“Tomorrow, I’ll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day.”
6 April 2015
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Tags: 10 characters you would revisit, The Broke and the Bookish, Top Ten Tuesday
This week over at the Broke and Bookish the topic for Top Ten Tuesday discussion is:
‘Top Ten Characters You’d Like To Check back In With’
So, would you like to jump back down the rabbit hole again or crawl through the Wardrobe or do you have some place else you’d love to go back to.
- Richard Mayhew from Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere – I loved the world created here in London Below and would love to join Richard again on some more adventures, maybe avoiding the Angel.
- Rhett Butler from Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind – last words being along the lines of ‘frankly my dear I don’t give a damn’ – you have to kind of want to go back and see if Scarlett can win him back.
- Aragorn from Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings – any excuse frankly just to see Aragorn again!
- Melanie from The Girl with all the Gifts by M R Carey – I could definitely read more from this world and I think the ending would lend itself to another book. Although – I think whatever happens next would not have been pretty in most respects.
- Shai from The Emperor’s Soul by Brandon Sanderson. I loved this book and the main character Shai. I hope that Sanderson will one day revisit and give us a few more of her adventures.
- Robert Neville from I am Legend by Richard Matheson. You may think this an odd one. At the end of the book the outcome is bleak for the human race but part of me thinks really, in all the world – which is a pretty big place – there could still be a few people hiding/surviving couldn’t there???
- Wade from Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One. This was such an entertaining read with one of those endings that give you a smile and want you to punch the air. It would be nice to check in on Wade and see what he’s up to now.
- The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt – this was a surprising book for me in that I had no idea I would enjoy a western type story. I loved this and the ending was brilliant. Sometimes it’s best just to walk away with a smile on your face but in their case i would like to revisit the Sisters brothers to see what happened to them – did some of their old exploits come back to haunt them?
- Sunshine and Con from Robin McKinley’s Sunshine. I would definitely like to read about what these two got up to next. An interesting world and definitely worth a visit – don’t think I’d want to relocate there though!
- Corrag from Susan Fletcher’s Witch Light. I absolutely loved this book. It totally captured my attention. I’m just greedy and want more of this so would definitely revisit.
No such thing as too many books!
30 March 2015
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Tags: 10 off the wish list, The Broke and the Bookish, Top Ten Tuesday
This week over at the Broke and Bookish the topic for Top Ten Tuesday is:
‘Ten Books You Recently Added To Your To-Be-Read List’
Mmm, ten books I recently added to my tbr list:
Well, I did just post an update or recap for March which shows which books I’ve bought or will be reviewing recently so rather than just regurgitate that list I’m going to add 10 books that I have on my wish list:
- Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
- Written in Red by Anne Bishop
- The Thorn of Dentonhill by Marshall Ryan Maresca
- Cold Iron by Stina Leicht
- Touch by Claire North
- California Bones by Greg Van Eekhout
- The Shotgun Arcana by R. S. Belcher
- Sherlock Holmes and Count Dracula by Christian Klaver
- Darkwalker by E L Tennison
- Your Brother’s Blood by David Towsey
Follow the Yellow Brick Road down Memory Lane…
24 March 2015
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Tags: Childhood Books, Memory Lane, The Broke and the Bookish, Top Ten Tuesday
This week over at the Broke and Bookish the theme for Top Ten Tuesday is:
‘Top 10 Books From My Childhood (Or teen years) That I Would Love To Revisit’
I’ve gone for a mix of ages with this one starting from probably around 8 and going up to about 19. I quite enjoyed thinking of this one. I would say that my earlier books were very influenced by my teacher at the time. I think started reading mainly books that were in the house and belonged to my dad before starting to branch out and look further afield.
- The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C S Lewis- I’m not ashamed to admit that this book made me shed a tear!
- The Borrowers by Mary Norton
- The Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum
- Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier – I have already read this quite a few times – no need for a reread
- Jamaica Inn by Daphne DuMaurier – this is another great story!
- Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell – I was glued to the pages, read this as a romantic eyed 14 year old – couldn’t put it down.
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte – gothic and dark
- Great Expectations by Charles Dickens – I’ve not read a lot of Dickens but I love this one
- The Far Pavilions by M M Kaye – this book is one that I would love to reread – I really should make the time
- The Time Machine by HG Wells – one of the earlier examples of sci-fi
Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit were also my reads around the age of 14 but as I’ve recently reread both I’ve not included them here. I also spent a good couple of years focusing on horror and ghost type stories but I don’t know that I would particularly revisit any of those so I’ve not included them here.
‘April hath put a spirit of youth in everything’
16 March 2015
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Tags: Spring reads, The Broke and the Bookish, Top Ten Tuesday
This week over at the Broke and Bookish the topic for Top Ten Tuesday discussion is:
Top Ten Books On My Spring TBR List
This was difficult – simply in terms of keeping it to 10! Been a bit naughty because a couple of these are definitely not Spring but you know! So here goes:
- Clash of Iron by Angus Watson – April
- The Doll Maker by Richard Montanari – April
- When we were Animals by Joshua Gaylord – April
- A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson – May
- When the Heavens Fall by Marc Turner – May
- The Vagrant by Peter Newman – May
- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas – May
- The Liar’s Key by Mark Lawrence – June
- Time Salvager by Wesley Chu – July
- Queen of Fire by Anthony Ryan – July
If you like ‘??’ (insert your favourite reading material) you’ll love this!
9 March 2015
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Tags: If you love x you'll love ...., The Broke and the Bookish, Top Ten Tuesday
This week over at the Broke and Bookish the topic for Top Ten Tuesday is:
‘Top Ten books for readers who like????‘
Okay, yes of course I’m going to stick with fantasy – but I’m going to cover lots of different genres just to demonstrate how very flexible and all encompassing fantasy really is (some of these may be a bit tongue in cheek):
- Classical – Lord of the Rings by JRRTolkien – I had to go there.
- Horror – Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer – creepy as hell. You will need a cushion to cover your eyes. In fact, don’t read at night – particularly if you’re sat downstairs with a large picture window at your back and the curtains open – you’ll be scared to turn around! I actually tried it just so you wouldn’t have to.
- Murder/Mystery – The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. private detective (and occasional magician) working out of Chicago with a trusty sidekick (good cop/bad cop) called Bob.
- Political intrigue – The Mechanical by Ian Tregillis – spies and espionage, nay, double agents, coupled with steampunk aplenty.
- Chick Lit – bit of a stretch here so stay with me – The Parasol Protectorate by Gail Carriger. Look, it’s a period drama with lots of attention on bonnets and parasols so that’s all I have. I like this series, it feels like a steampunk updated version of Austen (ahem) – it could be….okay, there’s also a rather dishy werewolf.
- Historical – The Iron Age by Angus Watson, the clue’s in the title!!
- Children – The Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman – great crossover series that can be read by children and adults alike.
- Adventure – The Copper Promise by Jen williams – swamped with derring do! There are also dragons – I don’t really know how much more adventure you want – but, okay, war, an army of green, sharp teethed warrior women and, well, lots of other bloody cool stuff.
- Food and Drink – again, work with me here – Scott Lynch’s Gentleman Bastard Series – we’re talking about some serious world building here complete with some rather delicious sounding food and some rather tasty beverages – I’m not kidding – I actually tried to make some of these – I recommend the Ginger Scald!
- Comics and Graphic novels – the Sandman Series by Neil Gaiman – Morpheus, that is all.
Books and travelling with Lynn 