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
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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
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
Blood-A-Thon Book 3 – Club Dead
Blood-a-thon The Southern Vampire Mystery Series Charlaine Harris *****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** Bill has gone missing, right in the middle of a top secret project for the vampire hierarchy. Eric needs Sookie to find him or the Queen of Louisana will hit the roof and heads will roll. Again, I mean this in the literal … Continue reading Blood-A-Thon Book 3 – Club Dead
Blood-A-Thon Book 2 – Living Dead in Dallas
Blood-a-thon The Southern Vampire Mystery Series Charlaine Harris Living Dead in Dallas picks up only a few weeks after the first book ends. *****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** Once again Sookie is called upon to work more closely with the vampire community, searching for a 'nest brother' in Dallas who has gone missing. She is also caught … Continue reading Blood-A-Thon Book 2 – Living Dead in Dallas
Blood-A-Thon Book 1 – Dead Until Dark
Blood-a-thon The Southern Vampire Mystery Series Charlaine Harris As I've wasted more time than I like to acknowledge looking up info on the new season of True Blood on the t'interweb, I've decided to re-read the Southern Vampire Mysteries (otherwise known as The Sookie Stackhouse or True Blood Series) by Charlaine Harris. Inspired by BOOKELF, … Continue reading Blood-A-Thon Book 1 – Dead Until Dark
Guilty Pleasures? I feel no shame!
Totally necessary - topless Eric The fourth series of True Blood has just started in the U.S. Based on the tremendously popular Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris; this bonkers, bloody and barmy series can't make it to our shores soon enough for me! And as I've just finished two 'heavy' reads - The Line of … Continue reading Guilty Pleasures? I feel no shame!
Richard Nottingham Book One – The Broken Token
Leeds, 1731. On the dark and violent streets of Leeds, a gruesome double murder has taken place. Almost worse than the crime itself was the positioning of the deceased - male posed upon female - mimicking a sex act. The Chief Constable - Richard Nottingham - is called in to investigate, ably assisted by his dependable deputy - John Sedgwick. To … Continue reading Richard Nottingham Book One – The Broken Token
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