Blood-a-thon The Southern Vampire Mystery Series Charlaine Harris *****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** I'm going to keep this short. Mostly because the book is a bit feeble. And I'm planning a rant for the review. Dermot and Claude are still living with Sookie and she finds that she seems to be developing more fairy tendencies via … Continue reading Blood-A-Thon Book 11 – Dead Reckoning
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Blood-A-Thon Book 10 – Dead in the family
Blood-a-thon The Southern Vampire Mystery Series Charlaine Harris *****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** If this were an episode of Friends, it would be described as 'the ones with the families'. Actually that sounds a bit like a mafia story...which also fits. Sookie is slowly recovering from her torture at the hands of evil fairies Lochlan and Neave … Continue reading Blood-A-Thon Book 10 – Dead in the family
Blood-A-Thon Book 9 – Dead and Gone
Blood-a-thon The Southern Vampire Mystery Series Charlaine Harris *****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** After the vampire's mostly successful outing; the were's have decided to reveal their community also. On television and IRL. Sam changes into a friendly dog at his bar and after a few moments of shock; it seems like everyone is taking it pretty … Continue reading Blood-A-Thon Book 9 – Dead and Gone
Book Club 6 – The Line of Beauty
Venue: Arcadia Bar Date: July 2011 Time: 5pm - 7pm Agreed on: Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi Discussed: The Line Of Beauty - Alan Hollinghurst Point to Note - this was the 2004 Man Booker Prize winner. Although the majority of the club enjoyed this book; it was generally agreed that we read … Continue reading Book Club 6 – The Line of Beauty
Blood-A-Thon Book 8 – From Dead To Worse
Blood-a-thon The Southern Vampire Mystery Series Charlaine Harris *****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** Sookie is back in Bon Temps; slowly coming to terms with the terrible events of the last book. She would like to be getting close and cuddly with Quinn, but he disappeared off the map a few weeks earlier. Amelia (the most annoying witch … Continue reading Blood-A-Thon Book 8 – From Dead To Worse
Blood-A-Thon Book 7 – All Together Dead
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
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
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