Review: Hurt Bank

Hurt Bank by Sea Caummisar
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the third book in the the horror Deadly Reality TV Series. It can be read as a standalone, but is better when read as a series.

This book is intended for mature audiences as contains scenes of blood and gore.

Twisted TV producer Damon Dahmer is back full of painful ideas for his contestants. But Damon also has some personal issues to resolve he wants his estranged girlfriend Destiny back. And someone calling themselves Mr. Cyber has shown a masked Damon killing one of his 'play things ' on the dark web. This reader can imagine what's in store for Mr.Cyber. Then there is poor Mary, Damon's long suffering colleague ....well I'am sorry but I'm going to tell you any more because that would spoil the story for you my dear readers.

Sea Caummisar has created a unique and different kind of series which will appel to horror fans. Even though I'm looking forward to the last series it be will sad to see the series end

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Review: Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun

Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun by Cornelia Funke
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Thank you NetGalley and Bloomsbury publishing for the opportunity to read Pan's Labyrinth Guillermo del Toro & Cornelia Funke in exchange for an fair and honest review.

Following the death of her father and remarriage of her mother to Captain Vidal young Ophelia is forced to move to a new home deep in the woods. Where her new stepfather, the vicious Captain Vidal, is hunting down the rebels fighting against the Francoist regime of Spain.Here she finds her true destiny when she meets the ancient and sinister faun, who claims she is the long lost Princess of his underground kingdom. Faun gives the young Ophelia three dangerous tasks complete to regain access to the kingdom and her memories

Having not seen the movie ,I decided as a bookworm reading the book would be the appropriate course of action. It's a wonderful story about monsters, both the fairy tale kind and the human kind , it's about loneliness, freedom and hope. It has tales interwoven along side the main story, it has rememberable characters and characters you want to love and hate. The book is beautifully written and I really enjoyed reading it so much that I read it in two sittings.

Am I now tempted to watch the film ?
No I don't think I will the book does a wonderful job of bringing the movie to the reader.

I would highly recommend this book to fantasy fans.

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Review: The Forgotten Past: An Eclectic Collection of Little Known Stories from the Annals of History

The Forgotten Past: An Eclectic Collection of Little Known Stories from the Annals of History by Andrew Vinken
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I received a free copy of this 'The Forgotten Past' by Andrew Vinken from NetGalley in return for an honest review.

The book is a eclectic collection of little known stories from the annals of History, two stories I particularly enjoyed reading were, The Phantom Doggie of Logeriat Parish and The world's worst poet

I found this book really easy to read and I enjoyed the conversational style of writing.

As the book is a collection of stories it was easy to dip in and out of and there was need to read from front to back.

All the stories are engaging and taught me something new some, the stories would also make great conversation starters at parties.

Would recommend this book to history lovers and people who love reading trivial.

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Review: Under the Wig: A Lawyer's Stories of Murder, Guilt and Innocence

Under the Wig: A Lawyer's Stories of Murder, Guilt and Innocence by William Clegg QC
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Under the Wig was given to me NetGalley in exchange for a fair review.

All the thoughts and opinions expressed are solely mine.

Under the Wig is the memoir of William Clegg QC who has a barrister for 47 years and is head of chambers at 2 Bedford Row, one of the four leading criminal sets in London.The book is told in alternating chapters.The reader will find one chapter containing the details of cases he worked on including the high profile cases of Jill Dando, Rachel Nickell, Joanna Yeates, the trial of Private Lee Clegg and Dr Lin Russell and her daughter Megan Russell. While in other chapters he tells the reader about of how he became to be a barrister, then a QC.

As a true crime reader I found the book made for fascinating and interesting read, the writing flowed nicely and I found that once you started reading the book it was very hard to put down so I decided to read the whole book in one sitting.

Overall it is excellent account of a barrister’s life and I would highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in law, recent history or true crime.

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Review: Church Mouse: Memoir of a vampire's servant

Church Mouse: Memoir of a vampire's servant by RH Hale
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Without giving spoilers away I will try my best to give a brief description of the story.It revolves around Rona who becomes penniless and homeless when her two aunt's die. If this was not bad enough she finds herself cornered into become the cleaner at her local church after after witnessing something she shouldn't have but this is no ordinary cleaning job by night is the servant of the undead who are residents of the church.

Horror novels are not a gena I would normally read but having seen so many compliments made about the book and the author over several months I knew this was a book I had to read.And I was not disappointed from the first page to the last I was hooked by the thrilling and gripping storyline.

The book turned into something more then a vampire horror story it goes much deeper,makes you question how far you would go to ensure your own survival? Would you stand by willing as others die around? Would you surrender your own humanity?

Praise for the author

The author has produced in an excellent piece of literature and I would highly recommended to any horror fans.



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