Tyler, Kinsey and Bode Locke move with their mother to Keyhouse, their uncle’s mansion in Lovecraft, Massachusetts, after their father, a school guidance councillor, is brutally murdered by a couple of Tyler’s classmates. The entire Locke family are naturally extremely affected by the event, especially the eldest brother Tyler, who feels responsible for the event, and for not managing to rescue both his parents. Kinsey, his sister, was hiding and keeping their youngest brother Bode safe, but she’s suffering with survivor’s guilt and dealing with […]
“Laughing doesn’t make bad things worse any more than crying makes them better.”
The furthering adventures of young Jacob and the island of misfit mutants. Not to be too spoilery, in the second book the peculiar children set off to find a ymbrne to help Miss Peregrine. On the way, they encounter more danger and a scary new threat that could destroy them all. The major draw of this series for me is the pictures, all old black and white pictures. There are plenty of new ones in Hollow City, so I was satisfied (Even though a lot […]
An Angel walks into a Bar…and cracks wise…
So…an angel walks into a bar and cracks wise. The Angel Bayliss – who has an obsession with Raymond Chandler noir fiction – witnesses the murder of the Archangel Gabriel. Now that there is a job opening, he is given the task to find a nice docile replacement angel. Instead, he winds up with Molly – or as he likes to refer to her, “Flametop”. Molly turns out to be anything but and wastes no time getting into trouble. In addition to being newly […]
Shambling to New Orleans
“Shambling into New Orleans with Zoe Norris”. The second in a series – the first was the “Shambling Guide to New York” where our heroine Zoe discovered the secret world of the “Coterie”. This hidden world is made up of zombies, vampires, sprites, incubi, gods, goddesses, etc. who live among us “normals” without our noticing… much. In the first book, Zoe finds herself working for a publishing house run by Phil the vampire. Being the only human employee has its challenges, but after […]