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Title:   The Well of Lost Plots (Thursday Next Series) by Jasper Fforde Publisher: Penguin Books 375 Pages Genre: Fiction Synopsis:  BookWorld literary detective Thursday Next definitely needs some downtime. And what better place for a respite than in the hidden depths of the Well of Lost Plots, where all unpublished books reside? But peace and quiet remain elusive for Thursday, who soon discovers that the Well is a veritable linguistic free-for-all, where grammasites run rampant, plot devices are hawked on the black market, and lousy books—like the one she has taken up residence in—are scrapped for salvage. To make matters worse, a murderer is stalking the personnel of Jurisfiction and it’s up to Thursday to save the day. Review:  Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next series is one of the most literary, witty, funny and entertaining series I have read.  I love how he weaves literary context and subtext into the plot making books literally come alive. Thursday has...

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of  Should Be Reading . Anyone can play along! •  Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page •  BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!  ( make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others! ) •  Share the  title & author , too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!   My teaser Tuesday is from:  The Well of Lost Plots (Thursday Next Series) by Jasper Fforde "Making one's home in an unpublished novel wasn't without its compensations. All the boring day to day mundanities that we conduct in the real world get in the way of narrative flow and are thus generally avoided."

Title: The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde Publisher: Penguin Books 375 pages Genre: Fiction Synopsis: A return to the seedy underbelly of nursery crime, where characters are never as innocent as they seem. Detective Jack Spratt and Sergeant Mary Mary long to collar The Gingerbread man - psychopath, sadist, criminal genius, cookie - who's at large in Reading. Instead, their demoted to searching for missing journalist Henrietta "Goldy" Hatchett. The last witness to see her alive were the reclusive three bears, and Jack thinks something's odd about their story. How could that porridge be too hot, too cold and just right if it was poured at the same time? The question is was there a fourth bear? Review: I would love to be inside Jasper Fforde's head for just a little while.  What an amazing imagination he has.  I am continuously enthralled by his wit and attention to detail.  The sarcastic comments, the bizarre characters and amazing literary references tha...