#tim bowler

[davey-dammit]

Hell (UK). Legendary NWOBHM band.

[joeygallagher]

Shapes and Hulls 9′6″ TB Trimmer by Tim Bowler

Zuma Beach - Malibu, CA  (2022)

[joeygallagher]

Shapes and Hulls 7′2″ Flex Tail by Tim Bowler 

Zuma Beach - Malibu, CA  (2022)

[kingqup]

But maybe it was just herself. She knew she was in a bad way. She looked about her, searching for some sign of the boy who wanted to die. Somehow she sensed he was alive. She didn't know why she felt so certain of this and what evidence she had suggested the opposite. He had clearly swallowed a stack of pills. Yet the disappearing footprints - they had to mean something.

-an excerpt from Frozen Fire, Tim Bowler

[razreads]

No, it doesn't matter that he hasn't texted back or rung, you know what he's like with mobiles. Yeah, I do, Mum. He's good with mobiles.

Tim Bowler, Night Runner

[razreads]

Challenge #9 ~ “A book in the middle of your To Be Read list.”

Night Runner by Tim Bowler

★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆

(If I did half stars it would probably be 2.5 ...)

My opinion in three sentences:

I’ve read better from Bowler, and in that sense I was a little disappointed by Night Runner. The characters were not among the strongest I’ve encountered, and the writing only good at best, but it kept momentum through the plot and was largely acceptable for a middle-grade read. Readable, but the plot is its strength, and that is convenient and rather fast paced in places.

(Without spoiling anything) the best bit:

This book didn’t drag. In fact, if I’m honest, it was maybe a little too fast-paced, and Bowler could easily have delved into some of the smaller plot points or just slowed it a bit. I mean, I’m still a little cafuzzled as to what was going on with Zinny’s parents as the reveal happened in the blink of an eye…

A warning for the book:

As is sometimes too heavily relied upon, there were some very convenient plot points that kept things moving but weren’t entirely realistic, which was a tad disappointing. I know Bowler can write realistic, exciting MG books, so why isn’t this one of them?

[ofpagesandink]

I found a book that I’ve been looking for forever! It’s called Frozen Fire by Tim Bowler and it’s one of the first books from the library that I had read when I moved here and I loved it. I ordered it from BookOutlet and it can’t get here soon enough. 

[noweaknessatschool-blog]

He was nearly there now but it was going to be close.For all the danger of the flying stones,the islanders were still surging on. [...]