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Great review Charm, I enjoyed reading it, have you read Mary Reilly by Valerie Martin, its the Jekyll and Hyde story from the point of view of Mary, one of the domestic staff, its an interesting story

Thanks for your thoughts everyone

Hi Ben, I am glad you enjoyed 'Dead until Dark', I agree with Lexie, the series gets better as it continues

Stephenie Meyer talking about the possibility of 'Midnight Sun' (amongst other things) being released Click here ~ Video3 Click here ~ Video3 Click here ~ Video4

You can hen, I have high hopes for Jasper's hair! I agree about, some of the fans are a bit of a worry

More 'Eclipse' stills (I don't know how long they will last though) ~ Click here Click here

I think we should take a moment to say, 'heck yeah Bella ~ you go girl!':lol:

Thanks BookGeek, Lilly and Hanne had such a bad time, I felt so sorry for them, I can see myself reading it again too.

Its okay, I think we are all hyperventilating

Aw thank you but Fi posted them first, I just sent them to the in~boxes Its been the BEST day

I saved them as soon as I saw them because I knew they would be pulled, Yes indeed Noll ~ too late Summit! (insert evil cackle here) :lol:

I finished 'Beyond Black' by Hilary Mantel Started: 09.02.10 ~ Finished: 14.02.10 Click here for review

Title of book: Beyond Black Name of author: Hilary Mantel ISBN Numbers: 0007268378/978-0007268375 Number of pages: 480 pages Synopsis ~ From the Harper Perennial Collection edition ~ Alison Hart, a medium by trade, tours the dormitory towns of London’s orbital road with her flint-hearted sidekick Colette passing on messages from dead ancestors. But behind her plump, smiling persona is a desperate woman: the next life holds terror that she must conceal from her clients, and her own waking hours are plagued by the spirits of men from her past. They infiltrate her house, her body and her soul, and the more she tries to be rid of them, the stronger and nastier they become... ‘Beyond Black’ is the story of Alison Hart, a pleasant and happy woman, who is psychic, she travels around various places passing messages to relatives, on her travels she meets Colette, a strong and recently independent woman who believes she may be psychic but is also skeptical of Alison at the same time. Alison offers Colette a job as her assistant, which Colette accepts and so begins their partnership of 7 years, where Colette slowly realises that there is more than meets the eye to Alison, that Alison understands this world and the next better than anyone. ‘Beyond Black’ is a book that scared me on different levels but it also changed my views on psychics and the world of spirit, I have always thought of them with some trepidation, ‘Beyond Black’ will make you think. Alison Hart, the main character is a well written and complex character, she has accepted her life as a psychic but at the same time she is struggling with her own demons, mainly the spirits of the men from her past who tormented her in life and continue to do so from the spirit world, one of them unfortunately, is her spirit guide, who Alison has tried and failed to get rid of over the years, his name his Morris and he will make your skin crawl. Colette, Alison’s assistant and eventual business partner is the opposite to Alison in every way, some of the opposites are more obvious than others, she struggles to believe in Alison, she sees Alison as purely business, she has found a corner in the market (so to speak) and uses it. ‘Beyond Black’ is not only a ghost story, it’s the story of Alison, a woman who has suffered for most of her life but helps others as best as she can, she does know the tricks of the trade but she suffers terribly because of her predictions and of course, Morris, who never leaves her alone. Alison sets on a journey in ‘Beyond Black’, she faces her past, her uncaring mother and her mother’s harsh and cruel way of life. Alison is a great character, she is honest and caring, she knows she has flaws which she lives with, one of her flaws unfortunately for me was Colette!, who I thought was just plain mean, she had nothing nice to say to Colette and questioned everything that Alison did, leaving Alison to question herself and her way of life, which I felt was unfair but despite that Colette is a major part of the story, she has her own flaws and her own weakness which come to light as the story progresses, Colette is fierce and assertive but she is not perfect, far from it. As mentioned, parts of the book did scare me, especially Morris and his gang, the men from Alison’s past, a past that she did not deserve. A well thought, complex and intriguing story. Rating: 8/10

I know hen:friends0:

Sad but true I haven't told my sister what date the dvd is being released because she will want to borrow it, to watch Jacob!

Sounds like a plan hen

Me too!

Do you think that most of the bids might be a collective of friends? and they will work out the basics before the night of the movie?

Great review Charm, well done

Totally

Haruki Murakami are so hard to describe, everyone of his characters, have quirks, some annoying, some endearing, basically people being people He is one of my favourite authors because he is so different, I love his outlook of the world