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I'm re-listening to the audio book Black Maria, by Diana Wynne Jones, on audible. It's just an absolute pleasure to listen to. Mig is such a likable and relatable protagonist, the mystery and plot twists are set up well, Mig's mum is adorable, her brother Chris is hilarious, and Mrs Phelps is quietly badass.

Genre: fantasy, children's literature, fiction.

Warning: magic, character death, kidnapping

Book language: English

Plot summary: Mig, her mum Betty and brother Chris stay at their intimidating Aunt Maria's house in a small village after Mig's father goes missing. Trouble stirs when Mig and Chris visit and help Aunt Maria's ex friend, kind Mrs Phelps, and when Mig runs into a supposed ghost who is trapped underground by Aunt Maria's daughter. Can Mig set the ghost free, and will she be able to help Chris when he's turned into a wolf?

Highly recommended. 👍

Stay safe and remember to practice social distancing to avoid infection everyone. ❤

Edited on 5th April, 2014 to add: This review has been cross posted to Amazon.com.au

http://www.amazon.com.au/product-reviews/B00FORXE6G/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

Angel in the Attic(book one: Werewolf in the Kitchen) is a lovely, fun queer romance by Rebecca Tregaron. It has lots of wit, humour, some mystery, warmth, and great characters. The romance is sweet and sexy, and I liked the clever world building regarding Angels' food taboos and their own astrology. (I also got excited at the mention of Asian mythological beings - apsaras!) Loved how characters from diverse backgrounds are treated respectfully in a non preachy way.

The cooking scenes were so beautifully described they made me hungry! I loved how Carolyn (the protagonist) is so passionate about cooking. There are some great tips on cooking in the book as well. :)

There are even recipes ( for the dishes mentioned in the novel) at the end of the book. :)

I laughed out loud so much reading this - so many hilarious parts! Highly recommended. :)

You can download it onto your Kindle or Kindle app on your mobile phone. You can also buy and read it online/download it at Smashwords.com .

Edited to fix various typos and add that the author is working on the second book (there will be 2 more books).

Black Maria re-read. Book review.

Angel in the Attic. Book Review. :)