Susan Cooper's "The Dark Is Rising" sequence was probably the set of books that got my reading interests to change from Joan Aiken to darker children's books, and eventually to adult horror.
January 28, 2012
Just done reading this book, written by Dr Arnold LeUnes. It's pretty interesting, and a good basic introduction to the field.
January 25, 2012
In the spirit of book trailers, here's Neil Gaiman's graveyard book trailer!
January 25, 2012
The sixth book in Derek Landy's Skulduggery Pleasant saga, "Death Bringer", has to be the most satisfying read since the first book.
January 24, 2012
Just discovered Jeff Somers on Youtube, and he has some pretty cool trailers for the Avery Cates series. Check them out!
January 1, 2012
If there was any doubt that there are character deviations between the books and the movies, it's laid to rest in "The Half Blood Prince".
August 1, 2011
Well, I have to say I am very satisfied! Darren Shan’s City Trilogy is an amazing three-book ride I highly recommend! Notwithstanding my error in reading “City of Snakes” before “Hell’s Horizons“, the latter read was even more engrossing than the first and last books. Unlike the first and last book, “Hell’s Horizon” is really… [Read more…]
July 22, 2011
Finally finished reading Gaiman & Sarrantonio's "Stories - All New Tales". As expected, all but one story were gems!
July 1, 2011
Helping your child to get fit, by Ceri Roberts, is a fantastic book on how to motivate your child to exercise, and also empower her with the tools of choosing a healthier lifestyle.
June 18, 2011
Sharmini Flint is an Asian writer, with a 'new' detective, Inspector Singh, who is all set to tackle the murder mysteries of South East Asia. I have to say that she her plot was intriguing up to the midway point, then she threw in too many political subplots.
June 18, 2011
Went to Book Excess yesterday and bought four books for less than RM80: Darren Shan: The City: Book Two - Hell's Horizon & The City: Book Three - City of the Snakes; Neil Gaiman & Neil Sarrantonio: Stories - All New Tales; and, Ceri Roberts: Helping your child get fit.
June 3, 2011
I’ve decided that it’s about time I stop with Agatha Christie (re-reads, no less!) and start on a classics pilgrimage. I did this when I was a law undergrad, every summer select a list of classics to read, then get to it. This was way before you could blog about it though… Among the books… [Read more…]
May 11, 2011
This book is a far better read than "Eternal Prison", faster paced, crazy augmented folk, crazy avatars, crazy psionics.
April 22, 2011
Finally read Jeff Somers' "Eternal Prison" about a month ago. Why am I only updating it now? Because I had to re-read "Electric Church" & "Digital Plague" again to familiarise myself with the characters!
February 5, 2012
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