Sunday, 28 July 2013

Thursday, 25 July 2013

Review: The Lost World


The Lost World
The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



I thought The Lost World was a good exciting read. It contained well rounded characters, especially Professor Challenger who is a gruff surly lion of a man.
This book contained excitement and adventure with horror and survival. A good mix of emotions.
I loved the descriptive narrative which Conan Doyle excels at.
Even though this book is over a 100 years old, it still stands the test of time.



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Tuesday, 23 July 2013

Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane


The Ocean at the End of the Lane
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



I anticipated this would be a good book, but I think I underestimated just how good it would be.
The story is told from a narrative point of view. It is beautiful, haunting, magical and poignant.
I do not want to do an indepth review as I do not want to spoil it for potential new readers.
It is definitely one of the best books I have read so far this year!



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Monday, 22 July 2013

Review: 44


44
44 by Jools Sinclair

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



I got this as a freebie and I have to say that this was a very enjoyable book and I read it in one sitting.
Abby has an accident and falls through some ice. She loses all her friends except one,Jesse, who is always there for her.
This book has some wonderful twists in it and is very nicely written.



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Review: The Pharos Objective


The Pharos Objective
The Pharos Objective by David Sakmyster

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



This is a great book for those that love action and adventure books.
Caleb Crowe is a psychic that uses remote viewing to look back into the past to aid archaeology.
His mother and sister belong to The Morpheus Initiative which is a group dedicated to remote viewing to which Caleb once belonged.
I thought it was a nice take on using psychic abilities and the book is a roller-coaster of an adventure.




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Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Review: The Jungle Book


The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



I enjoyed the book very much. I did not realize that The Jungle Book was compiled of several stories. I particularly liked Rikki Tikki the mongoose.



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