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WelshPixie

WelshPixie@bookwyrm.cincodenada.com

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Welsh girl living in South Africa. Also mastodon.art/@welshpixie .

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Ghostwalk (Paperback, 2008, Spiegel & Grau) 4 stars

A Cambridge historian, Elizabeth Vogelsang, is found drowned, clutching a glass prism in her hand. …

Review of 'Ghostwalk' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I lived in Cambridge city for a while and it fast became one of my favourite cities. This book brought back lots of fond memories and wrapped them in a rich history - it's whimsically written, the story is superbly paced and tense - a great read.

The blood lance (2008, Myrmidon Books Ltd.) 2 stars

Review of 'The blood lance' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

The first chapter of the book takes place on the slopes of a dangerous mountain that a woman and her husband are attempting to climb. I'm not typically a fan of extreme mountain climbing, know nothing about the terminology, don't follow it as an activity - and yet found myself completely drawn in to the passionate summary of events given by the author.

And then the scene ended, the rest of the book began, and I struggled through a few chapters of dull writing before giving up. Such a huge shift in style and readability just between that one scene at the beginning and what came after. So I haven't read the full book. I might go back and try to finish it, if I ever find myself mind-numbingly bored one day.