The Number of the Beast by Robert A. Heinlein is one of his later novels (published in 1980) and is not just a story. The basic plotline is two couples in…
I love the idea of paranormal romances. Erotic romance combined with fantasy sounds like something I could really enjoy. What could go wrong? Forbidden Magic by Cheyenne McGray is the…
Book club is off with a bang this year. January’s choice was Alone in Berlin by Hans Fallada (trans: Micheal Hofmann) and I loved it from the from start to finish.…
Book number 1 in the 100 books in 2011 challenge is Grass by Sherri Tepper. It’s number 48 on the SF Masterworks list. The blurb says: Generations ago, humans fled to…
I’ve been putting this one off since the end of September. It felt a bit like hard work. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel was the Book Club book for September…
You know there are some books that you’re really supposed to like, or at least pretend to like. A House for Mr Biswas by V. S. Naipaul is one of…
I read a lot of books last year. Many were good, some were great and some were horrible. All taught me something about writing and some were a great deal…
This is not one of 2011’s 100 books. I read this last year and I’m a little behind in my thoughts on reading posts. I’m a huge fan of Iain…
I have a huge stack of books I’ve read waiting for blog posts. Some seem like much harder work than others. Selling Out by Justina Robson is one of the…
There are some books that have been on Book Mountain for a very long time and Boudica, Dreaming the Eagle by Manda Scott is one of them. I’m not sure why…
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