Showing posts with label Young Adult. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Young Adult. Show all posts

Thursday, 26 September 2013

The Fairy Fly by Lori R. Lopez



Who knew spiders could be cute, not me... I hate(d) them... but how could I NOT fall in love with this little fella, not only is he cute, cuddly, on a "quest" but he Yodels!

As Spider emerges from his nest he is thrown in to Life and he starts his quest for Home, with a little help from some astonishing sources; danger lurks around each corner with some unexpected grins, the humour is rife; "bite the dust bunny!"

Ms Lopez has such a beautiful way of describing scenes/environments that you can almost feel yourself become scaled down to this world.

She has surpassed herself with this story; a wonderful world, some beautiful characters, various life lessons along the way, a multitude of fantastic little poems and lullabys and not to mention the fantasy element thrown in for good measure. I am so looking forward to getting this book in print to enjoy the illustrations too.

The moral compass of this book is steadfast. The telling of tales within the book is ingenious and gentle, but brutally honest.
Lori Lopez astounds me time and again with her use of words; be prepared to learn a few new ones!

Loves the author Bio at the end; Lori... you will always be my favourite crackpot! (ps they DO give out cards!)





Wednesday, 25 September 2013

Bob the Zombie




From his unfortunate demise to his eternal rising, issues with rejection, bits dropping off, some exceptional dance moves and an ongoing need for staples we are introduced to Bob!


The humour ranges from smirking to a few nose snorts, yes parts of it are pretty gruesome too! (hello! its a zombie novel) but Ms Johnesses writing is so clever, she uses nearly zero profanity, a feat that seems darn near impossible in the horror genre (I would go so far to say that it is suitable for the YA market).



Lots of introduction to a variety of creatures of the Super Natural kind - which bodes well for many, many more books to come! Yippee!

Plus you get a little glimpse of Holly Andrews (which is going to be an AWESOME story!)


A great start to a brilliant new series.... looking forward to the next body part flinging, dance extravaganza adventure!






The Fairy Fly by Lori R. Lopez




Who knew spiders could be cute, not me... I hate(d) them... but how could I NOT fall in love with this little fella, not only is he cute, cuddly, on a "quest"..... but he Yodels!


As Spider emerges from his nest he is thrown in to Life and he starts his quest for his true Home, with a little help from some astonishing sources; danger lurks around each corner with some unexpected grins! 
The humour is rife; "bite the dust bunny!"



Lori Lopez (Lori R. Lopez: Author Page) has such a beautiful way of describing scenes/environments that you can almost feel yourself become scaled down to this world.



She has surpassed herself with this story; a wonderful world, some beautiful characters, various life lessons along the way, a multitude of fantastic little poems and lullabys and not to mention the fantasy element thrown in for good measure. I am so looking forward to getting this book in print to enjoy the illustrations too.


The moral compass of this book is steadfast. The telling of tales within the book is ingenious and gentle, but brutally honest.
Lori Lopez astounds me time and again with her use of words; be prepared to learn a few new ones!



Love the author Bio at the end; Lori... you will always be my favourite crackpot! (ps they DO give out cards!)