I have Nomes of InkCrush and my local library to thank for introducing me to these fabulous books. Nomes, because she wrote such a lovely review, calling these books ones curl up with on a Sunday. My library because the fabulous liberians always do such lovely displays. These two things came together when I was dashing into the library

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Sapphique is a wonderful follow up to Incarceron. The world Catherine Fisher has created is fascinating and I love how detailed everything is and her descirptions of both the Court and the Prison. Plus I love the idea of a prison as a sentient being, a being that is unsatisfied with its lot and wants more no matter what that

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When Eddie Reeves’s father commits suicide her life is consumed by the nagging question of why? Why when he was a legendary photographer and a brilliant teacher? Why when he seemed to find inspiration in everything he saw? And, most important, why when he had a daughter who loved him more than anyone else in

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Today I am delighted to welcome Stephanie Perkins to the blog. Stephanie is the author of one of my Top Ten books of the year, Anna and the French Kiss. Reasons you absolutely, positively must read it, can be found here. She was kind enough to answer a few of my questions. Hope you enjoy

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Incarceron is a prison like no other. It’s alive and it’s malevolent. Legend holds that in all it’s hundreds of years only one person has ever escaped – Sapphique. But Finn hopes to be next. Known among his friends as the starseer he has no memory of his early life, except in strange and unsettling

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Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander’s face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her ideal mate . . . until she sees Ky Markham’s face flash for an

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