A Madness of Angels by Kate Griffin Published by Orbit on the 2 April 2009. Review Copy
In A Madness of Angels Sorcerer Matthew Swift returns to London after being missing for two years and he wants revenge. Over 496 pages Kate takes us on a tour of the [...]
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Debut Review: A Madness of Angels by Kate Griffin (Orbit)
Debut Review: Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill (Gollancz)
Title: Heart Shaped-Box
Author: Joe Hill
Publisher: Gollancz
Published: 01 May 2008
Own Copy
Synopsis
If you’re a rockstar who already has a collection of the macabre what is the harm of buying a dead man’s suit, with ghost attached, off the internet? For Jude Coyne it’s going to drag him to hell. Literally.
You’d be forgiven for thinking that [...]
Debut Review: Lost Boys by James Miller (Little, Brown)
Title: Lost Boys
Author: James Miller
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 3 July 2008
Review Copy
Synopsis
At an English Boys Private School children are going missing, they are dreaming and then disappearing but no one knows where they’ve gone.
Analyse/Comments/Thoughts
I wasn’t expecting to like Lost Boys, coming of age stories aren’t really my thing. I was expecting a Lord of the Flies [...]
Currently Reading: Lost Boys by James Miller
I must admit that at the moment this looks like it could be my literary book of the year. It might be the only literary book I’ve read so far, I could be wrong about that, but it’s going to be hard to beat.
At an English Boys Private School children are going missing, they are [...]
Debut Review: Scar Night by Alan Campbell
Title: Scar Night
Author: Alan Campbell
Publisher: Tor
Published: May 2007
Price: £7.99
Bought It
Before I say anything else Alan Campbell’s debut novel Scar Night is an amazing creation. Not only does he create rounded characters, he creates a believable world for them to live. I enjoyed reading it immensely but it’s not without its problems. Though before I [...]
Febuary Releases
Well we are into the second month of 2008 and it’s that time again. So here are some books that I like the look of that are appearing on the UK shelves this month either as brand new releases or paperback re-releases plus some books that I think that for some other reason are [...]
Debut Review: Debatable Space by Philip Palmer
Title: Debatable Space
Author: Philip Palmer
Publisher: Orbit
Published: 24 Jan 08
Price: £10.00
A band of pirates kidnaps the daughter of the ruler of the universe and holds her for ransom. The trouble is ruler of the universe Cheo isn’t that receptive to their demands and their prisoner, Lena, isn’t what she first appears.
But this isn’t just a pirate [...]
Debut Review: In the Woods by Tana French
Title: In The Woods
Author: Tana French
Publisher: Hodder
Published: 14 November 07
Price: £6.99
Bought It
You can never escape your past or so they say. And Tana French plays with this idea in her debut novel, In The Woods. Rob Ryan retells the investigation into death of a small girl found in the same woods where he, but not [...]
Missing from 2007 : The Book of Joby
I’ve been reading the round-ups of the best of 2007 and it reminds me how many books I’ve missed.
Starting with one that slipped past me even though I was looking for it’s UK release. The Book of Joby by Mark J. Ferrari has had some fantastic reviews from Fantasy Book Critic, A Dribble of [...]
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