Hello Humans! Are we ready to talk...mermaids? I hope so because today I'm reviewing a new mer-based book on the block - A. G. Slatter's All the Murmuring Bones. I read this back in early March and have some thoughts so let's dive in (pun intended). Goodreads Summary: Long ago Miren O'Malley's family prospered due... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! Welcome back to another book review where today we'll be talking about Lucy Holland's Celtic retelling Sistersong. The publisher was kind enough to send me a review copy back at the end of 2020 and I'm excited to tell you about it! Goodreads Summary: 535 AD. In the ancient kingdom of Dumnonia, King... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! I am thrilled to have a retelling that I loved on deck for review today. I've read a fair few middling retellings of late and the chance to say 'no read this one' is always nice! I'm aware that Thorn has been out for a while but I had a digital review copy... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! Who is ready for a good old-fashioned retelling? I know I've been feeling the itch to get back into the retelling sphere and what better thing to explore than a Cinderella retelling? It's time to review The Shadow in the Glass. Goodreads Summary:Once upon a time Ella had wished for more than her... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! 2021 has been a mixed bag of reading so far with a heck of a lot of rereads and some amazing sequels. One such sequel is A Desolation Called Peace for which I was ridiculously excited. I'm going to make a full video review for this one with all the thoughts and feelings... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! Welcome to the review for one of my MOST ANTICIPATED books of 2021. I'm grateful to whatever benevolent deity (or...you know...publisher) who decided to publish this in February as I can't imaging having to wait a moment longer to experience the sheer delight of Becky Chambers' writing. So how does the fifth work... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! I'm back with another new release book review, this time for Hannah Mathewson's Witherward which is coming out on February 16th from Titan Books. I have mixed feelings about this one... Goodreads Summary: Welcome to the Witherward, and to a London that is not quite like our own. Here, it’s summertime in February,... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! It's sequel time - I've been very excited about reading the sequel to The Library of the Unwritten for quite some time and I was very excited to have a digital review copy (yes this review is going up after pub date January was very busy let's not dwell!). I loved the adventure... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! If you've been here since the very beginning (few of you I suspect but you never know) you may recall that Aliette De Bodard's House of Shattered Wings was one of the early books I read and reviewed for this channel. Since then I've read a lot of what she has written and... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! One thing I love about reading the first book in a new series is that promise of sequels, of more to come. It can be a long wait in some cases but it is almost always satisfying to see what happens next for characters, in some case for an entire world. Last year... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! I've been incredibly into novellas lately - I think some of the storytelling in them is just impeccable. One of the Novellas I knew I wanted to read in 2021 was the latest installment of the Wayward Children series. Although my physical copy is delayed in transit I was kindly given a free... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! I've been reading some truly wonderful stuff over the past month or so - a lot of which (shock horror) aren't review copies! I'm determined to write the reviews for the ones I have loved and here we are! Everyone and their mum has been talking about how great Raybearer is so when... Continue Reading →
