Sunday 9 August 2009

Poison Throne by Celine Kiernan

I don't read a lot of fantasy books and I nearly stopped reading this one when Wynter began talking to cats & ghosts! Fortunately for me, the fantastical elements are limited and this novel reads more as an historial fiction. The interplay of complex, believable human relationships and the easy way in which Celine explores the big issues such as love, truth, power & integrity kept me entralled. The cover illustration is a work of art and I'm looking forward to the final 2 books in the Moorehawke trilogy.

Mature readers 13+


Stolen by Lucy Christopher

A dramatic, beautifully crafted start to this eerie, menacing novel hooks you in and keeps you turning the pages, long after it gets bogged down by the inertia of the 2 main characters.
I kept hoping that the story would live up to the promise of the first half, but in the end just skimmed the last third of the book to see how it resolved.

This book is for those of you that like to wallow in psychological drama & tension.
Mature teen readers 14+
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