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Advantages: Good for when you're travelling
Disadvantages: none

I don't go out of my way to read Stephen King books and was given this as a present. Oh my God! I've read it three times already. Apart from the fact it's a typical King MASSIVE Hardbook I could not put it down. It's about various individuals traveling through the Nevada dessert who are brought together to a small, what appears to be empty, town by a cop. Without spoiling the plot the cop isn't all he seems and neither is the town. Dark forces are ... Read review

Advantages: A decent story
Disadvantages: Script form makes it more difficult to read than a novel

...people are calling it “the Storm of the Century”, and one of the characters refers to it as “one mother of a storm”. In fact, it’s actually two storms, converging in the area. Over the next couple of days, the island will be cut off from all external communication and have several feet of snow dumped on it. Into these trying times comes an outsider, Andre Linoge. He introduces himself to one of the locals, Martha Clarendon, by beating her to death. ...
...the town’s residents by knowing and telling some of the secrets they’d rather were kept hidden. And in time we hear of his reason for being there, and his demands for leaving them in peace once more: “Give me what I want and I’ll go away”. As for what that might be, we find out in time. There is a price that has to be paid, and paid in full. “Storm of the Century” is a very visual and audio read. Knowing that the story will end up on screen, there ... Read review

Advantages: An excellent & imaginative story
Disadvantages: Waiting for the next book

As a children's story this is some seriously dark writing and may not be suitable of younger readers, but for adults it's an exceptionally good read. The heroine of the story, Candy, finds herself pulled into a parallel world by a strange sea, a world that consists of 25 islands. 24 islands represent a particular hour of the day with the 25th a dark place of murder and madness. This initial volume sees Candy's travels around a selection of these ...
...trying to stay out of arms reach of the dark servants of the Lord of the 25th hour. This is a place where friend and foe are never what they seem and many are out for the capture of Candy. The illustrations included in this book give it an extra and enjoyably warped depth. Clive Barkers visual take on his fantasy world is one where even the good-guys can be seen as ugly monstrosities. You'll definitely want to read the next instalment. ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to read, hard to put down, gripping, thrilling
Disadvantages: None

...he must face the demon Lord Loss. I am probably being vague here, but I do not want to give much more away as that will spoil it for readers. At 200 or so pages this is just right. I feel there is far too much padding in adult books at the moment. And reading Lord Loss has made me feel surprised just at how good kids' fiction is. I have read the Harry Potter books, like most adults, but it did not cross my mind to read other works written for children. ...
...is quite graphic. There are no holds barred here and the author gets away with a lot of stuff. Death, blood, gore… But it is written with tongue in cheek - and with plenty of sick humour that did surprise me. The style is straight to the point. And very well written at that! Darren Shan is English born, real surname O'Shaughnessy. His first book, 'Ayuamarca,' was published in 1999, but did not sell well. This was an adult work, and it is his subsequent ... Read review

Advantages: Good cliffhanger ending for the next and last book. Very thrilling!
Disadvantages: A little too short, wanted more action!

...written by Anthony Horowitz, is the fourth installment of the "Power of Five", 5 book series about 5 children who have the power to save the world from evil creatures called "The Old Ones". The book starts before "Nightrise" ends, but from the point of view of Scarlett Adams, the protaganist and the fifth gatekeeper. There is a brief review of all 4 previous books incase the reader cannot remember or has missed a book out in the series, which I ...
...It starts off straight into the action as a 13 year old Scarlett almost gets hit by a van whilst not looking when crossing a road. She is saved by a mysterious chinese man who disappears before she can thank him for his actions. The book then moves 2 years into the future and Scarlett is on a school trip when she passes through a door and travels to a monastary in the Ukraine, where she is imprisoned. Scarlett then meets Father Gregory, a terrifyingly ... Read review