Title/Author: The Night Circus/Erin MorgensternPublisher: DoubledayPages: 400ISBN 13: 978-0385534635 In a nutshell This introduction itself hooked me: “The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque…
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Diary of a Wimpy Vampire
Title/Author: Diary of a Wimpy Vampire: Prince of Dorkness/Tim Collins Publisher: Michael O’ Mara Books Pages: 224 ISBN 13: 978-184-317-524-7 In a nutshell Nigel Mullet was transfored into a vampire at the awkward age of fifteen, and had remained this age for ever, and spent eternity struggling through a confusing, challenging adolescent phase. So yeah,…
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Title/Author: A Monster Calls/Patrick Ness Publisher: Walker BooksPages: 269ISBN 13: 978-0141039701 In a nutshellA Monster Calls is about a teenage boy, Conor, who has to come to terms with his mom, the only person he cares about and loves, not recovering from cancer. He has nobody he could turn to. He doesn’t get along with…
Room by Emma Donoghue
Title/Author: Room/Emma DonoghuePublisher: Little, BrownPages: 496ISBN 13: 978-0316120579 In a nutshellMa was 19 when she was kidnapped, raped and kept in this room. When Jack was 5, she had lived in there for 7 years. And for 7 years, she did what all loving mothers would do – love, nurture and protect her son the…
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
In a nutshell It may seem like a love story, but it’s actually not (covers can be deceiving!), which is why I decided to read it. This story, set around the depression era, is about Jacob who almost graduates from an Ivy League school with a degree in veterinary sciences. Upon finding out his parents’…
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Title/Author: Norwegian Wood/Haruki Murakami (Translated by Jay Rubin)Publisher: Vintage Books USAPages: 400ISBN 13: 9780099554561 Expect no flying elephants, man-eating cats, or any of those surrealist eccentricities that you’d normally find in a Murakami novel. Norwegian Wood is a rather straight forward, coming of age novel of nostalgia. What stayed though is its quiet, still and…
THE ONE AND ONLY, THE GREATEST of THE GREATEST, MOST DEVIOUS DJINNI IS BAAAACK! :D
Oh yes….my dear ol’ friend, Bartimaeus IS BACK!!! The Ring of Solomon is prequel to the Bartimaeus Trilogy written by Jonathan Stroud. Here is a plot introduction I nicked from Wikipedia: It is the year 950 b.c. and King Solomon of Israel rules his empire from Jerusalem with a steely hand. Upon which rests a…
The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
Title/Author: The Gruffalo/Julia Donaldson & Axel SchefflerPublisher: MacmillanPages: 28ISBN 13: 978-0-333-71093-7 In a nutshell Walk into the deep dark wood, meet a quick-thinking mouse and discover what happens when he comes face to face with a ugly, hungry gruffalo. What I liked Ever since I took a liking to children’s books, I’ver heard and read…
Freddie and the Fairy by Julia Donaldson & Karen George
Title/Author: Freddie and the Fairy/Julia Donaldson & Karen George Publisher: Macmillan Pages: 28 ISBN 13: 978-0-330-51118-6 In a nutshell Freedie meets Bessie-Belle, a fairy whom he rescued from a tree. In return, she offers to grant his every wish. But Bessie-Belle can’t hear very well, causing Freddie’s wishes come out all wrong… What I liked…
Blackmail Bride by Normanda Whyte
Title/Author: Blackmail Bride/Normanda WhytePublisher: Ink-SlingerISBN: 978-1-908138-00-2 In a nutshellStalked by her abusive ex-husband, Lucy Grant is desperate for a protector. Lucy aims for the one man who is tough enough for the job, ex-convict Jack Welsh. Found guilty of a crime he didn’t commit, Jack Welsh is convinced Lucy’s ex set him up. Jack will…
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