Tag Archives: Patrick Ness

“A Monster Calls” by Patrick Ness

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Bec Graham

I bet, that at this given time, most of you guys will be sick of seeing me review Patrick Ness’ books. There have been so many of them lately, and I think part of my responsibility as a blogger is … Continue reading →

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia | Tagged A Monster Calls, cancer, grief, metaphor, monster, nightmare, Patrick Ness, Siobhan Dowd, YA | 6 Comments

“The Rest Of Us Just Live Here” by Patrick Ness

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Bec Graham

Within the space of a few weeks, I have read four Ness books. After finishing The Rest of us Just Live Here, I now only have one Ness to go: A Monster Calls. And since that particular unread Ness is going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia | Tagged anorexia, family, friends, indie kids, Jared, Mel, mental health, Michael, OCD, parody, Patrick Ness, relationships, satire, The Rest of Us Just Live Here, YA | 3 Comments

“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

“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

End of 2014 Book Survey

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Bec Graham

So, 2015 is only three days away. This one’s been a weird one for me, in many different ways and in a few different postcodes. But it’s basically over now and 2015 will bring with it a few extra challenges … Continue reading →

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia, Musings | Tagged Australian writing, Blog, book blogging, Candice Fox, Cassandra Clare, Darren Groth, Ellie Marney, favourite authors, favourite books, Gregg Olsen, Jay Asher, Joe Hill, John Safran, John Williams, Kate Belle, Markus Zusah, Murder in Mississippi, Neil Gaiman, Nick Hornby, Non Pratt, Patrick Ness, Perpetual Page Turner, Rainbow Rowell, Steve Sailah, Stoner, survey | 8 Comments

Fresh Faces of 2014

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Bec Graham

So far this morning I’ve had two realisations that are making my head spin like one of the spinning tops in Inception and I need to escape them for a minute. I realise I’ve been really, really slack with the writing … Continue reading →

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia | Tagged Are You Seeing Me?, Being Jade, Candice Fox, Darren Groth, Eden, Gregg Olsen, Hades, Hannah Moskowitz, Jay Asher, Joe Hill, John Williams, Kate Belle, NOS4R2, Patrick Ness, Rainbow Rowell, Run, Stoner, Teeth, The Broke and the Bookish, Thirteen Reasons Why, Top Ten Tuesday | 2 Comments