I may as well start with some of our deep secrets because this account will not be easy to understand without them. About the Book Why yes, I am using the publishers synopsis, because otherwise I am going to struggle to explain this one! All over the universe, Magids are at work to maintain the [...]

Cannongate Myth Series A bold re-telling of legendary tales — The Myths series gathers the world’s finest contemporary writers for a modern look at our most enduring myths. Ali Smith, takes on the myth of Iphis, retelling one of the few happy moments in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Girl Meets Boy follows sisters, Anthea and Imogen ‘Midge’ [...]

His name is Jarrod Thornton. I was sure one of you was responsible for this book ending up on my shelves, but despite some investigations, I can’t find the culprit, so it’s possible that I just came across it on Library Thing, so no Bad Bloggers points to be handed out this time! Her name [...]

When I was planning my R.I.P. III [intlink id="926" type="post"]reading pool[/intlink], I’d completely forgotten that I had a stack of Marcus Sedgwick’s to read. That was very nearly a mistake as he writes some fantastically atmospheric books that are just perfect for the challenge. So when I came across them whist turning the TBR pile [...]

Well since the last one was so much fun, I’ve decided to hold another giveaway, in fact make that two giveaways! Yep that’s right, two giveaways (and it’s not even a month since my last one!)

Intermingled with New York’s underground music scene, the characters honest and appropriate language (notes the ‘F’ word appears at least a couple of times on every page), and a ever present yearning for sex, a surprisingly sweet and optimistic story emerges.