Hello Humans! Earlier in July, I made what could have been the riskiest decision of my reading for the year. I decided it would be a great idea to read Jade War immediately after reading The Dragon Republic. These two books were two of my most anticipated reads for the whole of 2019 and since I loved The Dragon... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! I feel like everyone and their mum has been talking about We Hunt the Flame - and for good reason! This book has thoroughly rocked the book-osphere and I'm delighted that a UK publisher has picked it up so even more people can read it. This is, therefore, one of those complicated situations where... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! I know I've said it before, but this time I mean it - I am devastatingly behind on writing book reviews! After reading a book every day in June I just lost all motivation to sit and write - we also moved house which might have something to do with it! But I'm... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! A couple of months ago I had the privilege of attending the Gollancz bloggers and press presentation at their very swanky offices in London. While there they pitched a whole host of their releases for the rest of the year many of which had us oo-ing and aah-ing like old people at a... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! Today I’m finally sitting down to write the book review for Gods of Jade and Shadow – which was, in fact, the first book I read as part of my A Book A Day in June challenge. I had high hopes going into this book, but I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! It’s day fourteen of my book a day challenge as I’m writing this and I finally accepted I needed to also read arcs and loans – despite my original plan to only read my owned TBR. For whatever reason, it panics me to see review copies piling up, while I can quite happily... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! I’m always on the lookout for books that feature AI so I can recommend them to my spouse. When I saw The Kingdom pop up, promising not only an AI, but also this creepy futuristic ‘disneyland-esque’ setting I knew I was in for something special. I went in not knowing what to expect... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! How many Nigerian inspired fantasy books have you read? If you're like me the answer is probably "maybe one?". Well, do I have a recommendation for you. David Mogo, Godhunter is a new release from Oxford-based publisher Rebellion Publishing. It's set in Lagos, Nigeria and combines a lot of my favourite storytelling elements. Goodreads Summary:... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! I’ve mentioned going along to the Gollancz blogger evening a few months ago – a great night hearing about all their upcoming releases, and mentally adding everything to my TBR. Well, at that event we got to hear from Vic James about her trip to Salem and how in inspired and influenced her... Continue Reading →
