The Third Pig Detective Agency by Bob Burke
Reading The Third Pig Detective Agency by Bob Burke was a complete change of genre for me. It’s funny, a bit silly, a pastiche of American gumshoe crime fiction, and a fantasy - indeed it’s a...
View ArticleThe Owl Killers by Karen Maitland
I can’t remember how I first came across Karen Maitland‘s books, but after I’d read Company of Liars I was hooked and bought The Owl Killers, a tale of witchcraft and pagan superstition set in 1321....
View ArticleOnce Upon a Time VII – Quest Completed
Carl’s Once Upon a Time VII has now ended and I completed Quest the First which was to read at least 5 books that fit somewhere within the Once Upon a Time categories of fantasy, or folklore, or...
View ArticleOnce Upon a Time VIII
It must be spring! Carl’s annual Once Upon a Time Challenge began yesterday, Friday, March 21st for the eighth year running, ending on June 21. Carl writes: ‘This is a reading and viewing event that...
View ArticleThe Last Enchantment by Mary Stewart
Magic is the door through which mortal man may sometimes step, to find the gates in the hollow hills, and let himself through into the halls of the other world. (The Last Enchantment, page 121) I love...
View ArticleTantalus by Jane Jazz
I came across Jane Jazz when she made a comment on one of my posts and when I looked at her blog I discovered that she had written a novel - Tantalus, a love story set in the Yorkshire moors and marble...
View ArticleThe Wicked Day by Mary Stewart
The Wicked Day is a sequel to Mary Stewart’s Merlin trilogy, telling the story of Mordred, King Arthur’s illegitimate son, who was foretold by Merlin as Arthur’s bane. It blends together fact and...
View ArticleThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman is one of those authors I keep reading about on other book blogs and I’ve been meaning to check out one of his books for ages just to see for myself. I didn’t think his books were probably...
View ArticleThe Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
I like fantasy, so when I came across The Book of Lost Things, a modern version of traditional fairy tales that has glowing reviews from various sources, I was keen to read it. Fairy tales are full of...
View ArticleOnce Upon a Time VIII Challenge Completed
Carl’s Once Upon a Time Challenge for this year ended on 21 June and I exceeded my expectations – well, it wasn’t hard as I aimed very low with The Journey, which was to read at least one book within...
View ArticleOnce Upon a Time IX
It’s Spring! Carl’s Once Upon A Time IX reading challenge starts today, for the ninth year running, ending on June 21. This encompasses four broad categories: Fairy Tale, Folklore, Fantasy and...
View ArticleThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has been on my shelves for a few years and as I’m taking part in the Once Upon a Time event hosted by Carl at Stainless Steel Droppings I decided it was time I read it. It’s...
View ArticleDreamwalker: The Ballad of Sir Benfro Book 1
I read Dreamwalker: The Ballad of Sir Benfro by James Oswald on my Kindle. It has since been published by Penguin as Dreamwalker by J D Oswald. So far there are three books in the series and there...
View ArticleOnce Upon a Time X
(Art by Melissa Nucera) I’m a bit late in joining in with Carl’s Once Upon a Time challenge this year! But as it doesn’t end until 21 June it’s not too late. The Once Upon a Time X Challenge has a few...
View ArticleShort Story Sunday: The Rose Elf
I’m taking part in Carl’s Once Upon a Time event, specifically in the Short Story Quest, which involves the reading of one or more short stories that fit within at least one of the four genres of Fairy...
View ArticleShort Story Sunday: The Shepherdess and the Sweep
I’m taking part in Carl’s Once Upon a Time event, specifically in the Short Story Quest, which involves the reading of one or more short stories that fit within at least one of the four genres of Fairy...
View ArticleShort Story Sunday: The Snow Queen
I’m taking part in Carl’s Once Upon a Time event, specifically in the Short Story Quest, which involves the reading of one or more short stories that fit within at least one of the four genres of...
View ArticleThe Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, Natasha Pulley’s first novel made a great impact on me from the start of the book. It is one of those books that I enjoyed very much, but don’t feel that I can really...
View ArticleShort Story Sunday: Hans Christian Andersen
I’ve been reading some of Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales as part of Carl’s Once Upon A Time event, specifically in the Short Story Quest. So far I’ve written about The Rose Elf, The Shepherdess...
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