Saturday 20 October 2012

Forget me never by Gina Blaxill

Minutes after Sophie visits her cousin Dani, Dani is dead.

The Police verdict? Suicide.

Once Sophie recovers from the shock, she knows instinctively that the verdict is wrong. But who would have wanted Dani dead? When she finds an incriminating memory stick in a pair of Dani's jeans, Sophie decides to uncover the truth.

She asks her friend Reece for help, and together they discover that Dani was involved with something very dark. Something very dangerous. As they get in deeper, they but themselves in serious danger, accessing secret data, facing kidnap attempts and worse - while also facing their felling for each other...

Sophie needs to trust her instincts-
And her heart.


When Gina Blaxill's Pretty Twisted came out I have to admit I was not overly keen on it, merely down to my own preferences however Forget me never was a total exception! This book had me on the edge of my seat wondering if Sophie and Reece were going to make it through, It was beautifully written and I would recommend it for ALL young book lovers! 4/5

Monday 1 October 2012

The Darkening Dream By Andy Gavin

The Darkening Dream is a new dark fantasy novel by Andy Gavin.Even as the modern world pushes the supernatural aside in favor of science and steel, the old ways remain. God, demon, monster, and sorcerer alike plot to regain what was theirs.
1913, Salem, Massachusetts - Sarah Engelmann's life is full of friends, books, and avoiding the pressure to choose a husband, until an ominous vision and the haunting call of an otherworldly trumpet shake her. When she stumbles across a gruesome corpse, she fears that her vision was more of a premonition. And when she sees the murdered boy moving through the crowd at an amusement park, Sarah is thrust into a dark battle she does not understand.
With the help of Alex, a Greek immigrant who knows a startling amount about the undead, Sarah sets out to uncover the truth. Their quest takes them to the factory mills of Salem, on a midnight boat ride to spy on an eerie coastal lair, and back, unexpectedly, to their own homes. What can Alex's elderly, vampire-hunting grandfather and Sarah's own rabbi father tell them? And what do Sarah's continuing visions reveal?
No less than Gabriel's Trumpet, the tool that will announce the End of Days, is at stake, and the forces that have banded to recover it include a 900 year-old vampire, a trio of disgruntled Egyptian gods, and a demon-loving Puritan minister. At the center of this swirling cast is Sarah, who must fight a millennia-old battle against unspeakable forces, knowing the ultimate prize might be herself.

I loved the fact that the book involved many ethnicity's and different points of views from these religions including Jewish, Greek Orthodox and Christian. Another thing that I loved was the way the story was told. It wasn't your typical vampire novel the fact that the vampire wasn't portrayed as a sparkly human loving creature was a big plus for me don't get me wrong Twilight were good books aswell but the fact that these vampires were SCARY made it for me. Also the way alot more mythological beings and monsters were incorporated made it much more of an interesting read. Gripping and Thrilling 5/5!