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  • The Quick by Lauren Owen

    I love a book which conjures me away to a different time, a different life and The quick, the debut novel by Lauren Owen certainly ticks those boxes. Brother and sister James and Charlotte live in Yorkshire where, in the absence of parents (a dead mother and disinterested father), they are looked after by household…

  • Gideon Smith and The Mechanical Girl by David Barnett

    I really enjoy reading Steampunk and I have reviewed one or two here on my blog. Not every author captures the essence of the alternative Victorian technology and society as well as David Barnett does in Gideon Smith and The Mechanical Girl. So, what is this book about? Gideon Smith is the son of a…

  • Hats, they make you deaf, you know.

    [tweetmeme source=”nettiewriter” http://www.URL.com] Me: Mum, can you pass me the prescription? Mum: … Me: Mum, please, pass me the prescription? Mum: … Me: MUM! Mum: What? Were you speaking to me? I’m wearing a hat. Me: … ***** Mum: What are you looking for? Gingerbread? Me: I don’t eat gingerbread. Haven’t had that for years.…