The sequel to the critically aclaimed THE SINGER OF ALL SONGS draws readers even deeper into the magical world of Tremaris--and presents a temptation that Calwyn may not be able to overcome... The second novel in the captivating Chanters of Tremaris Trilogy follows Calwyn and her friends to the d...
Warning 1: spoilers to follow.Warning 2: I can hardly refrain from !@#$%^ language.The first two books were really nice. The world-building, the atmosphere, the magic... So why, WHY did the author had to go and spoil it all?Reading the last installment in the series left me disappointed and disgu...
Hmm.. I am conflicted as to how to rate this book. I picked it up multiple times to try to read it and only recently was I able to finish the book. As soon as I had gotten started, I was hooked. The world of this book was, as one reviewer noted on Wikipedia, "not meaty but creative." Nine typ...
God was real! God was real, and I was going to get to know Him better. The knowledge lay in my heart, solid and radiant as a pearl. And the answer to a question that I hadn’t asked presented itself with crystal certainty: I couldn’t keep it a secret from Mum any longer. That was a lie, and it was...
Julie busies herself at the stove with the sausages. ‘I think I upset her.’ ‘I heard about it.’ When Julie turns around, he is quietly smiling. ‘Don’t worry about it, mate,’ he says. ‘She’ll come round.’ Julie pulls a face. ‘You think so? She seems like the type to hold a grudge, to me.’ Tony lau...
He knew it must be long after midnight, because the dancing on the terraces had ceased. The small uncurtained window by his bed let in faint light from a single moon. Dawn was still far away. ‘Beeman?’ he whispered. ‘Is that you?’ There was no reply, only a sinister silence. Skir found himself th...
Sweetheart!’ Dad twisted round in his chair and pulled her into a hug. ‘How are you, precious girl? Crikey, I’ve missed you! C’mere and give me a cuddle.’ Eloise threw her arms around him. He did care after all. He’d come early to surprise her. He was the best dad in the world. Then, looking over...
‘I thought we had bacon. Sadie, could you run over to the supermarket? There’s just time before it shuts.’ Reluctantly, because it was growing dark outside, Sadie shrugged on her parka and grabbed Ellie’s wallet from the kitchen bench. ‘Just bacon?’ ‘Pick up some milk while you’re there – oh, and...