After been rather impressed (although not completely won over) by Patrick Ness' Chaos Walking trilogy It's been on my agenda to rea...

The Night Rainbow by Claire King is the sort of book your mum might read (though to be honest I tried to pass this on to mine, and she rejec...

Here's what I've read this month (click to see full review) Max Barry, Lexicon Graham Joyce, Some Kind of Fairy Tale   Octavia ...

As I mentioned in this post , after reading a sample of Lexicon  on kindle I immediately reserved the book from the library.  The Plot:  ...

It took me over a month to read Roots , and consequently I have a rather mixed view about the book. It has some of the most evocative descr...

Postcards from Penguin is a collection of 100 iconic book covers throughout the history of the Publishers. Th They are great to send to...

I was at a loose end and didn't have anything to read, so I picked up my mum's copy of  People of the Book.   Mum usually goes for g...

As I mentioned here  I'm a big Atwood fan. Her dry wit, clever word play and vivid imagination all appeal to me. Plus she's a fem...

Carol Anshaw's Carry the One was part of my library haul from the other week.  The Plot: Returning from a wedding, a car fill...

Margaret Atwood- what an absolute legend. She is one of my favourite authors, so I was  incredibly excited to find out that MaddAddam, the t...

Hmmm I have mixed feelings about this one, some parts I really loved, other bits I found a bit dull. I'm glad I read it, but I'd h...

picture taken from here To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the publication of the first Harry Potter,   new cover s have been designe...

Book: Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales picture taken by me

Following on from my previous post, I've got some suggestions of fairy-stories for adults, some are traditional and others are reworking...

I'm a massive fan of fairy-tales. I've liked them since I was little, but my appreciation has grown since I've gotten older. It...

 I wasn't getting on well with either Mr Chartwell or A Woman on the Edge of Time , they just weren't grabbing me,  so I took ...

I've started to make my way through the bumper haul of books I picked up at the library the other week. As I've said previously I ...

No doubt Gone Girl  will be in in a lot of people's suitcases this summer, so my older sister bought me a copy as she thought it would b...