Review: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



The author certainly has a very good imagination. After the first few pages I was hooked and enthralled.
It reminded me a little of Alice in Wonderland only on a much bigger scale.
Certainly a very enchanting read.



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Review: Sunshine, with a Chance of Snow: A twenty-minute gift from Carole Matthews [Kindle Edition]

Sunshine, with a Chance of Snow: A twenty-minute gift from Carole Matthews [Kindle Edition] by Carole Matthews

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Great short story with a message about people being materialistic. Very poignant and well written.



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Review: The Witch of Agnesi

The Witch of Agnesi by Robert Spiller

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



I really enjoyed this book. I liked the fact that Bonnie Pinkwater, the main character, is an older woman.
It is well written, I read it in two sittings.
Overall, a nice whodunnit!



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Review: 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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Review: 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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Review: 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 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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