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THIS IS THE TALE OF THE BOOK THIEF,
AS NARRATED BY DEATH.
AND WHEN DEATH TELLS A STORY,
YOU REALLY HAVE TO LISTEN.
It’s just a small story really, about, amongst other things:
A Girl
An Accordionist
Some Fanatical Germans
A Jewish Fist Fighter
And Quite A Lot Of Thievery.
– Book description on cover
Continue reading “KokkieH Reviews The Book Thief by Markus Zusak”
On some days, New York is one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
This was one of the other days.
Melody Malone, owner and sole employee of the Angel Detective Agency, has an unexpected caller. It’s movie star Rock Railton, and he thinks someone is out to kill him. When he mentions the ‘kiss of the Angel’, she takes the case. Angels are Melody’s business.
At the press party for Railton’s latest movie, studio owner Max Kliener invites Melody to the film set of their next blockbuster. He’s obviously spotted her potential, and Melody is flattered when Kliener asks her to become a star. But the cost of fame, she’ll soon discover, is greater than anyone could possibly imagine.
Will Melody be able to escape Kliener’s dastardly plan – before the Angels take Manhattan? – Online book description
Eighty years in the future, America has devolved into a totalitarian theocracy. The ruling Josephites clone the only seeds that grow in the post-apocalyptic climate, allowing their Prophet to control who eats and who starves.
Subsisting on the fringes, Archer risks violation and death each day as she scours the forest for game to feed her people. When a Josephite refugee seeks sanctuary in her home, Archer is driven to chance a desperate gamble. A gamble that will bring down the Prophet and deliver seeds and freedom, or end in a fiery death for herself and for everyone she loves.
Seeds are life. . . . Seeds are power. . . . Seeds are the only hope of a despairing people. What will Archer do for the seeds of freedom, and what will she justify in their name? – Online book description
Continue reading “KokkieH Reviews Firelands: A Post-Apocalyptic Tale by Piper Bayard”
Harry Dresden’s faced some pretty terrifying foes during his career. Giant scorpions. Oversexed vampires. Psychotic werewolves. It comes with the territory when you’re the only professional wizard in the Chicago area phone book.
But in all Harry’s years of supernatural sleuthing, he’s never faced anything like this: the spirit world’s gone postal. All over Chicago, ghosts are causing trouble — and not just of the door-slamming, boo-shouting variety. These ghosts are tormented, violent, and deadly. Someone — or something — is purposely stirring them up to wreak unearthly havoc.
But why? And why do so many of the victims have ties to Harry? If Harry doesn’t figure it out soon, he could wind up a ghost himself… – Book description on cover
Continue reading “KokkieH Reviews Grave Peril by Jim Butcher”
I just read the first two Dresden Files novels back to back and thought I’d try a joint review on them.
Storm Front introduces us to Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden. Dresden is a professional wizard who lives in Chicago. He is also a private detective and consults with the Special Investigations Unit of the Chicago Police Department on more unusual cases. Continue reading “KokkieH Reviews Storm Front and Fool Moon by Jim Butcher”
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