Friday, September 3, 2010

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Aside | Challenge completed – Spring Reading Thing

Despite the very un-summer like weather outside apparently Spring is over – well the Spring Reading challenge is anyway! Here’s my recap…

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Book Review | What if…? by Steve N. Lee

This book has all of the hallmarks of an action-packed novel; conspiracies, shootouts, double-crosses and car chases – throw in religious unrest and a presidential election and you’ll find yourself caught up in an exciting tale that also forces you to think about the way we live our lives and whether we are killing the planet with our actions.

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Book Review | Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin

Something Borrowed – Buy this Book [US] Rating 3.5 stars – would keep you occupied on the beach Description Something Borrowed tells the story of Rachel, a young attorney living and working in Manhattan. Rachel has always been the consummate good girl – until her thirtieth birthday, when her best friend, Darcy, throws her a [...]

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Book Review | Stardust by Neil Gaiman

Gaiman does a fantastic job of introducing characters and entwining sub plots; drawing you into the mythical land of Faerie and carrying you on a delicious journey through deep woods and dark caves as Tristran searches for the fallen star that will bring him his heart’s desire.

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Book Review | The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

Hale has woven a magical fairytale, with believable characters and such spell-binding descriptions that there were times I would look up from the book and be surprised to find that I wasn’t standing on a cobbled street surrounded by geese!

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