Mr Ripley's Adult Book Review: David Barnett - Gideon Smith & The Brass Dragon
Reading for pleasure and reading for review purposes are slightly different animals to me. Therefore, when you receive a book that falls into both corners it's always a joy to read. This is a book that...
View ArticleScience Fiction & Fantasy Book Picks October 2014 - Adult Post
Patrick Rothfuss - The Slow Regard of Silent Things - Published by Gollancz (28 Oct 2014)The University, a renowned bastion of knowledge, attracts the brightest minds to unravel the mysteries of...
View ArticleDaniela Sacerdoti: The Sarah Midnight Trilogy + Spirit Extract - Published...
Seventeen year‐old Sarah Midnight has never had a normal life. To the outside world, she is a typical teenager but, inside, Sarah and her family hold an unimaginable secret. Her parents are demon...
View ArticleMr Ripley's New Book Picks: Children's and Teens - Published in October 2014
Tricia Sullivan - Shadowboxer - Published by Ravenstone (9 Oct 2014)Nothing she's faced in the cage will prepare her... Jade is a young mixed martial arts fighter. When she's in the cage she dominates...
View ArticleMr Ripley's Enchanted Books: Marie Lu - The Young Elites - US Book...
Adelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever. A decade ago, the deadly illness swept through her nation. Most of the infected perished, while many of the children who survived were left with...
View ArticleJeff Kinney's - Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series - Sold 150 Million Copies...
With the November 4 publication of the next Diary of a Wimpy Kid book, The Long Haul, Jeff Kinney's series will surpass 150 million copies in print worldwide. The Long Haul, ninth in the series, will...
View ArticleMR RIPLEY'S BOOK COVER WARS: HEAT ONE 2014/15 - Signed Jenny Downham Book...
Book Cover Wars is back again for another exciting year and we are looking for a new worthy winner. If you are returning to the site for another year, or you are new to this competition, then I send...
View ArticleMr Ripley's Enchanted Books: US Published Recommended Read October 2014 - Ben...
The Accidental Highwayman is the first swashbuckling adventure for young adults by talented author and illustrator, Ben Tripp. This thrilling tale of dark magic and true love is the perfect story for...
View ArticleBook Review: Angie Sage - TodHunter Moon: PathFinder - Book One (Septimus Heap)
I've decided to review the US copy of TodHunter Moon:Pathfinder by Angie Sage. You can see by the above front cover that it is inkeeping with the previous books. It is lavishly illustrated with...
View ArticleMR RIPLEY'S BOOK COVER WARS: HEAT TWO 2014/15 - Plus Mystery Book Competition
Book Cover Wars is back again for another exciting year and we are looking for a new worthy winner. If you are returning to the site for another year, or you are new to this competition, then I send...
View ArticleMr Ripley's Enchanted Book Picks - November 2014 - UK Post
Tom Hoyle - Spiders - Published by Macmillan Children's Books; (6 Nov 2014)Adam may have survived once, but a cult still has him in its sights. And this time he may not escape with his life...Abbie's...
View ArticleMr Ripley's Enchanted Book: Exclusive Cover/ Chapter Reveal - The Nowhere...
It's always exciting and a privilege to be able show off a book cover or a chapter sample of a book for the first time. In this case it is an absolute corker with an eye catching book cover and an...
View ArticleMr Ripley's Book Review: Rob Davis - The Motherless Oven - Published by...
"The Weather Clock said knife o'clock, so I chained Dad up in the shed." I had such a great time again at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in Kendal. One of the events that I attended was by...
View ArticleMr Ripley's Enchanted Books: Spooky Halloween Reading Book Picks
Darren Shan - Lord Loss - Published by HarperCollins - March 2005Grubbs Grady hates history and ballet, and loves bacon, rats and playing tricks on his squeamish older sister. When he opts out of a...
View ArticleMR RIPLEY'S BOOK COVER WARS: HEAT THREE 2014/15 - PLUS JASPER FFORDE BOOK...
Book Cover Wars is back again for another exciting year and we are looking for a new worthy winner. If you are returning to the site for another year, or you are new to this competition, then I send...
View ArticleMr Ripley's Enchanted Books: Headline News Post One
ADULT READ TO MENTION.... Award-winning author Philip Murdstone is in trouble. His star has waned. The world is leaving him behind. His agent, the beautiful and ruthless Minerva Cinch, convinces him...
View ArticleMr Ripley's Enchanted Books: Children and Teen Paperback Book Picks -...
Ryan Graudin - The Walled City - Published by Indigo - Paperback – 6 Nov 2014Disguised as a boy, Jin Ling searches for her missing sister, Mei Yee, who was sold into the brothels of the Walled City....
View ArticleMr Ripley's Enchanted Books - Children's Book Picks US - November 2014
Brandon Mull - Rogue Knight (Five Kingdoms) - Published by Aladdin (November 18, 2014)Cole Randolph never meant to come to The Outskirts, but when his friends were kidnapped on Halloween he had to try...
View ArticleMR RIPLEY'S BOOK COVER WARS: HEAT FOUR 2014/15 - Plus Doctor Who Book Giveaway
Mr Ripley's Enchanted Book Cover War Rules:There will be four weekly heats with five and for this cheeky one, six book covers to vote for. All heat winners will make the grand final. However, one more...
View ArticleMr Ripley's Book Review: Nick Handel - Newskids on the Net - Published by...
Nick Handel is a former award-winning BBC producer. His 30 years of experience and creativity has helped to form and develop 'Newskids on the Net' as a thriller for children. This book was first...
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