Review: The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains by Neil Gaiman

Posted September 17, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains by Neil Gaiman

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains by Neil Gaiman, Eddie Campbell Published by Headline on June 17, 2014 Genres: Contemporary, Fantasy, Fiction, Novella, Short Stories Pages: 74 Format: Hardback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Beautifully illustrated by renowned artist Eddie Campbell, this is a four-colour edition of Neil Gaiman’s award-winning novelette “The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains”- a haunting story of family, the otherworld, and a search for hidden treasure. The text of The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains was first published in the collection Stories: All New Tales (Headline, 2010). This gorgeous full-colour illustrated book version was born of a unique collaboration between writer Neil Gaiman and artist Eddie Campbell, who brought to vivid life the characters and landscape of Gaiman’s story. In August 2010, The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains was performed in the concert hall of […]

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Review: Cold in July by Joe R. Lansdale

Posted September 12, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Cold in July by Joe R. Lansdale

I received this book for free from Netgalley, Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Cold in July by Joe R. Lansdale, Jim Mickle Published by Tachyon Publications on May 27, 2014 Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller Pages: 288 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads A shocking crime mystery to chill the even the warmest summer’s night, this gritty Texan thriller inspired the 2014 major motion picture Cold in July, featuring Michael C. Hall (Dexter) Sam Shepard (Black Hawk Down), and Don Johnson (Miami Vice). Richard Dane has killed a man. Everyone in the small town of LaBorde, Texas knows Dane acted in self defense — everyone except Ben Russel, the father of the criminal who invaded Dane’s home. When Russel comes looking for revenge against Dane’s family, the two fathers are unexpectedly drawn into a conspiracy that conceals the vilest of crimes. Surrounded by police corruption, mafia deception, and underworld brutality, Dane, Russel, and eccentric PI Jim Bob Luke have discovered a game […]

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Review: Station Eleven by Emily ST. John Mandel

Posted September 10, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Station Eleven by Emily ST. John Mandel

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Published by Picador on September 10, 2014 Genres: Contemporary, Dystopia, Fiction, Science Fiction Pages: 333 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads DAY ONE The Georgia Flu explodes over the surface of the earth like a neutron bomb. News reports put the mortality rate at over 99%. WEEK TWO Civilization has crumbled. YEAR TWENTY A band of actors and musicians called the Travelling Symphony move through their territories performing concerts and Shakespeare to the settlements that have grown up there. Twenty years after the pandemic, life feels relatively safe. But now a new danger looms, and he threatens the hopeful world every survivor has tried to rebuild. STATION ELEVEN Moving backwards and forwards in time, from the glittering years just before the collapse to the strange and altered world that exists twenty years after, Station Eleven charts the unexpected twists of fate that connect […]

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Review: A Place for Us Part Two by Harriet Evans

Posted September 6, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 1 Comment
Review: A Place for Us Part Two by Harriet Evans

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.A Place For Us Part 2 by Harriet Evans Published by Headline Review on August 28, 2014 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads The SECOND of four exclusive part-serialisations of a A Place for Us by Harriet Evans will reunite you with the Winter family … The day Martha Winter decided to tear apart her family began like any other day. So opens A Place for Us by Sunday Times bestselling author Harriet Evans, a book you’ll dive into, featuring a family you’ll fall in love with … and never want to leave. If you devour Rosamund Pilcher and Maeve Binchy and have discovered Jojo Moyes, you’ll be thrilled to add Harriet Evans to your collection of favourite authors. The house has soft, purple wisteria twining around the door. You step inside. The hall is cool after the hot summer’s day. The welcome is kind, and always […]

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Pastime Pleasures #15 – The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

Posted September 5, 2014 by Charlotte in Pastime Pleasures / 0 Comments
Pastime Pleasures #15 – The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

Welcome to my  feature, Pastime Pleasures, posted every other Friday. Today is the turn of The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot. Here I will look at books that have given me great pleasure in the past. These are books I can read over and over again. The only rule is that the book must have been published five or more years ago.     Most people would love the idea of being a princess, of being royal – a disney fairytale come true. But not Mia, this is a step too far for her. She is already considered a freak at school and this goes one step too far – how much more can she take? But somehow her royal news gets leaked and now Mia has to deal with being ‘popuar’ and her tyrannical grandmother. Mia has to mature as the year progresses – can she learn all about what it means to be a princess, cope with the make-overs and soften her Grandmere. All while remaining herself and bagging the boy? Written as a journal, The Princess Diaries is a […]

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