The Book Whisperer

jottings, musings and recommendations of an incurable bookaholic

Dare you read it? September 30, 2010

Filed under: Horror,Paranormal,Spooky — The Book Whisperer @ 9:37 pm
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And so it begins…

It’s that time of year again. The evenings are drawing in, there’s a crisp wind starting to whip up around you. Autumn is here.

This is my favourite time of year; snuggling up in front of the fire, toasty slippers on my feet and warm drink in hand – the perfect time for a spooky book!

Throughout October – up until Halloween itslef – I will be doing a series of posts called “Dare you read it?”. I plan on reading spooky, gothic, scary and horror books. My mission, as well as the cosying with some old Victorian ghost stories I plan to read, is to find the book that scares me the most…. 

Your mission, should you choose to accept, is to join me.

 

  Mwahahahahahaha!

 

I will also be doing posts with authors, publisher and book bloggers alike to find out what their scariest ever book is. What sent Linwood Barclay and R J Ellory scuttling back under the covers? You’ll have to wait and see…….

 

 

Join me for a month of ghosts, ghools and thrills…..if you dare!

 

 

Mummy Whisperer reviews: By Fire, By Water by Mitchell Kaplan September 30, 2010

Filed under: Authors,Globe Trotting,Historical,Mitchell J Kaplan,Spain — The Book Whisperer @ 9:55 am
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A big welcome!

Please all welcome Mummy Whisperer to my blog for her first ever review!

Mummy W loves reading as much as I do; in fact she and Daddy W are entirely responsible for my love of books. I have such fond memories of them reading to me as a child and I love nothing better than meeting up with my Mum for a cup of coffee and a chat about what we’re reading and nipping into bookshops to top up our mounting collections.

Due to my mounting review copy pile, I have asked both my parents to pick anything that they think they may fancy from my shelves to help me out and this is the first book my Mum picked. This book was sent to me directly from the author and I have every intention of reading it myself too.

What Mummy Whisperer thought:

By Fire, By Water by Mitchell James Kaplan is a very good read if you enjoy fiction based on historical fact.

Louis de Santángel, chancellor to King Ferdinand’s and Queen Isabel’s court, is from a family of ‘conversos’. His Jewish heritage makes him a target of the Chief Inquisitor of Aragon and he is implicated in his murder as he reconnects with his family’s Jewish faith. He meets and falls in love with Judith Midgal, a clever and enterprising Jewish woman and as his friend, Christopher Columbus has plans to discover “paradise” in the west, Louis de Santángel helps him at a time when love, faith, politics and torture of the Jews, Christians and Muslims is at its height in 15th century Spain.

Kaplan left me feeling that his research on the Spanish Inquisition  was sound and extensive. It took him six years to research and write. I really enjoyed this book!

 

Thank you to Mummy Whisperer for her first review here. Number two is coming up shortly.

 

 

 

 
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