Ahoy there me mateys! This be me read for the October BookBum Club Challenge where the theme be "Horrorween - read a horror book for Halloween!" This has been on me list to read for forever. I picked this one because it won the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel (2007), Locus Award for Best First Novel (2008), ITW … Continue reading Off the Charts – heart-shaped box (Joe Hill)
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Second Reflections – a tree grows in brooklyn (Betty Smith)
Ahoy there me mateys! While drawin’ up me lists of 2016 for me log, I realized a curious thing – out of 134 books read, not a single one was a re-read. In me enthusiasm of discovery and taking suggestions from me crew, I did not revisit a single old port for plunder! And part of what … Continue reading Second Reflections – a tree grows in brooklyn (Betty Smith)
Off the Charts – gone girl (Gillian Flynn)
Ahoy there me mateys! Though this log’s focus is on sci-fi, fantasy, and young adult, this Captain does have broader reading tastes. So occasionally I will share some novels that I enjoyed that are off the charts (a non sci-fi, fantasy, or young adult novel), as it were. This be me read for the August BookBum … Continue reading Off the Charts – gone girl (Gillian Flynn)
The Captain’s Log – the silent corner (Dean Koontz)
Ahoy there me mateys! This be me read for the July BookBum Club Challenge where the theme be "that is so last year - a book ye meant to read in 2017." Well Dean Koontz is one of me favourite authors and was featured in Broadside No. 9 but I hadn't read a book by him … Continue reading The Captain’s Log – the silent corner (Dean Koontz)
The Captain’s Log – the passage (Justin Cronin)
Ahoy there me mateys! This be me read for the June BookBum Club Challenge where the theme be "movie night - a book adapted into a movie." Well this be a tv series on Fox which hasn't happened yet. But I claim it counts because the trailer is out. Arrr! The very basic premise … Continue reading The Captain’s Log – the passage (Justin Cronin)
The Captain’s Log – zoo city (Lauren Beukes)
Ahoy there me mateys! This be one of me reads in me May BookBum Club Challenge where the theme be "around the world: a book by an author who is from another country." This author be from South Africa. I was reminded of this book's existence from me recent look at me NetGalley Rejections - … Continue reading The Captain’s Log – zoo city (Lauren Beukes)
On the Horizon – i met a traveller in an antique land (Connie Willis)
Ahoy there me mateys! I received this fantasy eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. So here are me honest musings . . . i met a traveller in an antique land (Connie Willis) Title: i met a traveller in an antique land Author: Connie Willis Publisher: Subterranean Press Publication Date: TODAY!! (hardback/e-book) … Continue reading On the Horizon – i met a traveller in an antique land (Connie Willis)
On the Horizon – phoresis (Greg Egan)
Ahoy there me mateys! I received this sci-fi eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. So here be me honest musings . . . phoresis (Greg Egan) Title: phoresis Author: Greg Egan Publisher: Subterranean Press Publication Date: TODAY!! (hardback/e-book) ISBN: 978-1596068667 Source: NetGalley The cover drew me in and three things convinced me … Continue reading On the Horizon – phoresis (Greg Egan)
The Captain’s Log – call it courage (Armstrong Sperry)
Ahoy there me mateys! This be the second read in me April BookBum Club Challenge! This read is long overdue. Ye see it all stems from a post I read from me matey Jackie @ deathbysundoku back in October 2017. She be on the Great Newbery quest wherein she be reading all Newbery medal winners … Continue reading The Captain’s Log – call it courage (Armstrong Sperry)
Shiver me Timbers! – April BookBum Club Challenge!
Ahoy there me mateys! A while back, I joined me first ever online book club sponsored by Zuky @ BookBum and hosted on both her blog and Goodreads. The reason I was excited about this club is because there are themes for the month but no set reading list. Now I be a major mood … Continue reading Shiver me Timbers! – April BookBum Club Challenge!