The Mountains of Instead

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

Thoughts Unheard and Words Unspoken (Review of Untold by Sarah Rees Brennan)

Untold
Sarah Rees Brennan
Simon and Schuster 2013

Sorry-in-the-Vale is in a rather sorry state.  Since the life and perspective changing events of Unspoken, Kami Glass finds herself living in a town where sorcery looms large, led by a power-hungry man and his creepily besotted sister-in-law.  Not only…

Flashes - Tim O'Rourke (Tour)

Flashes is the latest book by Tim O'Rourke.  Out this month, it tells the story of Charley, a girl reeling from the death of the best friend.  Not only has she lost a true friend, she has lost one of her only confidants, one of the only people who knew that Charley experiences flashes.  Psychic…

Top Ten Tuesday Summer Reads

Top Ten Tuesday is run by The Broke and the Bookish. This week it's the top ten books on my summer reading list.  It was a tough call as I have many brilliant books to read over the next few months, but I think these are the ones I'm most interested in.  All blurbs courtesy of Goodreads.
 Si…

Blinded by the Light (Review: The Taking; Kimberley Derting)

The Taking
Kimberley Derting
HarperTeen 2014

Kyra's life is going pretty well. A decent athlete, there are college scholarships on the horizon and a future to plan with her perfect boyfriend, Austin and her best friend, Cat. Sure, her Dad might be a bit full on but he and her mother love her.  Sti…

Public Service Announcment: The Times They Are A'Changing...

The Mountains of Instead is now over four years old.  Really. I'm quite surprised that it's still here and even more surprised at the satisfaction, pleasure and friendships starting and maintaining it have brought me.  BUT (and, as you can see it's a BIG but) my life is very different n…