Monthly Archives: December 2015

“Monsters of Men” (Chaos Walking #3) by Patrick Ness

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Bec Graham

I did it! I finished the Chaos Walking trilogy! And in only ten days! This may actually be a personal best for me. Chaos Walking was a story that continued to evolve right up until the final moments of the story. In The … Continue reading →

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia | Tagged Chaos Walking, language, love, Monsters of Men, New World, Patrick Ness, Prentiss, relationships, spec fic, structure, The Mayor, Todd Hewitt, Viola Eade, YA | 2 Comments

#MyLifeInBooks

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Bec Graham

So, as you may have noticed, I hardly ever do book tags anymore. I’m not entirely sure why I stopped. I just realised the other day that I just stopped doing these tag things. Anyway, I found this tag on … Continue reading →

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia, Musings, Uncategorized | Tagged #Mylifeinbooks, blogging, Book tag, community | 4 Comments

“The Ask and the Answer” (Chaos Walking #2) by Patrick Ness

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Bec Graham

I read the last few pages of this book aloud to my boyfriend, trying to explain in Ness’ own words why he should be reading this series. Ness is simply a genius. Ness has this amazing ability to tie in … Continue reading →

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia | Tagged Chaos Walking, character, language, love, New Prentisstown, Patrick Ness, relationships, spec fic, structure, The Ask and the Answer, Todd Hewitt, Viola Eade, YA | 1 Comment

“The Knife of Never Letting Go” (Chaos Walking #1) by Patrick Ness

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Bec Graham

When you read a lot, and people you’re acquainted with start to realise that, they always ask you the same question. “Who’s your favourite author?” And there are always a few names that immediately come to mind. I call these … Continue reading →

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia | Tagged Chaos Walking, character, language, New World, Noise, Patrick Ness, spec fic, The Knife of Never Letting Go, Todd Hewitt, Viola Eade, YA | 5 Comments

“The Beast’s Garden” by Kate Forsyth

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Bec Graham

The Beast’s Garden is a work of genius. Pure and simple. I could almost leave my review there, but I should probably explain myself. I originally picked up this book because I am obsessed with Beauty and the Beast. I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia | Tagged Abwher, Australian fiction, Ava, Beauty and the Beast, Buchenwald, Germany, historical, Kate Forsyth, Leo, Nazi, The Beast's Garden, WWII | 1 Comment

“Welcome to Night Vale” by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Bec Graham

Honest to God, I don’t think I have ever read a book that is weirder than this one. And I have read Kurt Vonnegut. As well as a book called The Thirteen and A Half Lives of Captain Bluebear which had … Continue reading →

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia | Tagged Cecil, Diane Crayton, humour, Jackie Fiero, Jeffrey Cranor, Joseph Fink, King City, Night Vale, podcast, surreal, Welcome to Night Vale | Leave a comment