Posts made in August, 2016

Books Read in August 2016

Posted by on Aug 31, 2016 | Leave a comment

Books Read in August 2016

  Tales of Terror from the Black Ship by Chris Priestley — YA historical horror. Tales of Terror from the Black Ship follows the same format as Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror, in that it’s a collection of themed short stories framed by an overall tale. I’m a big Chris Priestley fan anyway, but this book has shot right up amongst my favourites. Delicious scares and twists galore. Strange Star by Emma Carroll — MG historical. Strange Star was inspired by Frankenstein and Mary Shelley’s writing of her masterpiece. It came out last month, but I’ve wanted to read it ever since...

Books Read in July 2016

Posted by on Aug 1, 2016 | Leave a comment

Books Read in July 2016

  Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (HP#3) — Loved it. Each book gets better and better! Coraline by Neil Gaiman — MG fantasy. I really liked the Coraline stop-motion film, and loved the book too. Deliciously dark for MG. My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgwick — YA fantasy. I’m continuing my mission to read Sedgwick’s backcatalogue. My Swordhand is Singing explores original vampire folklore. Not my favourite of his books, but a quick read with some creepy moments.     Book of Lies by Teri Terry — YA paranormal...