This site is officially two years old today. That’s right, it’s two years ago today that I made my first post on here. Since then I’ve made a few random posts about my writing, added a handful of posts about nothing in particular, talked about the books I’ve been reading and even started a series of articles discussing the actual art and craft of writing. All in all I think this is turning out to be one of my more successful attempts at maintaining a website over the years.
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Book Review – Needle In The Groove
Needle In The Groove by Jeff Noon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Needle In The Groove is the sixth of Jeff Noon’s books I’ve read, and while I admit that I think they’re all good books, personally I think this is one of his best.
Book Review – Imago
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
[This review may contain spoilers.]
Imago is the third and final volume in Octavia E. Butler’s Lilith’s Brood trilogy, and if I’m being honest I’m not entirely sure whether or not to say it’s my favourite of the three. On the one hand I found it to be an excellent read, but once I’d finished it I couldn’t help but feel a little disturbed by some of the concepts raised by the story.
If Only It Were That Easy
Last time I left some words here that weren’t related to book reviews I made a bit of noise about how if I wanted to be a proper writer I had to start acting like one. You know, stuff like actually writing words and editing stuff to keep my writing circuits fresh and active. And I bet you’re all wondering how that’s going, right?
Book Review – Frozen Heat
Frozen Heat by Richard Castle
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
For the uninitiated, Richard Castle is a fictitious crime writer, portrayed on TV by Nathan Fillion in the show Castle. The Nikki Heat books are essentially glorified props from the show, or possibly more cynically well-thought out marketing endeavours to tie in with the show. Whichever way you look at them, they make for excellent reading, especially if like me you’re a fan of the show itself.
Book Review – Beggar Magic
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
[This review may contain spoilers.]
It’s quite rare for me to give a book five stars, so when I tell you that this one deserves all five of them I’m not messing. I’ve previously read (and enjoyed) indie author H. L. Burke‘s fantasy series, The Dragon & The Scholar, so I already had some strong expectations when I started Beggar Magic, and it’s fair to say that her latest work has exceeded those expectations.
Book Review – The High Window
The High Window by Raymond Chandler
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is the third of Chandler’s novels featuring hardboiled detective Philip Marlowe, and the first that I hadn’t previously read as a kid. As a result I was coming to this book with an almost entirely fresh perspective. Nor was I disappointed.