C.L. Taylor lives in Bristol with her partner and young son. She started writing fiction in 2005 and her short stories have won several awards and been published by a variety of literary and womens magazines. Cally works in Higher Education and has a degree in Psychology, with particular interest in abnormal and criminal Psychology. …
Harper Collins
Tilly and the Bookwanderers
Anna James. HarperCollins. (400p) ISBN 9780008229870 I’ve got to be absolutely honest and say I really wanted this book as it looked so nice, and it is a beautiful book with a stunning red finish. Pure avarice aside though, this is a book lovers dream, the first couple of chapters were spent describing every booksellers …
Starfell: Willow Moss and the Lost Day
Dominique Valente. HarperCollins. (304p) ISBN 9780008308407 I’ve had Starfell: Willow Moss and the Lost Day on my TBR for a while, but have eventually got around to reading it, and have regretted the lost time. Dominique Valente gives us a wonderful adventure where Willow Moss discovers that no matter what other people say or think …
August TBR pile
It’s been a really difficult time for me with reading. I’ve not been able to concentrate on anything fiction for a couple of month, really only able to read books related to my tabletop gaming; Warhammer, Dungeons & Dragons, Call of Cthulhu… This has caused me some anxiety as I feel I really should be …
Boy Underwater
Adam Baron. HarperCollins. (256p) ISBN 9780008267018 Boy Underwater is the story of Cymbeline and his family, Cymbeline is nine-years old and his mother has avoided to teach him to swim in all those years. Then due to a school trip to the swimming pool the past unfolds itself into the present causing all sorts of …