The main character Jamie, is the son of a talented squash player, and is destined (at least as far as his father is concerned) to not only follow in his footsteps, but succeed where he failed. Winning is everything, and if Jamie fails to meet his fathers expectations then the consequences are swift and painful, [...]

It’s 1914 and Prince Aleksander Ferdinand, and commoner Deryn Sharp’s lives are about to collide in spectacular fashion! Alek’s parents have just been assassinated, and along with his parents most trusted advisors, he is on the run. Abandoned by his own people, he must cross Europe and reach safety. Deryn, is a talented airman, with [...]

I was listening to Simon Mayo’s Radio 5 Live, Book Review podcast earlier this week, and this one was talked about and I immediately knew I had to read it. So after being let out of work early today I snapped up a copy on the way home. ** It follows journalist, Max, as he [...]

If you’re a regular visitor round these parts, then you’ll know I love me some Marcus Sedgwick reading matter… You’ll also know the very wonderful @stormfilled managed to snag me a signed copy of this one a few weeks back. I certainly wasn’t disappointed when I managed to find time to read it the other [...]

With fascination, Davie and his friend Geordie watch the arrival of a new boy, Stephen Rose, in their town. He seems to have come from nowhere, and when he arrives to live with his distant aunt, the local ‘loony’, ‘Crazy Mary’, no one envies his new home. But perhaps he’s the answer to Davie and [...]

Loosely based on the author’s life, chronicles Craig’s journey from childhood to adulthood, exploring the people, experiences, and beliefs that he encountered along the way. This is one that I’ve been wanting to read for ages. Ever since I first saw it sitting on the shelves in my local bookshop. It has, I think, one [...]

Running a little late, but the current weekly geeks is canvassing the blogosphere for the top ten books published in 2009 . This is a guest post by Jackie of Literary Escapism who has graciously offered to organize the Book Blogger Top 10 again this year. For the second year in a row, we’re asking [...]

When fifteen-year-old David Case stops his baby brother from falling out of his bedroom window, he has little idea how much it is going to effect his life for the next few months. He starts to fixate on fate, and soon comes to believe, it has it in for him (and he may well be [...]

While reflecting on the type of house in the area in which she lives our narrator, Kristina, also reveals a lot about the pervading feeling about this book. “…built the traditional way, logs spaced slightly apart to let the air in. Happiness trickled away easily between the logs” Set in a remote village in the [...]

See my reviews of books 1 and 2. Just a warning, as this is the final book in the trilogy, there will inevitably be some spoilers, just so you know. After the events of the previous book, the five Midnighters are licking their wounds, their bonds of friendship stretched – if not quite to breaking [...]