page turner Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 I HAD to it was only $5.00 I haven't seen it that price anywhere, and like I said it's on the list it doesn't count! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page turner Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 (edited) Today I finished Princess of the midnight ball – Jessica Day George,it was such a beautiful story. I look forward to reading the companion novel Princess of glass when it is released. here is the rundown of Princess of the midnight ball from fantastic fiction: A tale of twelve princesses doomed to dance until dawn. Galen is a young soldier returning from war; Rose is one of twelve princesses condemned to dance each night for the King Under Stone. Together Galen and Rose will search for a way to break the curse that forces the princesses to dance at the midnight balls. All they need is one invisibility cloak, a black wool chain knit with enchanted silver needles, and that most critical ingredient of all - true love - to conquer their foes in the dark halls below. But malevolent forces are working against them above ground as well, and as cruel as the King Under Stone has seemed, his wrath is mere irritation compared to the evil that awaits Galen and Rose in the brighter world above. Captivating from start to finish, Jessica Day George's take on the Grimms' tale The Twelve Dancing Princesses demonstrates yet again her mastery at spinning something entirely fresh out of a story you thought you knew. Edited January 16, 2011 by page turner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page turner Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 (edited) Today I finished Wintercraft by Jenna Burtenshaw. I liked the concept of this book and it was an easy read, but it was lacking something for me. There are two more books slated in this series but as one of my goals this year is not to buy whole series just for series sake I will be thinking twice about getting them. Synopsis from Waterstones Ten years ago Kate Winters' parents were taken by the High Council's wardens to help with the country's war effort. Now the wardens are back...and prisoners, including Kate's uncle Artemis, are taken south on the terrifying Night Train. Kate and her friend Edgar are hunted by a far more dangerous enemy. Silas Dane -- the High Council's most feared man -- recognises Kate as one of the Skilled; a rare group of people able to see through the veil between the living and the dead. His spirit was damaged by the High Council's experiments into the veil, and he's convinced that Kate can undo the damage and allow him to find peace. The knowledge Kate needs lies within Wintercraft -- a book thought to be hidden deep beneath the graveyard city of Fume. But the Night of Souls, when the veil between life and death is at its thinnest, is just days away and the High Council have their own sinister plans for Kate and Wintercraft. Edited January 16, 2011 by page turner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page turner Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 (edited) This morning I finished Reckless by Cornelia Funke. I only started it late last night and just HAD to finish it today. This is my favourite read so far this year and I'm even hoping for a sequel. For those that read and loved Inkheart this will be another winner. From Fantastic Fiction: For years, Jacob Reckless has been secretly disappearing to another world, a world behind a mirror, a world for which his father abandoned his family. The mirror world is Jacob's escape from reality. It's a place for treasure hunts and magnificent quests. A world where witches haunt the forests and giants and dwarfs roam. A world locked in a deadly war. Jacob's secret seems safe, until one day his younger brother Will follows him, with disastrous consequence. Faced with a curse that is quickly turning Will to stone, the Reckless brothers are thrust into a race against time to find a cure before Will is lost forever. Inspired by the Brothers Grimm, master storyteller Cornelia Funke introduces a lush, enchanting world where fantasy meets reality. Reckless is a thrilling adventure, a tale of heroism and loyalty, filled with danger, mystery, and magic--with fairy tales and legends re-imagined as never before. Edited January 17, 2011 by page turner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page turner Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 I am a little sad that I've finished my next read The wonderful wizard of OZ – Frank Baum already. What a lovely little book I was floored to find that the famous ruby slippers were actually silver but happy with the bits the movie cut out. I feel better knowing what happened to Dorothy's 3 companions after she left Oz and I look forward to getting hold of the other books in the Oz series. As the first Rory read for me this year I'd say it's a winner and only that I'd read it sooner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Silver slippers?! Well, I'll be! Glad you enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursenblack Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 (edited) What a lovely little book I was floored to find that the famous ruby slippers were actually silver but happy with the bits the movie cut out. I was surprised by that as well. I do think that changing them to ruby was a good move for the film. I like your avatar by the way Edited January 18, 2011 by nursenblack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page turner Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 I was surprised by that as well. I do think that changing them to ruby was a good move for the film. I like your avatar by the way Thanks I like yours too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page turner Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 (edited) Added more books to my wishlist The Screwtape Letters by C S Lewis The Complete Book of Oz By: L. Frank Baum Noonshade By: James Barclay Nightchild By: James Barclay Ingenue By: Larkin, Jillian Wintercraft: Blackwatch By: Jenna Burtenshaw Plague Child By: Peter Ransley Huntress By: Malinda Lo Faerie Winter By: Janni Lee Simner Frogspell By: C.J. Busby Princess of Glass By: Jessica Day George Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales By: Brothers Grimm The Perks of Being a Wallflower By: Stephen Chbosky Pilgrim By: Sara Douglass Crusader By: Sara Douglass Shadowcry By: Jenna Burtenshaw Flowers for Algernon by Keyes, Daniel Dawnthief by James Barclay Baba Yaga Laid an Egg by Dubravka Ugresic Edited January 19, 2011 by page turner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 The Perks of Being a Wallflower By: Stephen Chbosky Flowers for Algernon by Keyes, Daniel I particularly loved these two books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page turner Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 Well today I felt like spoiling myself so I went book shopping. I went to 2 of my usual stores and was so disappointed. Not only did I get blank stares when asking for help but there was just no selection. I came away with one book - Flowers for Algernon By Daniel Keyes. Then when I was waiting for the lights to change I happened to see a barcode on the inside front cover - $8.99. Well I paid $18.99 for it! Now granted this is the American price but a $10 mark up, no wonder I shop online now. Needless to say I came home and sent the order I had waiting at the book depository - yes I spent over the $100 a month but I was fuming! So for $109.55 I picked up 9 books. The Lies of Locke Lamora By Scott Lynch Valley of the Dolls By Jacqueline Susann Going Postal By Terry Pratchett Dragon's Child By M.K. Hume Before the Gods By KS Turner Baba Yaga Laid an Egg By Dubravka Ugresic The Demon King By Cinda Williams Chima The Children of the Lost By David Whitley Inside Out By Maria V. Snyder Now I feel better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I hear you Page Turner! I would love to support Australian bookstores (especially Dymocks), but they're just soooo expensive that it's hard to justify spending $25 on a book that you can get from the Book Depository for $10-$15 less. And now those grubby multimillion dollar companies want the government to charge us tax on our overseas purchases! Like a 10% GST is going to make any difference. It will still be far cheaper to buy overseas. Sorry, I'll try to end my rant there. I received a 35% off voucher from Borders today, and I have a VIP card to pick up from there that will apparently give me a $20 credit. Now that might actually be a good deal, even taking into account Borders' ridiculously exorbitant prices (add another $5 onto what Dymocks would charge). Anyway, I'm glad you managed to get Flowers for Algernon at least. If you love it as much as I did, then it might make the extra expense worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Well today I felt like spoiling myself so I went book shopping. I went to 2 of my usual stores and was so disappointed. Not only did I get blank stares when asking for help but there was just no selection. I came away with one book - Flowers for Algernon By Daniel Keyes. Then when I was waiting for the lights to change I happened to see a barcode on the inside front cover - $8.99. Well I paid $18.99 for it! Now granted this is the American price but a $10 mark up, no wonder I shop online now. Needless to say I came home and sent the order I had waiting at the book depository - yes I spent over the $100 a month but I was fuming! So for $109.55 I picked up 9 books. Talk about bad customer service!!! What do they think they are at the bookshop for? To gossip with co-workers over tea and biscuits? No, they're there to make the customers feel good about books and the place and themselves, and to help them find books! Goddangit. I hope you went back to the store after you found out about the real price? You should've given them a piece of your mind, they would've deserved it. Well at least you got Flowers for Algernon, that's a really great book, I hope you enjoy it. And thank goodness for online bookstores Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page turner Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 Kylie you are so right in everything you've written. I love going into the Dymocks city store all the staff there are friendly and actually know about the books they're selling. On the other hand the Borders (which is where I got the book in the end) in the city is hopeless. The staff are rude and know nothing about books and the store layout is crap now too. Frankie that's exactly what the Borders staff are there for I just missed the memo I didn't go back as I was already on my way home, but I won't be going back in a hurry either. I'm looking forward to reading Flowers for Algernon with the reading circle next month - not only can I cross the group read off bit it will count as a Rory read too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Has Borders finally reopened in Sydney? (That's where you're from, right?) I've been having to go to Parramatta, which is on my way home anyway, but I would prefer the one in Sydney because I can go during morning tea or lunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page turner Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 Has Borders finally reopened in Sydney? (That's where you're from, right?) I've been having to go to Parramatta, which is on my way home anyway, but I would prefer the one in Sydney because I can go during morning tea or lunch. No I'm in Adelaide, have Borders and angus and Robertson joined forces up your way too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Not yet they haven't. We still have A&R separate from Borders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page turner Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 Late last night I finished The Tsarina's daughter - Carolly Erickson. I am so glad to be through with this book. I am normally into anything surrounding the topic of the last russian royal family but this was just so boring. From Fantastic Fiction It is 1989 and Daria Gradov is an elderly grandmother living in the rural West. What neighbors and even her children don't know, however, is that she is not who she claims to be - the widow of a Russian immigrant of modest means. In actuality she began her life as the Grand Duchess Tatiana, known as Tania to her parents, Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra. And so begins the latest entrancing historical entertainment by Carolly Erickson. At its center is young Tania, who lives a life of incomparable luxury in pre-Revolutionary Russia, from the magnificence of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg to the family's private enclave outside the capital. Tania is one of four daughters, and the birth of her younger brother Alexei is both a blessing and a curse. When he is diagnosed with hemophilia and the key to his survival lies in the mysterious power of the illiterate monk Rasputin, it is merely an omen of much worse things to come. Soon war breaks out and revolution sweeps the family from power and into claustrophobic imprisonment in Siberia. Into Tania's world comes a young soldier whose life she helps to save and who becomes her partner in daring plans to rescue the imperial family from certain death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page turner Posted January 22, 2011 Author Share Posted January 22, 2011 Very early this morning I finished Shadow forest – Matt Haig. What a delightful little book. I loved Haig's writing style, and whilst this book and it's humour are aimed at a much younger group of readers I enjoyed it immensely. All the characters were well written and I could see this as a book to help get young boys into reading, but it would entertain girls too. There is a lesson to be learnt within this story and I've learnt it well, and I look forward to reading more of Haig's work in the future. From Fantastic Fiction Aunt Eda's Rule #9: NEVER--UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES-- GO INTO THE FOREST. Samuel and Martha have just moved to Norway to live with their aunt Eda, and she's taking some getting used to. She has too many rules, no TV, and insists that they eat local delicacies like brown cheese and reindeer soup. And then there's the most peculiar thing about her--her irrational fear of her own backyard. Sure, Uncle Henrik hasn't been heard from since he disappeared into it ten years ago, but that can't be the forest's fault . . . can it? Samuel is skeptical, until he disobeys Rule #1--Never go up to the attic--and finds an unusual book: The Creatures of Shadow Forest, which gives scary descriptions of the fantastic creatures supposedly living in the forest. So when Sam starts seeing strange things venture past the treeline after dark, he can't help wondering . . . could Aunt Eda be right, and what really happened to Uncle Henrik? This highly inventive fantasy is full of amazing characters and unexpected twists that will elicit both laughter and chills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Great review, Page Turner. Sounds like an interesting read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'mRose Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Hi Rose I was looking at Way of kings last night and umming about it but if you (who isn't into fantasy) can give it such a glowing review then it's in for me I'll be adding it to the list shortly. I have read The blade itself and the other two books in the First Law series. It took me a bit to get going but in the end I really enjoyed all the books, hence the reason I bought Best served cold his new one. Although I haven't made an attempt at it yet it is still high on the list for me. I look forward to reading your final thoughts when you finish Way of kings. I absolutly loved it and gave it a 4,5/5. I think it was the epic feel, and the story about friendship, courage and hope. I also felt that Sanderson has managed to build a believable world that I don't think I've visited before. I saw that you had bought The lies of Locke Lamora. I read that a while ago and even thought I thought it was a good book I had such a hard time getting into it. Mainly because he changes between the past and the present frequently which sometimes seems a bit unnecessary. But I am really glad a read it because I felt it picks up about half way through and has a great ending. I hope you enjoy it. I also saw that you got, flowers for algernon! That was one of the best reads of 2010 for me, it's an incredible book!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Thank you for the review of Shadow Forest, that's definitely going on my wishlist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidsmum Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Great review I really like the cover as well. What age range do you think it's aimed at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page turner Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 Great review I really like the cover as well. What age range do you think it's aimed at? Well I don't have kids of my own so this is a stab in the dark for me. There is a death or two near the ending so if kids are sensitive to those things maybe read it yourself first, but I would aim it at maybe 8 years and up. Again it's a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page turner Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 I absolutly loved it and gave it a 4,5/5. I think it was the epic feel, and the story about friendship, courage and hope. I also felt that Sanderson has managed to build a believable world that I don't think I've visited before. I saw that you had bought The lies of Locke Lamora. I read that a while ago and even thought I thought it was a good book I had such a hard time getting into it. Mainly because he changes between the past and the present frequently which sometimes seems a bit unnecessary. But I am really glad a read it because I felt it picks up about half way through and has a great ending. I hope you enjoy it. I also saw that you got, flowers for algernon! That was one of the best reads of 2010 for me, it's an incredible book!! I'm keeping my eye out for it Rose. I'm so glad you liked it so much - it's good to have such a positive review on such a chunky book it seems to make it less scary to take the plunge. It looks to me that we have very similar taste in books so I look forward to following what you're reading too (more for the wishlists! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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