Posts made in September, 2016

Books Read in September 2016

Posted by on Sep 30, 2016 | Leave a comment

Books Read in September 2016

  American Monsters (Demon Road #3) by Derek Landy — YA fantasy horror. I’m a huge Derek Landy fan, and though Skulduggery Pleasant will always be my number one love, I’ve really enjoyed the Demon Road trilogy. American Monsters wrapped everything up nicely. Can’t wait for Landy’s next book — which I believe is another Skulduggery, yay! Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies by Lindsay Ribar — YA contemporary / paranormal. This was on my TBR for centuries, though I’ve no idea where I first heard of it. It’s the story of a not-very-likeable teenage boy and his family, all of...

Book Launch: Kerry Drewery’s CELL 7

Posted by on Sep 29, 2016 | Leave a comment

Book Launch: Kerry Drewery’s CELL 7

Cell 7 has to be one of my most anticipated books of the year. The first in a trilogy about a teen girl on death row whose execution will be decided by public phone and internet vote, the premise just completely grabs me. I was excited last weekend to be invited to Kerry’s launch so I could finally buy a copy and have it signed! Kerry held her launch in a beautiful building in the shadow of Lincoln Cathedral, and it was packed with people. I took along my book blogger sister, who’d already started Cell 7 and was loving it. Looking back at my photos, I mostly took snaps of the food — but then it was very good food. (That...

Highwaymen, Mariners and Vampires: My Favourite Poems

Posted by on Sep 14, 2016 | Leave a comment

Highwaymen, Mariners and Vampires: My Favourite Poems

  Today, I’m on the Author Allsorts blog sharing my top three poems. One of them won’t take much guessing (clue: it’s the poem that inspired Glimpse), but you can read my post here to find out the other two! They’re all classic narrative poems, a little romantic, and spookily Gothic, just like the books I love to read and the stories I love to write.       Share this:FacebookTwitterGooglePinterestEmailPrint