My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgwick
He came to the gate of the graveyard. There could be no doubt. The wool ran over the fence… Dumbly, he gripped it, as if it were a lifeline, when in reality it was leading him towards death itself…
Chris Priestley, Tales of Terror from the Tunnel’s Mouth
(it amused me how this formed female authors into mythical beings)
Finding Sky by Joss Stirling
When English girl, Sky, catches a glimpse of bad boy Zed in her new American high school, she can’t get him out of her head. He talks to her with his thoughts. He reads her mind. He is the boy she will love for ever. Shadows stalk her past but a new evil threatens her future. She must face the dark even if it means losing her heart.
Exams have finished and there are books to be read! Went to town after my final exam with a friend and found myself buying these two books. On offer so I failed to see a downside. There was another book contending, the Help, but with the Midnight Palace a definite (the title made it hard to refuse) it was a toss up against Alexander McCall Smith’s latest novel. I have to say the winning factor was a sentence on the blurb:
Meanwhile, little Bertie, feeling blue, puts himself up for adoption on eBay.
Whether or not this should be considered a winning fact will soon be found out. So in other news expect reviews to start appearing as this blog finally gets the attention it needs!
“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you’re all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn’t happen much, though.”
― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
To everyone who is still following despite a lack of updates. My exams finish next week and this blog is my next priority. English literature is today and after that my exams are quite nice so hopefully I can relax slightly afterwards.
Everyone who has exams coming up or are doing exams a big good luck to you! I hope the weather has not decided to go all lovely on you as it has done on me. No doubt after next week rain will set in once again…
Why is it it’s when you need to revise that every single book you come across is appealing? I’ve lost count of how many new books I’ve found that I want to read
The longest word that can be typed using only the top row of letters of the keyboard: Typewriter.
(Source: poetrysociety)
As to why this blog has been gaining non-existent posts for the last few weeks. I should have explained before but I’ll say better late than never. I am currently in year 12 and I have AS exams coming up in a few weeks, so none of my time has been dedicated to reading my beloved books equaling no reviews or recommendations.
This is also a further warning that this is likely to continue until after the last one on 24th May. So please bear with me because I want to do well in these to take the pressure off next year and so revision is the priority!
I can guarantee that as soon as possible this blog will gain deserved attention and thank you for being patient :)
Spud by John Van De Ruit
Spud Milton is embarking on his first year at an elite boys-only private school. Cursed with parents well beyond the lunatic fringe and a dormitory full of strange characters (Gecko, Rambo and Mad Dog to name just a few), Spud discovers that the first steps along the path to manhood aren’t the easiest ones to take.
TV vs. Books
