Am glad I went out and bought this for myself. Hinting that I would like a certain book doesn't seem to help very much, or music, come to think of it.
What can I say? I love Tom Holt's off the wall sense of humour, it appeals to me, probably because he seems to go off at tangents like I do.
You want to know what the book is about? I'll put a link at the bottom of this to Tom Holt's website.
Magic and mayhem as usual, with what can only be called a reluctant "hero", and a feisty major female character. Dennis Tanner and his Mum pop up, in true Goblin fashion. There are dastardly plots afoot, but what self respecting Tom Holt novel would be without these things?
By the way....whilst hunting for books for my Mum in a secondhand book shop I found a Tom Holt I don't have.....I do now....it was in brilliant condition, a hardback copy, and only £3...cheaper than the paperback would be if I ordered it.
As promised....click here for Tom Holt's website
Forgot to add....this book had a bonus! The first two chapters of another book, looks promising, think I'll be looking for it. The Accidental Sourcer by K. E.Mills....who just happens to be Karen Miller. I love Karen Miller's books.
Labels: humour/fantasy, Karen Miller, Tom Holt
This is not a novel, but a knitting book. I thought would give it a quick mention here, as I think it is a really good book. It encourages the knitter to experiment with yarn. Exploring different techniques, to make amazing scarves. There is a blog devoted to knitters who have used this book, it is called, Knitting New Scarves Knitalong, where you can see some of the scarves that knitters have made following the patterns.
Labels: craft.
This book can be forgiven for looking like the fluffy sort of book that is packed for holidays. It is despite it's fluffy appearance a very well thought out novel with some good twists to it. The "Missing" person, is included briefly at the start of the novel, then she goes "missing" until about half way through. It is narrated by an omniscient narrator, which works very well, as there are many people affected by the disappearance of Jacqueline Avery.
It did not however answer, or attempt to answer one of the plotlines, but I think that was deliberate. The cover of my copy is a little misleading, as it shows a toddler , beside an old fashioned swing slung from a tree. It is quite a while before the significance of the toddler is revealed. The publisher classes this novel as fiction, which it is, but it is also a mystery. An engrossing read.
Susan Lewis has written quite a few books, for a read of the cover bumph from Missing, click here, click on home when you get there if you wish to find out more about the author and her books.
Labels: fiction, Susan Lewis
This book blog cann also be found on wordpress, under the same name, Book Addicts Anonymous.
This is his story, and the story of Henry III, as weak and changeable as Simon was brash and unbending. It is a tale of opposing wills that would eventually clash in a storm of violence and betrayal—an irresistible saga that brings the pages of history completely, provocatively, and magnificently alive.
When I first started reading this book, I quickly discovered it had little to do with Wales and everything to do with Simon de Montfort, who wasn't Welsh by any stretch of the imagination. I almost put it aside for good, but then I caught the author's note at the back wherein she explained why she chose to dedicate all of the book to de Montfort's life. It made sense so I stuck with it and found de Montfort to be a very admirable man and his wife someone I would have loved to meet. Of course reality might not have been as 'fab' as history makes her out to be. LOL
As always, Penman is able to bring to life history's saints and sinners in a vibrant way. She breathes new and refreshing life into what many consider a boring topic.
Labels: historical fiction, Wales
Yes, I am reading two books at once, as I realise that Anna Karenina is a fairly difficult book, and I might need a little "light relief" from it.
Saying that, what I have read so far is pretty straightforward, and flows better than Middlemarch, but then again, I never finished reading Middlemarch. [One of the few books I have abandoned.]
Be warned, if you pick this book up and expect a "nice read" about a shipwreck, you won't get it. This is not a Swiss Family Robinson, or Robinson Crusoe for adults. The main character Jeronimus Cornelisz is a desperately flawed character, who in The Accomplice by Kathryn Hayman comes across as evil, and he doesn't come across any differently in this novel. However the novel is told from Cornelisz' viewpoint. He is a man given to sadistic pleasure, even from and early age, and he makes no excuse for it. In fact he sees his pleasures as entirely natural. This doesn't make him likable by any means, but the actions that he takes are entirely in keeping with his warped character. Having read The Accomplice, I knew what the book had in store, and wasn't horrified. I do wonder if the story may have inspired, in part William Golding's Lord of the Flies.
The Company is a good read, but not for those of a delicate constitution.
http://www.panmacmillan.com/displayPage.asp?PageID=2557
The extract above gives a potential reader an insight into the novel.
Labels: Arabella Edge, historical fiction, Kathryn Hayman