Blood-a-thon The Southern Vampire Mystery Series Charlaine Harris *****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** Sookie has once again agreed to assist Eric and the Queen of Louisiana. This is despite warnings from her fairy godmother – Claudine - who worries that Sookie will be linked permanently to the vampires and their politics. She is still seeing Quinn, … Continue reading Blood-A-Thon Book 7 – All Together Dead
2011
Book Club 5 – Soulless
Venue: Arcadia Bar Date: June 2011 Time: 5pm - 7pm Agreed on: The Line Of Beauty - Alan Hollinghurst Discussed: Soulless by Gail Carriger The first in the Parasol Protectorate series. A polarising book - those who enjoyed it really did while those who didn't were equally vocal against it! So bear in mind that … Continue reading Book Club 5 – Soulless
Canongate Book 1 – And now for something completely different…The Penelopiad
On twitter last week, I was asked to recommend some Margaret Atwood books to a friend. A daunting challenge because as soon as you name one of her stellar offerings; you instantly start thinking of another that's just as good! Requiring a slight respite from all of my Southern Vampire Mysteries (Blood-A-Thon) which - though … Continue reading Canongate Book 1 – And now for something completely different…The Penelopiad
Blood-A-Thon Book 6 – Definately Dead
Blood-a-thon The Southern Vampire Mystery Series Charlaine Harris *****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** This book begins with a giant leap forward in time, which is kind of frustrating.* At some point between Dead as a Doornail and this book, Sookie has heard that her cousin Hadley had died. She had left the family long before the … Continue reading Blood-A-Thon Book 6 – Definately Dead
Catherine Cooksonath V – Fenwick Houses
I am now utterly convinced that Cookson should be reclaimed as a feminist writer. This book is just a massive list of reasons why we need equality of the sexes. The heroine, Christine, who tells the story in first person, is a tragic example of why heteronormative patrichal values are EVIL and should be STAMPED … Continue reading Catherine Cooksonath V – Fenwick Houses
Catherine Cooksonathon IV – The Black Candle
Loved Loved LOVED this. Like Wuthering Heights/Thorne Birds in that its a tale of two generations, the first one fucking everything up for the second, and JUST like Wuthering Heights and The Thorne Birds the first half of the novel is a billion times better than the first. So I'm just going to talk about … Continue reading Catherine Cooksonathon IV – The Black Candle
Catherine Cooksonathon III – Hannah Massey
Wow. This is such a complete opposite to what I had expected from the Cookson 'image' that I'm not sure what to write. I really don't want to do any spoilers because I would recommend this book as a book that you should read. It's not a romance, the opposite in fact, this is a … Continue reading Catherine Cooksonathon III – Hannah Massey
Blood-A-Thon Book 5 – Dead As A Doornail
Blood-a-thon The Southern Vampire Mystery Series Charlaine Harris *****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** Book 5 - The Filler Book The one where very little actually happens. Jason becomes a were-panther. Sookie tries to be there for him as much as possible. He finds it weird, but is coping with it in the main. Sam gets shot. … Continue reading Blood-A-Thon Book 5 – Dead As A Doornail
Book Club goes Forth! – Cloud Atlas
Venue: Arcadia Bar Date: May 2011 Time: 5pm - 7pm Agreed on: Soulless by Gail Carriger Discussed: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell I'm afraid this won't be the most detailed of summaries - I've left it a little long, the notes I've made aren't providing me with as much information as I'd hoped! In general, … Continue reading Book Club goes Forth! – Cloud Atlas
Blood-A-Thon Book 4 – Dead to the World
Blood-a-thon The Southern Vampire Mystery Series Charlaine Harris *****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** A mere three weeks have passed since the events of Club Dead. Sookie is driving close to home and happens across an amnesiac and terrified Eric. Despite wanting to keep her distance from all things vampiric, she agrees to keep him on after … Continue reading Blood-A-Thon Book 4 – Dead to the World
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