A cursed book and a troposphere = a great idea for a story.
The novel borders on sci-fi but isn’t really.
Ariel finds and reads the cursed book, then takes a potion, this takes her via the Troposphere, this allows her to jump into peoples minds (or mice’s minds!)
Would I read more by her, yes definitely.
Score 7.5/10
Date read August 2008
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First novel and has good reviews.
Typical of critics to like this when it misses the mark. For me it tries to be to many things…is it a ghost story, a romance, a crime mystery or a historical novel? In parts this is good.
The story in a nutshell, A women is writing a biog of Isaac Newton, she believes he may have been a murderer who stands to gain rank as the top man in Cambridge University. So bring on a murderer in 1660 and you have historical literary thriller, don’t believe the hype or the blurb.
Score 4.5/10
Date read August 2008
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The last of his full Bond novels.
Bond comes back after being brain washed and gets treatment to prove he is back to his best. His assignment is to kill Scaramanga, a deadly enemy of the nation.
I enjoyed the language and particularly the dialogue. The plot is simple and moves along at a good pace.
Read more? Yes in a few years time.
Score 6/10
Date read July 2008
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Commissioned by the Fleming Estate to write in the style of Ian Fleming’s James Bond.
All a bit simple and coincidental. A disappointing read.
Score 4/10
Date read July 2008
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