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Dan rated a book 3 of 5 stars Z 2134 by Sean Platt (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
This is a serialised story much like the Hunger Games and the first season, episodes 1-4, are included in one e-book. In a dystopian future the government sends its prisoners to fight to the death in the Darwin Games. Oh and there's a load of zombies...more
May 20, 2013 03:20pm · see review
Dan rated a book 4 of 5 stars A King of Infinite Space by Tyler Dilts (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
This is a great police procedural set in Long Beach, California. It sees Danny Beckett and Jen Tanaka attempting to solve the murder of a school teacher. Dilts has clearly found the police procedural checklist and ticked off all the boxes. There's a...more
May 14, 2013 03:25am · see review
Dan rated a book 4 of 5 stars Slapstick by Kurt Vonnegut 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
Slapstick is a book that is so obviously written by Vonnegut. Quite frankly it is bonkers but it has all sorts of brilliant ideas that range from sci-fi to social theory. The basic premise is that the last President of the US tells his life story, on...more
May 12, 2013 03:58am · see review
Dan rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Pilo Family Circus by Will Elliott 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
When Jamie bumps into three creepy clowns on his way home he doesn't know they will change his life. He finds himself part of the Pilo Family Circus, a place somewhere between Brisbane and Hell where all sort of magical, creepy and horrific things go...more
May 09, 2013 03:58pm · see review
Dan rated a book 3 of 5 stars Geeks vs. Zombies by Charlie Higson 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
This is a fun short story from the world of the The Enemy, where children are the only survivors of a terrible disease which killed most of the adults and turned the remaining ones into what are effectively zombies. This world book day tie in seems s...more
May 07, 2013 02:54am · see review
Dan rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins 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
Before anything else I cannot help but talk about how long this book is. VERY LONG. It took me ages to read but fortunately I really enjoyed it. I thought this was a ghost story but it turns out its sort of a 19th century thriller. It mainly focuses...more
May 06, 2013 02:18pm · see review
Dan rated a book 4 of 5 stars Teacher's Pest (Tales from Lovecraft Middle School #3) by Charles Gilman 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
This is the best in the series so far. In it Robert, Glen and Karina must thwart a plot by the new school president, Howard Merlger (actually a giant fly) as he tries to destroy the school by building an army of insects. And yes, that means there's a...more
Apr 27, 2013 06:56am · see review
Dan rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Roots of Evil (Doctor Who 50th Anniversary E-Shorts, #4) by Philip Reeve 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
Another great e-short! In this one the Fourth Doctor and Leela land on a civilisation built on a giant tree which has been brought up on the idea of killing the Doctor. It's a great idea which is really well executed and does feel like a Fourth Docto...more
Apr 26, 2013 03:45pm · see review

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