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Simon Gosden rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes (Goodreads Author) read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Harper Curtis is a thoroughly nasty serial killer who, quite by chance, finds a way to travel through time from 1931. He identifies his "shining girls" and travels through time to kill them. Kirby was one of his victims who survived and now strugglin...more
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Simon Gosden rated a book 3 of 5 stars We Are Here by Michael Marshall read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I normally like this writer's books but this one did absolutely nothing for me. I couldn't warm to the characters and the plot seemed, to me at least, nonsensical. It plays on the perceptions of our reality but for me it was unrealistic. I am really...more
May 17, 2013 09:15am · see review
Simon Gosden rated a book 5 of 5 stars Original Skin (Aector McAvoy, #2) by David Mark	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is the second DS Aector McAvoy crime novel set in Hull. It's tough and very violent action as Aector investigates a brutal drug gang and ponders the apparent suicide of a young gay man. A gripping, page-turning thriller.
May 04, 2013 09:54am · see review
Simon Gosden rated a book 5 of 5 stars Dreadnought (The Clockwork Century, #3) by Cherie Priest (Goodreads Author) read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A grand steam-punk adventure as Mercy Lynch makes her way across Civil War America in a variety of dirigibles and steam trains beset by troubles and mechanical devices. What is the secret of "The Dreadnought" that most fearsome of Union steam engines...more
Apr 30, 2013 11:55pm · see review
Simon Gosden rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan read in April, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Quite possibly the most hauntingly original novel I've read in many a long year. India Morgan Phelps is a schizophrenic and her mind is playing tricks, or is it? As she struggles to come to terms with her perception of reality "the Drowning Girl" dom...more
Apr 29, 2013 11:53am · see review
Simon Gosden rated a book 4 of 5 stars Rogue Wave by Boyd Morrison read in April, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Published in the UK as The Tsunami Countdown - this really is an adrenaline rush. A meteor strike in the Pacific creates a monster tidal wave that threatens Hawaii. With only an hour to act Kai Tanaka tries to save his family from the approaching dis...more
Apr 25, 2013 08:55am · see review
Simon Gosden rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Accursed by Joyce Carol Oates read in April, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A stuning tale, told in the style of a non-fictional amateur historians acoount of the Curse of Crosswicks. New Jersey, 1905: soon-to-be commander-in-chief Woodrow Wilson is president of Princeton University. On a nearby farm, Socialist author Upton S...more
Apr 24, 2013 09:17am · see review
Simon Gosden rated a book 4 of 5 stars Poppet by Mo Hayder read in April, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mo Hayder writes some of the creepiest books around currently and this one is no exception. It's in the Jack Caffrey series and revolves around some serious skullduggery at a local insane asylum. It's grim, it's gripping and thoroughly enjoyable goos...more
Apr 20, 2013 09:23am · see review
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Apr 16, 2013 12:31pm