Catherine Jinks(Quercus Books) Yes, I know, everybody is sick of vampire/supernatural fiction. It’s everywhere isn’t it? And it’s getting hard to decipher between the good from the “I want a bit of Stephenie Meyer’s fame” books! But if you are sick of all the vampires (I am not, I’ll admit!), then this is the book …
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Blood Hunters
Steve Voake(Faber & Faber Children’s Books) In the middle of the Mexican jungle a small scientific team prepares to embark on an exploration of the world’s deepest sinkhole; a naturally-formed underwater shaft, the bottom of which no one has ever reached. What they are about to discover could change the world forever.Three thousand miles away, …
The Sand Chronicles, vol 4
Hinako Ashihara (Viz Media) When I first read manga, I thought that it would be fun, but would never stir inside me the feelings that books can. But a blogger friend of mine recommended the Sand Chronicles and this series alone has shattered all the misconceptions I might have had about this format. This is …