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May, 2012:

Bitter Water by Gordon Ferris

May 22nd, 2012
by Des.
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Bitter Water by Gordon FerrisGordon Ferris’ first Douglas Brodie novel, The Hanging Shed, caused quite a stir when it was published in 2011, particularly on Kindle where it punched its way quickly to the top of the popularity charts. Judging by that success, it is likely that an army of fans are eagerly awaiting Brodie’s second outing in the follow up — Bitter Water. The dark and brooding atmosphere and action packed story line of the first novel are certainly a tough act to follow, read my full review below to see if Gordon Ferris’ latest manages to hit the spot.

Oh, and one last thing before we get onto the main review, when I wrote this the Kindle version of the book was being sold at a very reasonable price. Click here for Amazon.com and here for Amazon.co.uk.

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The Observations by Jane Harris

May 22nd, 2012
by Des.
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The Observations by Jane HarrisThere is no getting away from the fact that there is a whole stack of recent fiction set in the Victorian era and, because of this, Jane Harris’ 2006 novel The Observations, like others in this arena, has its work cut out to be a little different and capture the reader’s imagination.

I got hold of a Kindle copy after receiving a number of recommendations, so my expectations were already set high for the book. Also, since there are a number of the aforementioned stack of books that I have not yet got around to reading, I was looking forward to getting stuck into its nicely weighty 548 pages without having to worry too much about that “oh god, not another” feeling. So, did it live up to all those recommendations?

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