Review: House of Leaves

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: The Woman in Black: Angel of Death

The Woman in Black: Angel of Death by Martyn Waites
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Devil's Day

Devil's Day by Andrew Michael Hurley
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: The Haunting of Hill House

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: The Limehouse Golem

The Limehouse Golem by Peter Ackroyd
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: The Exorcist

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Tiny Histories: Trivial events and trifling decisions that changed British history

Tiny Histories: Trivial events and trifling decisions that changed British history by Dixe Wills
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: When Britain Burned the White House: The 1814 Invasion of Washington

When Britain Burned the White House: The 1814 Invasion of Washington by Peter Snow
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A very interesting read in to a subject that many people doesn't know about. The author has written it in a way that makes it light and easy to read, that it isn't heavy like some history books can be. There's plenty of information to keep your interest as well as diagrams of the movements of each side, the British and the American.

Subjects like the burning of the White House, should be something taught in all school's, even if it was only for a short period of time in our history. It's our history at the end of the day, now I can't speak for American schools, but I know us British don't cover anything to do with the 1814 battle. Shame really as this would make a very good book to study while studying the subject.

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Review: Just After Sunset

Just After Sunset by Stephen King
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Roverandom

Roverandom by J.R.R. Tolkien
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: The Museum of Broken Promises

The Museum of Broken Promises by Elizabeth Buchan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What would you leave behind in The Museum of Broken Promises?

It's quite a question to think about when you have lived many years, or even less. Being twenty five myself, it does make me look back on promises both I have made and broken and promises that has been made to me and broken too. It is quite a thought provoking question.

The Museum of Broken Promises by Elizabeth Buchan is a book that is filled with heartache and power, it weaves a web of suspense, terror and that of a love story when it comes to Laure and Tomas relationship and her moving story. Told between the present day and the past, we come to learn of Laure's own history and of her own token which has been placed within the Museum.

Moving between the present and the past, we learn of hard truths and hardships of living in a country where everything you do is watched and everything you say is listened too. In a place where trying to fight back against the regime could end you in prison, to become one of the vanished from the 80's.

Written beautifully, the author has managed to create such an atmosphere, that you can't help but be drawn in to the story line deeply, to feel the way each character feels and their emotions. The story told is powerful and makes you push the boundaries of your own thoughts.

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