Carpet Diem
Or...How to Save the World by Accident

Both the cover and title of this book attracted me to it. Once I discovered it was not only called Carpet Diem, but actually involved a ‘carpet’ in the story, I knew this was a book I had to read. Carpet Diem is nothing like anything I’ve read before. Carpet Diem is about Simon, a man who dislikes ot......more

Oh my good giddy aunt. I haven't laughed so much when reading a book since I last leafed through a Tom Sharpe. This is not a book to read on the bus or tube or in fact anywhere in public where making snorting noises and gurning might make others back away from you...unless of course that rather appe......more

As a general rule, I like to begin reviews with a brief summary of the story but to be honest, I’ve been sat here for a few moments now and I’m not quite sure where to start with this fast-paced and rather twisted plot. Simon Debovar, a typical rich hermit, awakes one day to hear his broken doorbell......more

[May contains spoilers (Not sure whether i give away to much or not), so sorry in advance] What do you get when you mix Angels and Demons, Witches and magic, with a Hermit from Edinburgh? Well in my case it's meant a serious case of sore ribs and a book that I just couldn't put down. The characters ar......more