Someone recently asked me what this book was about. I wanted to say it is about a journey, and there’s magic and a magic school…but that sounded too much like Harry Potter. I decided I couldn’t properly remember, and I needed read it again and write a proper review. I write these reviews because I have a terrible memory. I mostly remember the feeling I had when I read a book (and this one left me with a great feeling). Needless to say this book is a 5, if […]
It’s like the Double Dare obstacle course in book form!
What’s a good way to get your kids interested in life science? This book about gross stuff that’s printed in purple and green is a good start.
Regulatoooooooors…mount up!
Do you think Stephen King was listening to this when he wrote The Regulators? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1plPyJdXKIY Sorry, I mean when “Richard Bachman” was writing it? I had a cold last weekend and spent three days laid out on the couch, unable to stand up for very long. On the Friday I marathoned the end of Orange is the New Black. On the Saturday my brain was working a bit better, so I dove into our ebook library. We’ve got this massive collection of ebooks that was […]
Kild-ahoy
I am a sucker for a nice looking book. Sightlines–the UK version, at least–features a flock of sea birds taking flight against a dark blue sky. It’s the same dark blue I see when I look up at the sky in the evening these days. Not quite full dark but a beautiful intermediary that conveys a promise of the dark and stars to come. You have to make yourself love the dark if you live in Scotland (or at least make an attempt) because in the […]