Book-a-Day 3: One with a blue cover

Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor

I had a different answer prepared for this day until I finished this book, and then I knew I had to change it.  Dreams of Gods and Monsters is the final instalment of the Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy and this book, and the whole series in fact, is excellent.  It’s a great end to the trilogy, and wraps up all the loose ends in ways that I wasn’t expecting. 

When I prep’d this answer Amazon UK were still selling signed first edition hardbacks…

Book-a-Day 2: Best Bargain

The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out Of The Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson.

This was chosen as a book club book a while back and was available on Amazon for kindle at a special offer for 20p.  Definitely a bargain!

Unfortunately it's not 20p anymore.

Book-a-Day 1: Favourite Book from Childhood

The Ghost of Thomas Kempe by Penelope Lively.  

I loved this story.  As a child, and a big old scaredy-cat this was a great book to read, my first real foray into the fantastical, and the supernatural.

I know the cover shown here and possibly my old copy, if I ever find it, notes it as a winner of the Carnegie Medal, I didn't realise that or what it meant until Mrs F of Fennell Books posted a list.

I gave a copy to my niece for Christmas a year or two back, but I'm not sure she's read it yet.

Book a Day Meme

Who doesn't love a good meme, and a good list?

I nabbed this idea from the lovely Mrs Fennell, and thought I'd bring out my own list... Originally a #bookaday Twitter meme from Borough Press, a division of Harper Collins in June, I'm not active on Twitter, so starting tomorrow I'll be doing this throughout September.

Where in the Literary Universe are you?

My name is Kvothe, and I am telling my life story in three parts, the first day of a three-day story. By my side is a friend, student and prince of the Fae, and a Chronicler who is recording my story. We are sat in my inn, The Waystone, which is in a country known only as The Four Corners of Civilisation, and I have led quite a life. At this point in my tale I am 15 years old, I have been a travelling Actor, musician, apprentice, genius, and found my parents and friends slaughtered, with their murderers laughing around a fire. I have lived homeless for three years and have just talked my way into entry to the University where I plan to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to wreak my revenge on the creatures who killed my parents. Oh, and learn The Name of the Wind.

Back to me, the blogger. I love this book! I can hardly stand to put it down, and when I have to, I can't stop thinking about it, and wait with eager anticipation for the next moment I can pick it up. I nearly missed my bus stop I was so drawn into it.

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.

A Mr B's Emporium spa recommendation.