Sunday, 30 September 2012

REVIEWS: Magical stories from Stephanie Burgis and Katherine Roberts

Books and magic Reading as a child I never really considered myself on the lookout for magic. I would have said I loved books about ...

Tuesday, 18 September 2012

REVIEW: NEPTUNE’S TEARS by Susan Waggoner (plus science thoughts)

NEPTUNE ’S TEARS by Susan Waggoner Piccadilly Press Amazon link It is 2218 and Zee McAdams is an empath, working in a London ...

Thursday, 6 September 2012

TOP FIVE animals in books

In previous posts I have been gradually assembling a new family, made up of people from books. So far I have Mrs Weasley as my new Mum and ...

Thursday, 30 August 2012

ARABESQUE and all things YA: Chatting with Colin Mulhern

ARABESQUE Colin Mulhern Catnip Amazon link ‘Sometimes, Amy, there's no prize for second place. Do you know what I mean?&#...

Monday, 13 August 2012

REVIEW: MY BROTHER SIMPLE by Marie Aude-Mareil

Simply incredible My Brother Simple Marie Aude Mareil (translated from the French by Adriana Hunter) Bloomsbury, Aug 2012 ...

Monday, 16 July 2012

REVIEWS: Andy Marino and Kate Harrison (plus some social network thoughts)

In some books, having social media around would be a BAD THING, e.g. this (which is HILARIOUS and I didn't write) and this (which is ...