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Holiday Read #2 Song of the Sea Maid
I wasn't quite sure how I was going to go with this book and as I write this review, i'm still not sure. Some parts infuriated me. The book begins with a young street urchin in 18th Century London who has a brother (at least she thinks he is her…
Devastation Road – A vague memory and the desire to get home..
Owen wakes in a field. He is wearing another man's clothes. He is hurt, he is filthy. He has no idea where he is, or how he got there. A young Czech boy appears and disappears; who the hell is he? What does he want? What did he do? Devastation…
Tom Houghton – When you love a character so much, you are glad they aren’t real..
Tom Houghton is twelve years old. He is different and the others know it. Some tiptoe around it, whisper loudly about it, some bully him mercilessly, and very few embrace him for it. Fast forward to Tom Houghton at forty. The book unfolds as we wind our way through…
The Hand That Feeds You – Domestic noir and dogs, two of my favourite things!
I don't usually jump on the bandwagon. I'm not having twitter rows about Go Set A Watchman, I would rather chew my own big toenail than read 50 Shades Of Grey, I managed to avoid peplum skirts and I didn't invest in a Uniqlo puffer vest for winter (although I…
A Dictionary of Mutual Understanding – A graceful, cold, Japanese tale,with a raw core
Duffy’s review The ebb and flow of this book is extremely graceful. The words move through the pages like an old Japanese play and the spoken language drifts you gently to Nagasaki. A stranger knocks on the door of Amaterasu’s home and says he is her Grandson, thought dead. It…
Thief’s Magic – Book Blog Tour & Giveaway!
Come on a book blog tour full of magic, adventure, and a chance to win a signed copy! FORGET WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THE NATURE OF MAGIC In a world where an industrial revolution is powered by magic, Tyen, a student of archaeology, unearths a sentient book called Vella. Once a…
Ever had a weird ex-boyfriend?….Crazy Love You by Lisa Unger
I have just finished Crazy Love You by Lisa Unger and it has left me It is the story of Ian Paine, who as a child, suffered terrible trauma and came through a very difficult childhood to become a successful New York hipster type, writing and drawing comics in his…