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Nov 27, 2008
Oblivious – Cyndia Depre
I was due to review this book yesterday for Cyndia Depre’s online book tour and, for the first time I am a day late Unfortunately, due to the vagaries of the post, my copy of the book never arrived and although I ordered it off Amazon more than 10 days ago, it actually landed in my hand on Tuesday. Yep, that’s two days ago. So I had spent the last two days madly reading Oblivious so I... read more
Nov 4, 2008
The Gargoyle – Andrew Davidson
I received this book as a Goodreads reviewer. Unlike many proof copies that I have received in the post, this book was beautiful with a magnificent dust jacket and black edged pages. I suspected it wasn’t going to be your average story, and I was right. I am not so sure what I felt about this book. Did I love it or did I hate it? I couldn’t put it down. I read it in about three days. I was... read more
Nov 4, 2008
My Brain, My Future – Michael Durr
I was asked to review this book by the author, and received it in the post several months ago now. I started it almost straight away, but with other books pressing including my reading group books, I put it down for a while. I have since finished it, and have been considering my review for a little while now. The basic premise of the book is that in order for the readers (in this case, members of the... read more
Aug 13, 2008
Copper Fire – Suzanne Woods Fisher
I was asked to read and review Copper Fire by Suzanne Woods Fisher as part of her virtual book tour. This book, as I understood, was a sequel to Suzanne’s earlier novel, Copper Star where we were first introduced to Louisa – one time resistance fighter in Germany during the Second World War – now settled with her new husband and his son in Copper Springs, Arizona. Copper Fire finds... read more
Jun 19, 2008
The Collector of Worlds – Ilya Troyanov
I received this book as an Early Reviewer on LibraryThing and started it soon after I had come down from the hype of the previous book I had finished. Perhaps it was because of that proximity to my previous read, but what a come down it was. Although I fought my way to the end of this book, it was like trying to swim in treacle for much of it and I found myself wondering whether I could... read more
Jun 12, 2008
The Gone-Away World – Nick Harkaway
I was sent a proof copy of this book to review several weeks back, prior to its general release. When I was contacted I received a couple of paragraphs to whet my appetite. Without knowing what to expect, or what kind of book it was going to be, I allowed myself to be sold by the paragraphs – there was something within the intelligent turns of phrase that made me want to read more. The book arrived and... read more
May 22, 2008
Tristi Pinkston’s Virtual Book Tour: Season of Sacrifice
I am writing this review as one stop on Tristi Pinkston’s virtual book tour. I was asked to take part and Tristi kindly sent me a copy of the book to read which, as you all know by my voracious reading habits, wasn’t a difficult job to accept. Before I review the book, there is one disclosure I feel I should make. My religious beliefs differ greatly from those portrayed by Tristi in this historical... read more
