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What you’re currently reading
Tilly & the Map of Stories [Book 3 of Pages & Co] by Anna James
I’m actually currently reading three books. So many great books keep being published they just keep being added to the TBR. I’m also a mood reader and a series follower.
So right now I’m in bookish heaven with part 3 of Tilly & the Bookwanderers- The Map of Stories in which Tilly and Oskar are on further magical adventures in America. Can they follow a trail of mysterious clues to save the world of Book Wandering from a sinister threat? This series is for librarians, book lovers and young book wanderers who will delight in recognising and discovering book characters and much loved children’s classics. One reviewer said the series could be enjoyed whether you were 9 or 49 but why stop there? It’s a generational series for anyone who understands the magic and power of books to spark the imagination and transport readers to fabulous places. Anna just keeps raising the stakes and upping the excitement from book to book with beautiful intertextual and historical references. From classics to fairy tales to Shakespeare her joy of stories suffuses her glorious creation. It is an affectionate tribute to bookshops, booksellers and libraries. Tilly’s world is the perfect place to be curled up with a sweet treat in a cosy chair on a rainy afternoon or luxuriating in the sun in the back garden.
The Last Hours: Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare
Cassandra Clare is especially skilled at creating diverse characters who play out tangled relationships and conflicts in a multi layered fantasy world. She is strong on atmospheric locations, high octane action, heartbreak, challenges and sweeping supernatural panoramas. Clare also cherishes great literary works. Her books are full of intertextual references in the form of epigraphs, quotes and settings. Her latest is a tribute to Dickens’ ‘Great Expectations’ with the eerie Satis House realised in Grace’s dwelling in Idris. There is a love triangle, an increased demonic threat and a mysterious heritage at the centre. We meet more Shadow Hunters and are drawn into delirious descriptions rich with detail.
Peppered with humour, danger and excitement as they twist their way through recognisable historical periods, her novels are compelling bumper reads which revisit previous characters and introduce new ones so that there is a golden thread of connection between them all. Compelling.
Eight Pieces of Silva by Patrice Lawrence
An absorbing YA mystery about the vicissitudes of love and the pain of bereavement with distinctive character voices. How well does Becks know her half-sister Silva? Can she figure out what is behind her mysterious disappearance? Turning detective, Becks follows a strange trail of clues she’s discovered hoping to find out the truth. She’s also contending with matters of the heart. Does her friend China really like her? Can their love of K Pop and Wakanda bring them together? Rich with popular culture references, it’s a story that intrigues and compels you to read on. A celebration of diversity.
What you recently finished reading
The Great Godden by Meg Rosoff
A halcyon summer, a family gathering, a planned wedding. A golden stranger arrives. You can almost see the writing on the wall. A study of the damage a manipulative personality can cause, temptation and the pain of experience that appears when coming of age. Strong characterisation and compelling prose with a heavy dose of foreshadowing. Intriguingly, we never learn the narrator’s name. Think Greengage Summer crossed with The Great Gatsby.
What you think you’d like to read next
Nevermoor- Book 3-The Hunt for Morrigan Crow- Hollowpox by Jessica Townsend
This series is a wonderful concoction of fantasy, magic, talking animals, strange happenings and challenging quests. Unputdownable, imaginative and inventive. Simply cannot wait to read the next instalment of Morrigan’s adventures & ‘step boldly’ into Nevermoor once more.
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