One of the questions I’m often asked during author visits is what type of books I like to read. The answer is hard to pin down, as I get through a mixture of children’s books, new titles and novels I pick up at car boot sales (yes, I’m the guy who rummages to the bottom of the book boxes in windy fields every Sunday!)

So, I’m going to start writing about the books I read here, recommending what I liked and trying to offer my thoughts on those I didn’t. I’ll start with those I’ve read over the past few weeks:

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BLOOD RITES – Jim Butcher

The sixth book in The Dresden Files series. Despite the easily watchable TV series coming to a premature end, the books on which it was based continue to win fans the world over. The tales of Chicago’s only professional wizard are page-turning stuff and, in this adventure, Harry Dresden found himself both trying to stop a lethal curse and dealing with a new-found member of his family. Highly recommended.

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THE TIME MACHINE – HG Wells

I love the work of both HG Wells and Jules Verne but, for some reason, this book had slipped me by (I think because I knew the story, I presumed I’d read it at some point). Very different from the movie starring Guy Ritchie (which is, nevertheless, a fun film) this was one of Wells’s short stories, first published in 1895. An exciting, gripping read.

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DEMON APOCALYPSE – Darren Shan

The sixth book in Shan’s Demonata series features the goriest opening scene I have ever read and the horror continues unabated as the book quickly becomes a fast-paced adventure. For those of you who’ve read the earlier installments in this series, Demon Apocalypse answers a lot of questions. Plus, we say goodbye to one major character and, unexpectedly, welcome back another…

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More book recommendations soon…

Tommy

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