"I love the smell of book ink in the morning." Umberto Eco
"I love the smell of book ink in the morning." Umberto Eco
Ian Mark, illustrated Louis Ghibault. Chicken House. (304p) ISBN 9781910655030 Picked this up as it’s been on my shelf for quite a while now as an ARC, apologies, and from the beginning I was entranced. We follow Jack (I know) from a very boring life in a very boring school where he has worms put …
Dan Hanks. Angry Robot. (400p) ISBN 9780857669384 Let’s start this off with the fact that I’m a great fan of Angry Robot, they always seem to release great books 🙂 Cisco is the only one that remembers Deadman’s Grin, this has not been great for his life and marriage as he also can’t let go. …
Laura Ellen Anderson. HarperCollins. (240p) ISBN 9781405287067 Amelia Fang and the Unicorn Lords is the second in Laura Ellen Anderson’s Amelia Fang series finds Amelia and friends travelling to the Kingdom of the Light and face their fears. Amelia is on a quest to rescue Tangine’s mother, Queen Fairyweather who has been missing for a …
Laura Ellen Anderson. Egmont UK. (224p) ISBN 9781405286725 Amelia Fang and the Barbaric Ball is the first in the Amelia Fang series by Laura Ellen Anderson, and with a beautifully illustrated cover (shiny!) and orange sprayed edges to match the orange theme on the cover it really makes you want to own it as an …
Will Mabbitt. Hachette. (272p) ISBN 9781510104556 Embassy of the Dead is a story of a misunderstanding, but a misunderstanding that drags Jake Green into the Embassy of the Dead in a race against time and could cost him his life. From the start this is a fast-paced adventure with a lot of humour and spookiness, …
Katie and Kevin Tsang. HarperCollins. (224p) ISBN 9781405287517 Sam Wu is Not Afraid of Ghosts is the first in the Sam Wu series, and I of course have read number two before reading this one, but it takes nothing away from it. Sam feels that he has to prove he isn’t Scaredy-Cat Sam after an …