Fast, furious, and fabulous, I binge read this in a day! I adored this book. The characters were so real, and whilst I don't live in Melbourne, I have family there so the Toorak character in particular was altogether too accurate! I'll admit I laughed at the similarities to someone I know. Whilst I read this on my kindle, it was definitely a "page turner". We meet young goths, bar owners, librarians, disfunctional families, as well as disfunctional vampires. Every character was so well written, that when "some" of them die/or don't die, you feel the angst. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series. I initially downloaded this book because I read that the film rights have just been optioned. It will be brilliant on screen!
‘I remember screaming very loudly. In TV shows that’s where the ad break comes in, while some ninny is screaming her head off. No ad breaks in life, though.’Lissa Wilson has seen more than enough death in her family, so when people start being savagely killed whenever she has a night out in Melbourne with her beautiful new boyfriend, she’s determined to investigate and to make the killing stop. Even when she realises the murders must be the work of a vampire.Things had been looking up for this librarian and 21st century geekgirl, but the murders make her remember why…
Gillespie hits another home run with this thriller, and I binged it in a day!!! I did not see the interconnected twists, so kind of sat open mouthed when that was revealed!!! A fantastic cast of characters. All completely riveting in their own way - both evil and good. As a mother, my greatest fear has always been having a child snatched by a monster, so this book really hit home, especially with all the recent media about Madeleine McCann. It only takes a moment of inattention… This book was heartbreaking in a thousand different ways. 100% recommend. I have been a huge fan of Mark Gillespie's books for almost a decade now, and read everything he puts out.
Four-year-old Darcy vanished thirteen years ago. Now she’s come home.
Darcy Drummond was four when she was kidnapped on a crowded beach. A massive police search and media frenzy followed but the girl was never found. Most people gave Darcy up for dead. Or worse.
Then, one fateful night, she walks into a police station. Seventeen years old. A chance to start over.
As the world celebrates Darcy’s return, Margo Martin, journalist and friend of the Drummond family, receives a strange phone call. A call which leads her step-by-step towards a horrifying revelation…
Holy moly, I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. Absolutely loved it. The ending was chef's kiss good. Although it was published in 1985, the plot holds its own in the modern world, as do the relationships between the characters. Nothing much has changed re bullies and world leaders... With hints of the Hunger Games and Gladiator, I was swept away by the games, the machinations, and the political manoeuvring. 100% recommend.
Orson Scott Card's science fiction classic Ender's Game is the winner of the 1985 Nebula Award for Best Novel and the 1986 Hugo Award for Best Novel.
In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister Valentine. Peter and Valentine were candidates for the soldier-training program but didn't make the cut―young Ender is the Wiggin drafted…
Determined to save the antiques store she has inherited from ruin after the unexplained disappearance of her parents, Sarah Lester discovers a jumbled collection of vintage postcards which lead her on a journey through time.
Unprepared for the story the postcards weave about their reclusive former owner, Sarah’s life is thrown into disarray as she is transported to Victorian London, colonial New Zealand and to the British Raj in India.
Sarah’s journey through time could solve the mystery of her parents’ disappearance. But one impossible question remains: what will staying in the past do to her future?
