Book By You Blog Contents 16.08.13

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Reviews (any books without a link are books I own but haven't reviewed yet)

Romance By You

By Magic Bound

Click for Love

ER Fever

Love Factor

Love's Next Door

Racing Hearts

Starstruck

Tropical Treasure

Wedding Favors


Hot Blooded (same sex, m/m)

Seduction Games (same sex, f/f)


Classic Book By You

Dracula

Emma

Northanger Abbey

The Phantom of the Opera

Pride & Prejudice

Robin Hood

The Secret Garden

Sense & Sensibility



Teen Book By You

Black Lace

First Bite

Night Wolf

Prom & Prejudice


Mystery By You

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Golden Night

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

The Secret Adversary


Kids Book By You

The Book of Dragons

The Enchanted Castle

The Phoenix and the Castle

Riddles & Codes

The Secret Code

Two Children and It


Why I Love Book By You

Robin Hood (Classic Book By You)

Following the death of his parents, Robin has two choices. He can either become his uncle’s heir, thus denying his cousin his birthright (probably not the best idea considering what his cousin is like) or he can allow himself to be disinherited too and live in the woods as an outlaw. Robin decides to be an outlaw, and soon puts his means-tested version of tax into operation, making many friends along the way, including a number of people who have just tried to kill him. Robin could probably live like this forever if he has to, but maybe there is a way he could become part of society again. And if it’s a way that involves the pretty Maid Marian, all the better.

Dracula (Classic Book By You)

Solicitor Jonathan Harker visits Count Dracula in Trannsylvania in order to finalise the details of a house Dracula is buying in England. This book was written long before Twilight, so the possibility of Dracula’s being a vampire doesn’t occur to Jonathan at first, but there is definitely something a bit off about this guy who never eats, doesn’t appear in mirrors, and seems to spend every night flying around like a big bat. Jonathan manages to escape from the castle and return to his fiancée Mina, but he soon realises Dracula is close behind him.

Books I'd love to star in

I’m probably a little bit obsessed and odd (actually, there’s no ‘probably’ about it), but I’ve been thinking about books I’ve enjoyed reading, and wondering which books I’d most like BookByYou to personalise.

The Secret Adversary (Mystery By You)

When Tommy and Tuppence begin their career as The Young Adventurers, they have no idea what to expect - after all, they haven’t yet decided what young adventurers do. But after Tommy hears the name ‘Jane Finn’ in a restaurant and Tuppence decides to use it as an alias, they discover that being a young adventurer isn’t much fun after all. The violence and kidnappings aren’t so bad, but going without food is something they didn’t bargain for.

The Phantom of the Opera (Classic Book By You)

Raoul goes to the Paris Opera and sees his childhood sweetheart Christine performing the leading role in Faust. He’s keen to renew their acquaintance, but Christine seems less than happy to see him. When Raoul tries to find out why, he realises he has a rival. Christine has never seen the mysterious Erik (and let’s be honest, she wouldn’t want to), but he sings like an angel.

Northanger Abbey (Classic Book By You)

Catherine is very excited when friends of the family invite her to visit Bath with them, and she is far from disappointed when she makes two friends she really likes, the affectionate but flighty Isabella, who fancies Catherine’s brother James, and the gentle, quiet Eleanor Tilney. Isabella and Miss Tilney have the added advantage of having at least one hot older brother, and John Thorpe and Henry Tilney are quick to show an interest in Catherine. But while being driven around in John’s flash new carriage seems fun at first, Catherine much prefers the intelligent but very amusing Henry, who lives in a real live abbey. If only Catherine’s imagination wouldn’t keep running away with her…

The Secret Garden (Classic Book By You)

When Mary’s parents die of cholera, she is sent to live with her uncle, who lives on the Yorkshire moors. At first, she’s not impressed. The moor is ugly, the house is boring, and she’s determined to hate everything. But it’s very difficult to hate the friendly robin, and even crusty old gardener Ben Weatherstaff plays a part in helping Mary to appreciate her new home. Mary’s life is starting to be happy at last…but then she hears the sound of crying somewhere in the house, and she's determined to find out who it is.

Emma (Classic Book By You)

As Jane Austen states in the opening few words, Emma Woodhouse is handsome, clever and rich. The trouble is…she knows it. Her neighbour Mr Knightley does his best to stop her from making an idiot of herself, but it just doesn’t occur to Emma that she could ever be wrong. Emma believes that her new friend Harriet, who is of questionable birth, would be the perfect match for the very respectable vicar, and she is also delighted to hear the rumours that the girl she hates is interested in her best friend’s husband. Mr Knightley thinks a good dose of falling in love would sort Emma out. It looks like he’s about to get his wish.

Sense & Sensibility (Classic Book By You)

Things are bad enough for Mrs Dashwood and her daughters when Mr Dashwood suddenly drops dead, but their situation doesn’t exactly improve when their daughter in law talks their brother out of giving them enough money to live on. Marianne likes a bit of drama and tragedy to spice up her life, but her elder sister Elinor can see they’re in deep dog poo. Then some random cousin offers them a home out of nowhere, separating Elinor from the guy she fancies and throwing Marianne into the path of a guy she should probably stay well away from.

Pride & Prejudice (Classic Book By You)

When the rich, single Mr Bingley arrives in the neighbourhood, Mrs Bennet is determined to get at least one of her five daughters married off. She becomes even more hopeful when Bingley’s even richer friend Mr Darcy shows up, but whilst Mr Bingley and Jane Bennet do seem to be instantly smitten, Mr Darcy makes a bad first impression on Elizabeth when she overhears him saying she’s not exactly hot. Throw in a couple of tarty younger sisters and some lush young officers, and this classic book isn’t nearly as boring and inaccessible as you might think.