The Mountains of Instead

Championing fiction as an escape from pandemics, politics and bad TV.

We Have A Winner (Shade Giveaway)

Normally, my giveaways (such as they have been) attract a very manageable amount  of entries - leaving me able to scribble names on bits of paper and then pick one out of a hat. However, it would appear that the lovely Jeri Smith-Ready (quite deservedly) attracts a lot of interest as my competition…
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All Hallows Read

As you all know, I am all about the book-sharing love. It's the way forward and I regularly force people to leave my house laden down with books. And no, this is in no way a nefarious plan to unburden my overworked book cases.  Not at all. Nope. No Way. Well, maybe just a little bit.


But I digre…
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IMM (#24)

In My Mailbox is a meme created and hosted by Kristi over at The Story Siren with inspiration from Alea at Pop Culture Junkie. All book titles link to further info at Goodreads.  All books in this IMM post have been received for review/bought/gifted/loaned/sent by UK Book Tours/acquired through nef…
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Buffy and The Seven Hot Brothers (Review: Out For Blood; A. Harvey)

Out For Blood Alyxandra Harvey Bloomsbury 2010
Hunter Wild is the youngest in a long line of elite vampire hunters, a legacy that is both a blessing and a curse at the secret Helios-Ra Academy, where she excels at just about everything. Thanks to her friendship with Kieran Black, Hunter receives a spe…
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IMM (#23)

In My Mailbox is a meme created and hosted by Kristi over at The Story Siren with inspiration from Alea at Pop Culture Junkie. All book titles link to further info at Goodreads.  All books in this IMM post have been received for review/bought/gifted/loaned/sent by UK Book Tours/acquired through nef…
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Another Fabulous, not to mention international, give away!

I recently read the rather excellent Raised By Wolves (review here) and highly recommend it as a great, detailed, refreshing take on the traditional werewolf story.  If you haven't already picked up a copy then head over to the Quercus blog where you can now listen to the first chapter - it wil…
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All Roads Lead To Rome (Review: The Lost Hero; R. Riordan)

Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero Rick Riordan Puffin 2010
Jason has a problem. He doesn’t remember anything before waking up on a school bus holding hands with a girl. Apparently he has a girlfriend named Piper. His best friend is a kid named Leo, and they’re all students in the Wilderness School, a b…
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And The Moon And The Stars And The World (Review: Beautiful Darkness by M. Stohl and K. Garcia)

Beautiful Darkness Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia Razorbill 2010
Beautiful Darkness is the sequel to Beautiful Creatures.  If you haven't read the first book then do yourself a favour and skip this review until you do as it may contains spoilers.
Ethan Wate used to think of Gatlin, the small Southe…
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...And Dance By The Light Of The Moon (Review: Claire De Lune; C. Johnson

Claire de Lune Christine Johnson Simon Pulse 2010
Claire is having the perfect sixteenth birthday. Her pool party is a big success, and gorgeous Matthew keeps chatting and flirting with her as if she's the only girl there. But that night, she discovers something that takes away all sense of normal…
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Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité (Review: Revolution; J. Donnelly)

Revolution Jennifer Donnelly Bloomsbury 2010
Andi lives in New York and is dealing with the emotional turmoil of her younger brother's accidental death. Alex lives in Paris and is a companion to the dauphin, the young son of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI, during the violent days of the French Rev…
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IMM (#22)

In My Mailbox is a meme created and hosted by Kristi over at The Story Siren with inspiration from Alea at Pop Culture Junkie. All book titles link to further info at Goodreads.  All books in this IMM post have been received for review/bought/gifted/loaned/sent by UK Book Tours/acquired through nef…
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