Book Reviews and recommendations
by Philip Pullman This book series is one of the best I have ever read. Full of adventure, magic and fantasy, it uncovers parts of one’s imagination you’ve never dreamed of. When I finished the series, I felt so upset it had ended because I wanted it to go on for worlds as it does …
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How could I forget the magical HP series? It’s a crime! Harry Potter is a book on a level only reached once in a blue moon. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Living with the Dursleys at No. 4, Privet Drive, Harry is trapped and miserable. His aunt and uncle are the biggest Muggles you’ll …
Lirael, an outsider since the moment she was born, her pale skin, dark eyes and darker hair marking her in stark contrast to all the other Clayr, with their blonde hair, tanned skin and green eyes. The Clayr, a tribe who live in the Old Kingdom, in the Glacier, where they See the future, mark …
Continue reading “Lirael, by Garth Nix (2nd in the Old Kingdom series)”
The Turnaway girls is a sorrowful novel about a girl called Delphernia Undersea. She wants to sing, but music belongs to the Masters, and girls with singing throats are swallowed by the sea. When a Master, Bly takes Delphernia out of the cloister, a whole terrifying new world is revealed, where the sea thrashes and …
The nail-biting sequel to the Hunger Games featuring Katniss, Peeta and the rest of the crew as they face their toughest challenges yet, facing the arena and the Capitol once more. Katniss’ trick with the berries has sparked rebellion, and she must dampen the fire, so to speak. But is that the right thing to …
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