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You can have a copy of my expedition, if you like! I did a journal of my intrepid Coast to Coast trek. Some of the lovely folk on here have subjected themselves to it. It's not even that rubbish! Welcome, anyway, to the BCF.

Someone mentioned American Gods to me, suggesting that I'd enjoy it. Looking forward to hearing what you think of it, Ben.

Buried Alive by J.A.Kerley Soon after witnessing the escape of violent psychopath Bobby Crayline from prison, Alabaman detective Carson Ryder takes a rare break in the mountains. But his vacation is interrupted when an anonymous phone call summons him to the scene of a grisly murder. With more savage killings, and the heavy-handed FBI only inflaming the situation, Ryder and local detective Donna Cherry sift through the increasingly bizarre clues. Is there more than one killer on the loose? And how does Carson's clinically insane brother Jeremy, now on the run, fit into the picture? It is down to Ryder to unearth horrors from the past that others believe should remain buried... Jack Kerley, once more, delivers a high-quality thriller with twists of plot enough to keep you turning the pages. His style is easy to read and never becomes so gruesome that one wonders if one should finish the book. Carson Ryder is a very likeable protagonist and, as it's written in the first person, speaks to the reader in a way that he feels like a friend, particularly if you've been keeping up with the other novels. There are occasions with Kerley's novels when something leaps out at me, a quote or a description or a philosophy which sticks with me and there hasn't been with this one, but all the same, a really good, easy thriller to read. 8.5/10

It's going on my wishlist, also! Thanks, lady!

I've just finished The Passage by Justin Cronin and would suggest that this could be classed as Horror. It's very well written and has a good, literary feel to it. If you like it, try it. If you don't like it, try it, you might like it.

Buried Alive by J A Kerley is proving to be a cracker as well. I'm on a roll! *sings Got My Mojo Workin' and boogies across the living room floor

I don't mind this guy. And I like Agent Pender. - I've not read this stuff for ages. Thanks for reminding me about him, Kat! Hope you're very well. x

What a great review. Cheers! Just to clear one last thing up - I have never, nor will I ever, harm kittens, puppies, goats, marmots, or any other animal on the face of this planet. Just so you know. I was only joking before. Rubbish, wasn't it?

I liked bits of it. I can't say I'm a complete Tolkein addict, though. I've read LOTR about three times since I was nine, finding new joy in his work with every reading, but there's only so much begat one can take. Know what I mean? Good luck with it. x

And now you're reading The Silmarillion. Crikey, Eliza. That took me some getting through...

The Passage by Justin Cronin Amy Harper Bellafonte is six years old and her mother thinks she's the most important person in the whole world. She is. Anthony Carter doesn't think he could ever be in a worse place than Death Row. He's wrong. FBI agent Brad Wolgast thinks something beyond imagination is coming. It is. Unaware of each other's existence, but bound together in ways none of them could have imagined, they are about to embark on a journey. An epic journey that will take them through a world transformed by man's darkest dreams, to the very heart of what it means to be human. And beyond. Because something is coming. A tidal wave of darkness ready to engulf the world. And Amy is the only person who can stop it. What a superb novel. For such a chunky book, I've rattled through it, picking it up at every possible five minutes I could. I'm not really one for post-apocalyptic novels (although I loved The Stand), but - probably due to where this novel begins - I've thoroughly enjoyed this. The characters are very believable and well constructed; the plot moves fluidly and makes one want to keep turning the pages, although not in a way a thriller usually would (I felt part of it, for some reason); the language is sophisticated; the threat well realised. I understand that this is the first of three and I now have to wait over 18 months for the second to hit the shelves. Already, I am bristling with anticipation! 10/10

Hmmm...can we talk to authors whom we adore and get the low-down on future novels? I wouldn't have a clue, otherwise. I'll have to think about this one. Good one, Pixie!