was recommended by Amanda, and in the same week I also finished the third book in this superbly fun series, and the thanks... [Read more]

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Review: Swimmer by Bill Broady

As the title would suggest this slim novel, is the story of a swimmer. Written in the second person, our swimmer remains unnamed, as we follow her from her discovery of her affinity with water, through to eventual oblivion. We commiserate with her as she misses out on international gold, beaten by drug cheats and celebrate with her when she wins Gold at the Commonwealth Games When a mere few months... [Read more]

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Review: Between Mom and Jo by Julie Anne Peters

This is the story of NIck, a teenager trying to deal with the fact his parents have split up. In the first part of the book, we follow Nick and his family as he grows up. It’s a good life, and both his moms bring balance to their parenting, while Erin his birth mom, is the more reserved parent, more likely to back down and put her head in to the sand when problems crop up, and Jo his other mom is... [Read more]

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Review: Lex Trent versus the Gods by Alex Bell

Law student Lex Trent’s world is inhabited by fearsome magicians, ageing crones and a menagerie of Gods and Goddesses. And while Lex is seemingly dedicated to his legal studies he’s always enjoyed a challenge – which is why he leads a double life as the notorious cat burglar ‘The Shadowman’ who has been (luckily) evading capture for years. But Lex’s luck is about to run out because the... [Read more]

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Review: Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez

Gabriel García Márquez is an author I’ve come across time and time again, since I entered the book blogging world, and I’ve always known I needed to read him at some point. But his ‘big’ novels looked a little intimidating! So when I came across this novella on Eva’s site towards the end of last year I knew I this was the entry book I was looking for! Returning to his home town some twenty... [Read more]

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Review: Graceling by Kristin Cashore

It would seem I’m almost the last blogger in the world to read this one! But just in case, a quick recap of the story, Katsa, is a graceling.  A person with an exceptional skill in a particular area. Katsa’s ‘grace’ is the ability to kill, and this along with her fearsome reputation across all the seven kingdoms, as her uncle’s less than willing enforcer, has set her apart all her life. As... [Read more]

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