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 [...]

“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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]