It's Halloween!!! I'm starting with this list of scary book related issues and how they rank on the scary meter. 5. Starting on number 5 of the Terror meter is Regional Dialects. Enough to make some us shudder this is ranking low in the fear department. That said I did stop reading Tess of the … Continue reading Halloween: The 5 Scariest Things About Books
Halloween Month: What I’m Reading
This has been a fairly slow reading year for me with anxiety, a full time job, a social life and my Netflix addiction. But I'm pumped to read the following books to see in the cold cosy nights.
Book Review: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
“Anyone can betray anyone.” Victoria Aveyard Synopsis: This is a world divided by blood - red or silver. The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change. That is until she … Continue reading Book Review: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Book Review: The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood
" Ignoring isn’t the same as ignorance, you have to work at it. " Margaret Atwood Synopsis: Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women … Continue reading Book Review: The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood
Book Review: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Author: Paula Hawkins Publisher: Penguin Random House Series or Standalone: Standalone Genre: Fiction, Thriller, Crime Source or Bought: Bought from a charity shop Goodreads Rating: 3.91 " I have lost control over everything, even the places in my head.” Synopsis: Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She's even … Continue reading Book Review: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Book Review: Dear Justice League by Micheal Northrop
Author: Michael Northrop & Gustavo Duarte Publisher: (DC Zoom) Series or Standalone: Standalone Genre: Middle Grade, Comic, Graphic Novel. Source or Bought: Provided free of charge for review Goodreads Rating: 4.17 Buy it: Amazon – Book Depository Synopsis: Does Superman ever make mistakes? What was Wonder Woman's eleventh birthday like? Does Aquaman smell like fish? In this new middle-grade graphic novel, iconic heroes are asked questions both big and small, and when they … Continue reading Book Review: Dear Justice League by Micheal Northrop
Book Review: Burden of Truth by Kristen Ward
Author: Kristin Ward Publisher: Independently Published Series: Book 2 in the Duology Genre: Science Fiction, Romance Source or Bought: Provided free of charge for review Goodreads Rating: 4.47 Buy it on Amazon "the powerful are truly corrupt, on all sides” Synopsis: I thought I understood the truth. I thought I knew the whole story. But no one really did. In a country defined by scarcity and control, Enora Byrnes leaves the watchful eyes and secret agendas … Continue reading Book Review: Burden of Truth by Kristen Ward
