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Journal Entry 1 by  LyzzyBee from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Sunday, August 01, 2010
 Kindly donated to BookCrossing by the publisher, Headline.
From the publisher's website:
Penny is running away from a life of domestic strife and into mysterious Whitby – where she hopes to find herself. But in her quest for self-discovery, Penny may have stumbled on something far more sinister: the gateway to hell. For Whitby is no ordinary seaside resort, and all that keeps the evil at bay are Brenda and Effie – two very unusual old ladies. When a film crew comes to town to remake the sixties schlock horror movie Get Thee Inside Me, Satan, Brenda and Effie suspect something strange is afoot. Female lead Karla Sorenson is reprising her role and she doesn’t look like she’s aged a day. Surely that’s not possible? Then there are the disturbing rumours surrounding the original movie – a cult classic that is, quite literally, spell-binding. As events spool out of control, Penny’s new boss Robert draws her deeper into the movie’s peculiar mystery. But can it be stopped before all hell breaks loose?
My review:
20 May 2010
More adventures of Brenda & Effie... but there's a new girl in town...
Where Karla Sorenson goes, trouble seems to follow. So when Karla comes to Whitby to remake her famous film "Get Thee Inside Me, Satan", during the filming of the original version of which, it's rumoured, the Devil himself was conjured up, trouble with a capital T seems bound to ensue. Then she decides to stay at the decidedly dodgy Christmas Hotel, scene of murder, cannibalism and nasty pies. And to make the film up by the Bitch's Maw. On Hallowe'en. During Goth Weekend...
Meanwhile, we have another new girl in town in the shape of innocent Penny; like the young couple in Rocky Horror, she has no idea of what she's getting herself into. Fresh out of a difficult marriage and enjoying a gothic persona, she's keen on Michael at the new coffee bar and starts work at one of the hotels. She's heard of Karla's film, but never seen a copy, until...
Meanwhile (again), Robert's got himself a new feller with a magic sofa; trouble is, he's a little bit elusive and mysterious. Will he step up to the mark when it really matters? I do like Robert...
And meanwhile (keeping up?) Brenda's settling in to a new relationship and Effie's a tiny bit miffed, having mislaid her chap in a rather unpleasant location a book or so back.
When all of these strands collide, well, we get the usual delicious mix of characters, plot, and the characteristic undermining of pomposity by a well-placed prosaic detail, at which Mr Magrs excels.
Warning: this one went RIGHT up to the edge of my feeble ability to stomach yucky things - not one to read over your breakfast, maybe. But then again, Karla starred in that brain-eating one I couldn't finish, so that's hardly surprising.
And, of course, I can't wait for the next installment...!
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Journal Entry 2 by LyzzyBee at Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Book spiral!
katisha50 UK (UK)
Caroley UK (EU pref)
Amethystlady64 UK (anywhere)<---- it's here!
PeaMartian UK (anywhere)
Cross-Patch UK (anywhere)
Samrana UK (UK)
Disneyfreaksam UK (anywhere)
LiniP Germany (EU)
Tsjara Netherlands (EU)
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Journal Entry 3 by LyzzyBee at Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Sunday, October 17, 2010
Released 1 yr ago (10/17/2010 UTC) at Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Given to Katisha50 today. Enjoy!
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Journal Entry 4 by  Katisha50 at Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Friday, November 26, 2010
Sorry, didn't do an immediate JE.
Still enjoying this wonderful series, which is getting better and better. Will hopefully see Caroley on Sunday to pass it on to her.
UPDATE: posting as Caroley was not there that Sunday.
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Journal Entry 6 by  Caroley at Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Sunday, January 09, 2011
500 pages! Excellent. I do like a book I can get my teeth into. And this was just full of adventure, weirdness and mayhem. Absolutely splendid.
I had a slight doubletake about halfway through the book as I realised where the author was going with one particular detail. Ha - I didn't see that one coming! Now the question is, will Effie find out in the next book? Can't wait!
I'll contact Amethystlady64 and get this passed on asap.
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Journal Entry 7 by Caroley at Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Released 1 yr ago (1/18/2011 UTC) at Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Posted 2nd class to Amethystlady64.
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Hell's Belles! (Brenda 4) (copy 2)
