‘Zombies’ Ah, zombies. Those things that, if you ask my mother, are black and white and stripey. (We think she may have got them muddled up with zebras, but shhh…) I can’t watch zombie films or TV programmes, they give me nightmares for weeks – even Shaun of the Dead and that’s barely even a…… Continue reading Carole’s Book Alphabet ~ ‘Z’ is for…
‘YA Fiction’ YA fiction (Young Adult fiction for those not familiar with the term) is one of my favourite genres. I’m fairly certain that I don’t fall into the ‘Young Adult’ category anymore (*sniff*) but that doesn’t mean I can’t read the books. Indeed, people who look down their noses at others for reading YA…… Continue reading Carole’s Book Alphabet ~ ‘Y’ is for…
‘X-rated Fiction’ Regular readers of CFHW will probably have figured out by now that I read a fair bit of X-rated fiction thanks to various reviews, reading lists and summaries over the years. I enjoy it, it’s (usually) quick and easy to read, doesn’t require much thought or concentration and can be incredibly entertaining (often…… Continue reading Carole’s Book Alphabet ~ ‘X’ is for…
‘Where The Wild Things Are’ There can’t be many people who aren’t familiar with this picture book. It is a total classic. Such a simple story of wistful fantasy and fun, Where The Wild Things Are is a daydream I’m sure we all had as children in one form or another. I have been jealous…… Continue reading Carole’s Book Alphabet ~ ‘W’ is for…
‘Steve Voake’ Steve Voake is not just one of my favourite authors, he’s also possibly one of my favourite people that I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. He was a lecturer on my Creative Writing course at university and always stands out when I look back on my time there. He took modules…… Continue reading Carole’s Book Alphabet ~ ‘V’ is for…
‘The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer’ I read a fair bit of YA and this one stands out for me as something a bit different. It’s somewhere between paranormal and normal and keeps you on edge throughout, likewise for the second book. (I don’t know about book #3 yet – I haven’t read it!) I think…… Continue reading Carole’s Book Alphabet ~ ‘U’ is for…
‘Tanith Lee’ I have only read one book by Tanith Lee and after that, I never picked up another even though I’m fairly sure I’d enjoy them if I did. Sadly the one that I did read… put me off. Imagine it, you are at university, in your third and final year, and you receive…… Continue reading Carole’s Book Alphabet ~ ‘T’ is for…
‘The Sword Of Truth’ I discovered this series through a friend at college and my boyfriend of the time and I were soon as addicted to them as our friend was. It wasn’t unusual to find us in our group’s corner of the common room all with our noses in different novels from the same…… Continue reading Carole’s Book Alphabet ~ ‘S’ is for…
‘The Graceling Realm’ Yes, I know, that’s a really tenuous link to the letter ‘R’ but I had to get this series in somewhere! The Graceling Realm is a trilogy by Kristin Cashore consisting of the books Graceling, Fire and Bitterblue. They don’t follow on from each other but rather tell different stories in the…… Continue reading Carole’s Book Alphabet ~ ‘R’ is for…
‘The Queens Nose’ Usually I’m not a massive fan of TV adaptations of books but I must admit that I came across the children’s TV version of The Queens Nose before my Mum bought me the book (with the TV tie-in cover). I think it was the brilliant casting that carried the series – I…… Continue reading Carole’s Book Alphabet ~ ‘Q’ is for…
Carole Finds Her Wings 