The Gargoyle

The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson

Rating: 5 out of 3.

It’s all about love. Love for oneself and for another. This is not a book I think I would have normally chosen for myself but it was chosen for me. Required reading, I was told. When it was first mentioned I had browsed Amazon and read the reviews, many of which were glowing, but I didn’t buy it, something about it just didn’t call me. His determination to get me read it was not to be thwarted though and soon it was on my computer as an eBook.

So with a sigh of resignation I settled down to read. The 1st paragraph had me, I was hooked. I don’t think I have ever read such a powerful 1<sup>st</sup> chapter of a book ever. It is electric, the descriptions graphic and it pulls you in. As I finished that 1st chapter on that night I was left wondering if the rest of the book could possibly live up to this great start, or was it going to be all ‘down hill’ from now on?

This book is Andrew Davidson first novel and for a debut novel it’s pretty damn good. It’s completely different from anything I have read before. If you are the type of person who cannot let your imagination go a little or refuse to believe that just maybe we don’t have all the answer to life, love and universe then I don’ t think you will enjoy it. If you can let your mind go and suspend for a brief moment what we think about life and heaven and hell and live Davidson’s novel then you will be rewarded with a story which is essentially all about a lesson in love and not a soppy, happy ever after love either, this is a tough, violent, crazy lesson in love.

I am not going to write you a brief book description, for a start I don’t think I could without giving too much of the plot or away or else without making it sound just all too weird and far-fetched to be a good read but trust me it is a damn good read. I guess in essence this book is about the power of the mind, and what tricks it can play on us. I think this is a book that leaves you asking questions and what you make of that will depend on how far you are prepared to let your mind go from what we think about life , death and mental illness.

the disappearing act

The Disappearing Act by Florance de Changy

Rating: 4 out of 5.

What happened to Malaysia Airlines flight MH370? You may think you know the answer to that question but the truth is you probably don’t. This book will correct that for you though and make you look at the whole incident in a new and much more skeptical light.

This is a very detailed and well researched book tackling the story of MH370 from the moment it happened right up to 2018. It picks up not only the official story of the crash that is clearly nonsense but also some of the other theories that have been put forward. Florence de Changy has really dedicated herself to this investigation over many years, following up on numerous leads which leads her to her conclusion that is a fairly chilling one. Also, you will never really look at the airline manufacturing companies in the same light again once you know the extreme lengths they will go to to lay the blame at one anyone or anything instead of their airplanes.

This is not a short book and it is very detailed but it is well written and the more I read the more the more it became obvious that the official story line is clearly suspect and so what really happened…. Well I won’t spoil it apart from to say it amazing what you can cover up if enough people have skin in the game.