Monday 1 August 2011

What are you reading? #77

What are you reading on Monday? is a weekly meme hosted by Rachel at Home Girl's Book Blog where you post books completed last week and plans for upcoming books. Jump over to her blog and see who else is participating.

Books I've read this week

 Tales From Witch Way Wood: Crash 'N' Bang by Kaye Umansky
Children's, 7 years +
(A book that made me laugh and cry, and continue loving fairies!  Review coming soon...)
10/10






Invisible Fiends:  Doc Mortis by Barry Hutchison
Children's Horror, 10 years +
(I would call this extreme horror, being freaked out is an understatement. It's a brilliant book though...)
10/10






The Donut Diaries of Dermot Mulligan by Anthony McGowan
Children's, 9 years +
(Hilarious diary of an overweight boy who battles against donuts, life at secondary school, and his bizarre family.)
10/10




Saving Mississippi by Cornelia Funke
Children's
(Won as part of Person Books in Translation month.  Everyone pitches in to help save a lovely horse from a lifetime of misery with a man who sinks to robbery, kidnapping and blackmail.)
10/10






Million Dollar Mates: Paparazzi Princess by Cathy Hopkins
Young Adult, Comedy
(Importance of charity is made clear to a still grieving Jess, as well as learning the harsher realities of life besides fun with her friends.)
8/10




Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Young Adult, Paranormal
(Bryn is human and uses all tricks in the book to keep herself safe from the family she was placed in when little, who aren't always as loving as she needs.)
9/10




Sweethearts Forget Me Not by Jo Cotteril
Children's, 10 years +
(Kate goes through a hard emotional journey of mourning, and is able to help others regain their life too.)
9/10




Pocket Cats #7: Double Dare by Kitty Wells
Children's, 5 years+
(Maddy learns a valuable life lesson about friends with the help of her magical cats.)
 
 
 



4 comments:

Zoe said...

Great week! All these books sound really interesting. I have Forget-Me-Not, but I haven't had chance to read it yet. Thanks for posting! :]

Nayuleska said...

Let me know what you think of Forget-Me-Not, it really is beautiful.

A Social Pastime said...

Just catching up on Google Reader. Glad you read and enjoyed Saving Mississippi! I love that it was originally written in German.

Nayuleska said...

Yup! The other books are in TBR piles....but I'm sure you can appreciate I have lots of those!