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From Goodreads:
In a world where we have
been genetically engineered so that we can photosynthesise sunlight
with our hair hunger is a thing of the past, food an indulgence. The
poor grow their hair, the rich affect baldness and flaunt their wealth
by still eating. But other hungers remain...
The young daughter of an affluent New York family is kidnapped. The ransom demands are refused. Years later a young women arrives at the family home claiming to be their long lost daughter. She has changed so much, she has lived on light, can anyone be sure that she has come home?
The young daughter of an affluent New York family is kidnapped. The ransom demands are refused. Years later a young women arrives at the family home claiming to be their long lost daughter. She has changed so much, she has lived on light, can anyone be sure that she has come home?
If I'm honest the main reason I chose to read this book was that I liked the cover. The premise is also really cool. I mean, imagine if we really could photosynthesise sunlight with our hair. Unfortunately I didn't really enjoy this book though. There were a few ideas which I loved but overall the book took too long to get going and I felt that the ending (which was my favourite part) was hurried and squished onto a few pages. I really, really wanted to like this book but unfortunately it wasn't to be.
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From Goodreads:
Probationary Constable
Peter Grant dreams of being a detective in London’s Metropolitan Police.
Too bad his superior plans to assign him to the Case Progression Unit,
where the biggest threat he’ll face is a paper cut. But Peter’s
prospects change in the aftermath of a puzzling murder, when he gains
exclusive information from an eyewitness who happens to be a ghost.
Peter’s ability to speak with the lingering dead brings him to the
attention of Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Nightingale, who
investigates crimes involving magic and other manifestations of the
uncanny. Now, as a wave of brutal and bizarre murders engulfs the city,
Peter is plunged into a world where gods and goddesses mingle with
mortals and a long-dead evil is making a comeback on a rising tide of
magic.
This book, was amazing! I read the entire thing in one day, I couldn't put it down. I liked the familiarity of London with the added magical aspects. I don't really know what else to say about the book except that I really, really like it. I'm definitely excited to read the others in the series.
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There's no description on Goodreads for this book but basically it follows young Jack Greystoke (Tarzan's son) during a random chain of events which eventually see him enter the jungle in Africa with one of Tarzan's old friends Akut the great ape. The book describes his jungle adventures as well as the animals and people he meets as it appears he has left his aristocratic London life behind.
I really enjoyed this, the fourth book in the Tarzan series, more than the third one actually. Although the story was remarkably similar to the original Tarzan book I liked the fresh spin on it. I always enjoy the action and adventure in a Tarzan book, I feel like I'm going to work my way through it the whole series.
So I managed to read 3 books this week (I must have really been on a roll) and it brings my total to 41/50. As always you can keep up with what I'm currently reading on my Goodreads page or look at past weeks for the book challenge here.
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