A licky wet tongue shatterd Jimmy’s dreams of glory.
About the Book
In this graphic novel aimed at kids, Jimmy loves to read war comics. And dreams about being a WW1 era fighter pilot. Early one Sunday morning, as he walks his dog, he discovers a bearded, scruffy man dozing in a derelict factory and wonders why [...]

My name is Elizabeth but no one’s ever called me that.
I originally got this book for Christmas, as part of a set of 15 all re-printed in the traditional Penguin style as part of their celebration range, and I have to say they look fantastic on my shelves! It was also one of [...]

It was a pleasure to burn.
Thanks to the Decades ‘09 challenge and Carl V’s Science Fiction Experience, I this week read one of those books that can be defined as a ‘classic’.
I thinks most people know the basic plot of this book, so I’m going to be lazy and quote from the blurb:
Guy Montag was [...]

The Book of Dead Days by Marcus Sedgwick
The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke
Jewel and Thorn by Richard Poole
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
The Good Fairies of New York by Martin Millar
Starseeker by Tim Bowler
A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett
The Tales of Beedle the [...]

Hobey-Ho! Lets Go!
If I thought the previous book in the series, was the turning point in the ten book story arc, then I was only half right, in Pendragon: Black Water, everything changes, Saint Dane is more powerful than ever, and the story telling much more intense.
In the previous book (The Reality Bug), Bobby’s friend [...]

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The goal of this challenge is to read the number of books first published in a given year that corresponds to the last digit of each year in the 2000s — 9 books from 2009, 8 books from 2008, etc. The total number of books required, therefore, is 45.
This challenge lasts from [...]

Well despite being off of work for the last week, I haven’t managed to read a thing…
This is of course due to me taking part in NaNoWriMo once again, it has been worth forsaking the books though, as – at least for now – I am well ahead of schedule, we will see how long [...]

Virtual Reality?
Fresh from his battle with Saint Dane on First Earth, Bobby is resolute that himself and the rest of the travellers will defeat whatever Saint Dane has planned for this territory. But once Bobby enters the virtual world will he be able to resist the lure of the ultimate in escapism?
The territory of Veelox [...]

New Books to the Shelf

And out of the 10 books in this month, 8 have already been read! (how good am I?!) Which 8? you ask? Well they are listed below.
Thanks to:
Ann-Kat, katrina, Joanne, Nymeth, robaroundbooks, Sally, Shelly, Wrighty, Susan, Chris, Bethany, 3m, gautami, veens, Teresa, Word Lilly, Sprite, Jessie, Jodie, Lucie D, Shari, valentina, [...]

This week for Weekly Geeks, I interviewed Somer, from SomeReads about Tithe by Holly Black and she interviewed me about, The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick.

Bart: What made you read Tithe? Was it the book itself or had you read some Spiderwick stuff?
Somer: I don’t actually remember how Tithe originally made it [...]