Tink's Book Reviews

The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury A thousand pumpkin smiles look down from the Halloween Tree, and twice-times-a-thousand-fresh-cut eyes glare and wink and blink, as Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud leads the eight children - no nine; but where is Pipkin? -  On a leaf tossed, kite-flying, gliding , broomstick-riding trip to learn the secret of All Hallows Eve. And they do.  For all nine children, Halloween is their favourite holiday of all time. It's even better than Christmas. So when they all get dressed up in different costumes there's, The Skeleton, The Ape man, The Witch, The Mummy, The Beggar, and more! Though the group of lads can't start there night of Halloween and trick or treating without there good friend Pipkin, it's his favourite of all holiday's.  Though reaching up to poor Pipkin's house, they find he is too ill to go. With the group of boys stuck in their tracks without their leader, Pipkin tells them to go to an old Goth...

Black Dawn by Rachel Caine When a tide of ferocious draug, the vampire's deadliest enemy, floods Morganville, it's eclectic mix of residents must fight to save their town from devastation. Chaos has taken over the quiet college town of Morganville as the threat of the draug rapidly spreads with the help of city's water system. Whilst most of the locals have already fled, student Claire Danvers and her friends Shane, Eve and Michael chose to stay and fight.  Things take a turn for the worse when vampire Amelie, the town's founder, is infected by the master draug's bite, Unless Claire and her friends can find an antidote to save Amelie and overcome the draug, Morganville's future looks bleak... Claire, Shane, Eve and Michael are back to kick some ass, and for once it's not the vampire's there after. No, it's Magnus, a creepy, slimy, wet, rotting creature known as the master draug. And the vampire's worst enemy of all time.  W...

Hi there everyone,  I know what I'm about to say isn't really anything to do with books at all but if you're interested in music too. Then this is for you.  It's just to say that a great band I know, who I've seen go from all the way at the bottom, to shoot up to the top. From a small town from Rotherham, Whisky Spirit are wonderful and are trying their upmost best to get out there and play and make a good living off music. It's what they love doing and I can't cancel that out, as I love reading! So I was wondering if anyone was interested, they have recently finished mastering and recording one of their original songs. There music is Rock / Blues genre and there awesome, so if you're into that type of music or like listening to new and upcoming artists, give them a go. I t is available to download now for just 95p.  If you are from around Rotherham or somewhere near it, I think the song is about the town on how in the past it wa...

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky 'I walk around the school hallways and look at the teachers and wonder why they're here.  Not in a mean way. In a curious way. It's like looking at all the students and wondering who's had their heart broken that day...or wondering who did the breaking and wondering why.' Charlie is a freshman. And while he's not the biggest geek in the school, he is by no means popular. Shy, introspective, intelligent beyond his years yet socially awkward, he is a wallflower, caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it.  Charlie is attempting to navigate his way uncharted territory: The world of first dates and mixed tapes, family dramas and new friends; the world of sex, drugs and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite. But Charlie can't stay on the sideline forever. Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique percept...

Hello, So I thought I would do a recent update to tell you what's been going on recently other than reading and also the new books that I have got.  I'm still, sadly at college and still studying music, though I'm sad to say that I hate it very much with a passion. Which is weird cause I used to love music so much, well, I still love music it's just this year. Even learning it last year was great and I really enjoyed it, but this year we have a new teacher and to be honest, he just doesn't know what he's doing half of the time.  I wish I never went back on this year, so now I'm slowly trying to find a job. And if your from England, you all know what's happening at the moment with jobs and trying to get your hands on one. All thanks to good old Mr. Cameron.  In good news I am going to Jess's 18th this weekend which will be wonderful catching up with the girls again for a nice meal, and then Sam has his gig on Sunday which will b...

Perfect Timing By Jill Mansell Poppy Dunbar is out on her hen night whens he meets Tom Kennedy. With his dark eyes and quirky smile, he could lure any girl off the straight and narrow, but what really draws Poppy to him is the feeling that she's known him all her life. She can't go through with the meeting they arrange - but she can't go through with the wedding either. Suddenly notorious as 'The Girl Who Jilted Rob Macbride', Poppy moved to London. Soon she's installed in the bohemian household of Caspar French, a ravishingly good-looking young artist with a reputation for breaking hearts. But even in her colourful new home, Poppy can't get Tom off her mind. Until she tracks him down, she'll never know if their meeting was destiny - or if the future holds something entirely different for her... Poppy was due to have the best day of her life, in a total of five hours. Up until she ran through her, soon-to-be husband's door and admitting that ...

The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury If El Greco had painted miniatures in his prime, no bigger than your hand, infinitely detailed, with his sulphurous colour and exquisite human anatomy, perhaps he might have used this man's body for his art... Yet the Illustrated Man had tried to burn the illustrations  off. He's tried sandpaper, acid, and a knife. Because, as the sun sets, the pictures glow like charcoals, like scattered gems. They quiver and come to life. Tiny pink hands gesture, tiny mouths flicker as the figures enact there stories - voices rise, small and muted, predicting the future. Blending magic, imagination and truth with Bradbury's rich storytelling skills and beautifully crafted imagery, these startling and thought provoking visions of humankind's destiny.  Imagine being in the future, what would you think 2021 would be like? Will there be flying saucers? Aliens? Robots? Sit back and let Ray Bradbury be your guide, and take your into a world...