** Book Zone Visits My Favourite Books

I have been a little too busy recently to keep up with what has been happening on the other blogs that I follow. Yesterday I found myself with a few minutes to spare so I headed on over to My Favourite Books, only to find that they were having a Viking themed week. Coincidentally I have not long finished Corvus: Oath of Vengeance by James Thomson - an epic and bloody Viking tale that I feel will have massive appeal to boys of 11 and older. So, I offered my services to Liz over at MFB and my review is now live. Head on over there to find out more about Corvus and his Viking adventures.

** Bookzone Visits My Favourite Books

I am immensely pleased to inform you that my guest review of Matthew Reilly's The Five Greatest Warriors has just gone live at Liz and Mark de Jager's brilliant My Favourite Books blog. My Favourite Books has been around for a few years now so I was very flattered when Liz asked if I would review this book for her. Liz is a fellow YA fan and you will find many books for this age group reviewed on their blog, along with many other books aimed at the adult market.

I have been a fan of Matthew Reilly's work since I first read Ice Station nearly ten years ago. His work is perfect for boys who love action and adventure stories, but feel that they may have outgrown the likes of Anthony Horowitz and Robert Muchamore. The level of violence in Matt Reilly's books dictates that they are not particularly suitable for younger boys, but the older ones will love them. Please take the time to pop over the My Favourite Books and read my review and some of my wider thoughts about Matthew Reilly's work. The Five Greatest Warriors is published by Orion and is due to be in stores on 21st January.

Finally, a huge thank you to Liz and Mark for giving me the opportunity to spread my wings a little. If you have not yet discovered their blog then believe me, it is well worth following.

** Bookzone Visits Teen Librarian Monthly

If you haven't yet discovered Matthew Imrie's Teen Librarian website then you really should head on over there at some point. It is a website for "Librarians and those that work in a library environment whose primary (and sometimes secondary) role it is to work with Teenagers", but I feel it also has great appeal to parents and to teenage readers themselves. On Matt's site you will find book reviews, author interviews, and a host of ideas that can be used to encourage young people to read more.

Matt also produces the Teen Librairan Monthly newsletter and I was very flattered when, back in December, he asked if I would write an article about myself and my blog. That article can be downloaded as a pdf here. Thank you for asking me Matt - it was fun to write and I hope your readers enjoy it.