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Lou Morgan

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Værker af Lou Morgan

Blood and Feathers (2012) 85 eksemplarer
Blood and Feathers: Rebellion (2013) 28 eksemplarer
Sleepless (Red Eye) (2014) 25 eksemplarer
Gallifrey: Time War, Volume Three (2020) — Forfatter — 9 eksemplarer
Time War: Susan's War (2020) — Forfatter — 9 eksemplarer
Gallifrey: Time War, Volume Four (2021) — Forfatter — 8 eksemplarer
The Opposite of You (2017) 7 eksemplarer
The Vigil (2019) 7 eksemplarer
Torchwood: God Among Us 2 (2019) — Forfatter — 6 eksemplarer
Timejacked! (Doctor Who) (2022) 4 eksemplarer
HANGOUT FOR QUEERS 1 eksemplar
Assets of War 1 eksemplar
Flight 405 1 eksemplar

Associated Works

Magic: An Anthology of the Esoteric and Arcane (2012) — Bidragyder — 55 eksemplarer
The Book of the Dead (2013) — Bidragyder — 21 eksemplarer
Legends 2: Stories in Honour of David Gemmell (2015) — Bidragyder — 15 eksemplarer
Fight Like A Girl (2016) — Bidragyder — 15 eksemplarer
Pandemonium: Stories of the Apocalypse (2011) — Bidragyder — 11 eksemplarer
A Carnivale of Horror (2012) — Bidragyder — 8 eksemplarer
The Alchemy Press Book of Urban Mythic 2 (2014) — Bidragyder — 6 eksemplarer
The Eighth Doctor: Time War: Cass (2023) — Bidragyder — 6 eksemplarer

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I am not normally to keen about angels in my reads-but I cant resist it after reading this:

"Pitched as "Alice in Wonderland goes to hell"

Sounds unusal enough ;)


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Litrvixen | 4 andre anmeldelser | Jun 23, 2022 |
https://kyrosmagica.wordpress.com/2015/10/09/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-sleepless-...

My blog theme this month is spooky, scary, creepy stuff and nonsense, so in the lead up to Halloween, I've joined the #redeyereadalong on Goodreads. I’ve already acquainted you with Frozen Charlotte, and now from 5th October 2015 – 11th October 2015, I've read the second book in the #redeyereadalong, Sleepless by Lou Morgan, finishing a couple of days early!!

I finished this in super quick time, it was such a faced paced, exciting, adrenalin filled read. Highly entertaining.


What did I like about Sleepless?

Well first point I'd like to make is the excellent premise. A bunch of kids from a high achieving school, Clerkenwell, are about to sit their final exams and the pressure is well and truly on to get those perfect results, so they are tempted to take a little innocuous looking pill to make sure they get top marks. The drug looks harmless but smells foul, that's the first clue to the outcome. Clever use of this premise by Lou Morgan, she illustrates in vivid detail the nasty side of internet supplied drugs, in crazy, manic, horror fashion, and highlights the temptations that teenagers face in a modern world that is becoming more and more pressurised.

On the whole the characters are pretty well crafted, but I would say that my two favourites are without a doubt Izzy, and Grey. When these two team up later in the book, the story really starts to buzz with energy. The beginning of the book builds up the story line slowly introducing the reader to this close knit group of friends. It gives you a view of the different personalities of the characters, not all of which came across as that appealing! Tigs, the instigator tempting the others to take the pills seems pretty brattish, and not particularly likeable. But often it is the characters that seem friendly and approachable that turn out to be not so nice. Lou Morgan explores this concept well by bringing the worst aspects of the different personalities to the forefront in vivid detail after they have foolishly gulped down these study drugs. Result: Chaos, Fear, Dread, Mania, Sleep Deprivation, Hallucinations.

The book's title Sleepless is a bit of a hint to one of the possible aspects of the drug. But it does not tell the reader the full story, even though sleeping is crucially important to the story line, believe me when I say there is so much more to come. What price will these youngsters have to pay to get those results? The reality is shocking beyond the mere word Sleepless. Can you imagine what it would be like to suffer the most dreadful spate of insomnia, then add horrendous hallucinations, murderous intent and then you might be halfway there! I've suffered from difficulties sleeping from time to time so this really struck a chord with me, as I know just how wretched this can be. Then add into the horror scenario mix this foul smelling and foul behaving drug.

The story tackles friendships well, and looks below the surface of relationships to question how much do friends know about each other? Even in sibling relationships in which closeness is paramount, (the twin brother and sister, Mia and Dom,) startling truths are revealed. Just how well do we really know those we love? Again, I felt Sleepless handled this topic so well. The effects of the drug are far reaching, turning friends against each other. So faced with that kind of scenario who do you dare to trust?

The ending is great, but I had to read it twice to really understand what the author was trying to say!! Perhaps it was a bit ambiguous on first reading. So read the ending and the build up to the conclusion more than once to savour its startling implications!!

Warning: Sleepless is shocking in parts, one particular scene really turned my stomach, so this is not for younger readers, or those who don't like reading anything too gruesome.

My rating:

4 stars.
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marjorie.mallon | Mar 27, 2019 |
Full review at: http://emmamaree.com/reviews/emma-maree-reviews-blood-and-feathers/

The hierarchy laid out in Lou Morgan's universe is gloriously detailed, with angels split into choirs under each Archangel with powers related to their choir. As a lady who's spent far too much time with her nose in books about angelic mythology, the amount of effort put into Blood & Feather's worldbuilding was great to see.

I had trouble empathising with the leading lady, Alice. She seemed to make a lot of decisions without even hinting at her motivations beforehand, leaving me to follow behind her in the dark without a clue what she was up to. But the other characters more than made up for this. The flawed angels are a world apart from their biblical counterparts, with kind-hearted but battle-hardened alcoholic Mallory, a disgraced angel, being the closest to human while cold, aloof angel Gwyn is his apathetic opposite. The conversations between Alice and the angels were sharp and witty, keeping the story going at a great pace.

I loved the world created here, and I'm excited to see where else Lou Morgan takes this story in the sequel.
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EMaree | 4 andre anmeldelser | Feb 11, 2014 |
I loved this book! The first chapter drew me in and the pages just kept turning. The story was fascinating, as were the characters. Can't wait to read more by this author! Highly recommended.
 
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LongDogMom | 4 andre anmeldelser | Oct 30, 2012 |

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