Book Review: Replica

I have just finished reading “Replica” by Lexi Revellian. I found this ebook for free on Amazon and thought it sounded interesting. The blurb reads: “Beth Chandler, bright, attractive but unassertive, is accidentally replicated in a flawed experiment at the government research institute where she works. A second Beth comes into being, complete with all [...]

A sneak peek…. at my Kindle reading list

Although i am still in love with print books, i am growing increasingly fond of my little Kindle, with its amazing capacity for holding many, many ebooks! I am harbouring a slight addiction to downloading paid for and free ebooks and the fact that it is instantaneous! Here is a little sneak peek at some [...]

Book Review: The Book of Lost Souls

I have been reading “The Book of Lost Souls” by Michelle Muto. It’s quite good, and easy to read if you want a fast read. I wasn’t sure at first when it started describing how the protagonist, Ivy, is a witch and is friends with vampires and werewolves, felt a little bit Twilight-y there, and [...]

Book Review: Grimm’s Fairy Stories

I have been reading Grimm’s Fairy Stories on my Kindle and really enjoyed re-reading stories from my childhood! These are the early versions of the stories we know and love, although they are a bit darker than the modern Disney versions we know, but that makes them much better i think! My favourite stories include: [...]

The search for the perfect Kindle cover

I recently acquired a Kindle 4 for Christmas and am eager to avoid it ending up scratched and bashed like everything else (phone, mp3 player, etc all blighted by unsightly dents and blemishes) because i live by my personal mantra: “if it ain’t tough, it won’t survive”! So clearly it is very important to find [...]

Book Review: Handling The Undead

I have just finished reading “Handling The Undead” by John Ajvide Lindqvist. In the city of Stockholm, the dead are coming back to life. The novel questions: how to handle the restless Reliving, who just want to come back home? As can be expected, this plot throws up all sorts of issues, from the human [...]

New Year, New Books, New Kindle!

Happy New Year! Last year one of my resolutions was to keep track of the books i read and review, and to read as many as i could during 2011. On reflection, i managed to read a grand total of 27 books! It’s quite good considering i was busy studying for at least 8 months [...]

The day I saved a book

Today i saved a book from it’s untimely death. I have a thing where books should be treasured and either kept or passed on to someone else, its only fair on the book! Binning, burning, ripping up… not acceptable book behaviour! Today at work, i was emptying a bin and found a book stuffed into [...]