Sunday, 31 August 2014

The Walking Dead: The Rise of the Governor by Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga

Title: The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor
Author: Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Release Date: 21st October 2011
Genre: Horror

Summary: 
The entire human race is under threat - and Philip Blake is on the front line.

After escaping from their small hometown the Blake brothers, and their childhood friends, are on the run from the zombie swarms closing in on them. But apparently their is a safe zone. The problem? It is hundreds of miles away in Atlanta.

Can they survive this mammoth trek and find their safe haven? Or will the challenges of this new, dangerous world be too much?

Monday, 25 August 2014

The Hogwarts Library by J. K. Rowling

Title: The Hogwarts Library
Author: J. K. Rowling
Publisher: Bloomsbury Childrens
Release Date: 8th November 2012
Genre: Non-Fiction-Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy

Summary:
Ever wondered what it is like to study at Hogwarts? 

Well now here is your chance to read the mystical and weird text books that Hogwarts students have to read!

Review:
On one of my many visits to the Warner Brothers Studio Tour London, I bought the Hogwarts Library. This collection, which was written by J. K. Rowling (under the names of made up authors) for Comic Relief some years ago, contains three books; Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp, Fanstastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander and The Tales of Beedle and the Bard. As they are are essentially Non-Fiction books set in a Fictitious world, I think the genre classification, Non-Fiction-Fiction seems most appropriate?

Sunday, 3 August 2014

A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin

Title: A Clash of Kings
Author: George R. R. Martin
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Release Date: 1st September 2011
Genre: Dark Fantasy

Summary:
War is coming as five nobles stake their claim for the most coveted chair in Westeros - the Iron Thorne - a prize is so sought after it turns family into foe, and friends into enemies.

Review:
It may have taken me two weeks, but I have finally finished reading the second book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series! Running a book blog and working full-time on a placement year, is not as easy as I thought it was going to be...

Anyway, whilst it did take me ages to finish it - I enjoyed every page of the book and cannot wait to read the rest of the series!