Read a Book! – Bleeding Violet

Bleeding Violet – By Dia Reeves

Romance/Horror/Supernatural

“How did you get out of the suicide door?" Her disbelief was a living, pettable thing.
"Magic."
Her eyes narrowed. "There is no magic."
"Maybe not for you. But I'm from out of town.”

What happens when the 'crazy' girl goes to the craziest town in America? A story of mystery, magic and unknown horrors in a town rife with the supernatural like a moth to a flame. Hanna seeks out her mother after her father passes away and she is left with her aunt, but her unloving mother has more secrets than the town itself.

This was a hard book to read. It was convoluted and has difficult themes and arcs to follow, but if you can manage it then this book is amazing. It's charming and enthralling story is truly refreshing. The key characters are well-written, but there is a lot of bloated information and the story regularly detours, which makes it a longer read without the payoff. I still recommend it as it is a unique and charming read.

Recommended for mature audiences. Contains: Adult themes, supernatural themes, medium-level violence, medium-level sexual references, low-level course language

Read a Book! – Mogworld

This segment is not a review, more of a recommendation. I find books to be a very personal experience, since it leaves so much to the reader’s imagination and perspective. Instead, I am simply recommending (or discouraging) a title and leaving a few thoughts on how I felt. What? Did you think I only played games and watched tv?

Mogworld – By Yahtzee Crozhaw

Comedy/Adventure/Fantasy

“I had passed on from life, from the world of struggles and hardship and big fat women with annoying laughs, and entered a glorious new existence of utter peace, and joy, and love.

And then some git brought me back to life”

 

Written by our very own Yahtzee who happily resides in Brisbane, you may also know him from the popular Escapist series Zero Punctuation. The lovable bad-talking loudmouth has written a book and what a unique book it is. I don’t think I’ve ever read anything quite like it. It takes MMORPGs and turns it on its head.

I found it to be well written; full of humour and some rather grimacing moments. It has amazing characters some with a touch of surreal and others with a too much twisting. I was completely entertained right to the end and I strongly recommend it.

Recommended for mature audiences. Contains: Adult themes, low-level violence, low-level sexual references.