2015
-
Book Review- Annihilation
Title: Annihilation Author: Jeff Vandermeer Pages: 195 Series: Southern Reach #1 Genre: Sci-fi, Fiction, Horror, Thriller Rating: 3.5/5 Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. The first expedition returned with reports of a pristine, Edenic landscape; all the members of the second expedition committed suicide; the third expedition died in a hail of gunfire as its members turned on one another; the members of the eleventh expedition returned as shadows of their former selves, and within months of their return, all had died of aggressive cancer.This is the twelfth expedition.Their group is made up…
-
Book Review- Dracula
Title: Dracula Author: Bram Stoker Pages: 488 Genre: Classics, Horror, Fiction, Vampires, Gothic Rating: 3.5/5 When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula with the purchase of a London house, he makes horrifying discoveries about his client and his castle. Soon afterwards, a number of disturbing incidents unfold in England: an unmanned ship is wrecked at Whitby; strange puncture marks appear on a young woman’s neck; and the inmate of a lunatic asylum raves about the imminent arrival of his ‘Master’. In the ensuing battle of wits between the sinister Count Dracula and a determined group of adversaries, Bram Stoker created a masterpiece of the horror genre, probing deeply…
-
This Week In Books 16.12.15
First off, another huuuuuuuggggeeee apology for not having posted anything since September. Turns out its quite hard to get a degree and read books to review!!! I’m home for christmas and should have plenty time to post, but apologies again. This is a weekly meme hosted by Lipsyy Lost & Found in which we can share what we’re reading, now, then and next! Now The Complete Maus- Art Spiegelman As I’m running behind on my Goodreads challenge, I’m picking up a few graphic novels in an attempt to make it to 30 books by December 31st. I bought this graphic novel a few months ago, and I’m excited to get to it.…
-
This Week in Books 02.09.15
This is a weekly meme hosted by Lipsyy Lost & Found in which we can share what we’re reading, now, then and next! Now City of Glass- Cassandra Clare I’m slowly working my way through this series, this is book 3, hopefully it will be a quick and enjoyable read. Then Living Dead in Dallas- Charlaine Harris This is the third book in the Sookie Stackhouse series, which the tv series True Blood is based on. I’ve not watched the programme, but its one I want to see!! This was an ok book, but nothing special. Next The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner- James Hogg This is a novel…
- 2015, Book Reviews, Bout of books, Classics, Dystopian, Ebook, Fantasy, Historical, Net Galley, Wrap Up, YA, Zombies
August Wrap Up
I managed to read a pretty impressive (for me anyway) 8 books last month, due mostly to the Bout of Books readathon, a holiday to the Isle of Skye where there wasn’t any internet or phone signal and the fact that I’ve not gone back to uni yet!! The first book I read was BZRK by Michael Grant. I love Grant’s Gone series so I had high hopes for this novel too. I gave this novel 3.5/5 stars. My review can be read here. The next book I read was a Net Galley ebook I’ve had for absolutely ages, And All The Stars by Andrea K. Host. This was a…