Hello humans! Today’s book review is another example of what I’m starting to think of as a kind of sub-sub-genre. By that, I mean books (and it is mostly YA books) that divide things by gender and make readers looking for intersectionality a little uncomfortable. I’m looking at you Eve of Man. Ascension is, in... Continue Reading →
The Midnight Star, Marie Lu – Book Review
Hello Humans! Finally, it is time for round three of my journey through all things Marie Lu and also for the final book in The Young Elites series! It’s been a journey I can tell you that and I’m excited to get to reading and reviewing Legend and the rest of that trilogy (and then... Continue Reading →
May Wrap-Up
Hello Humans! Happy end of May! Personal-life wise this has been a SUCKY month to say the least, something we don't need to get into here. But reading wise it's been pretty good! I'm delighted to share with you all some of my best posts from this month! Books Reviewed I reviewed 20 books this... Continue Reading →
Storm Glass, Jeff Wheeler – Book Review
Hello humans! Remember back when I was on honeymoon and I binge read the entire Kingfountain series in three days? Well, I wish I could binge read Jeff Wheeler’s latest series but unfortunately, only one book has been written so far! I was lucky enough to get to read Storm Glass a little ahead of... Continue Reading →
Smoke in the Sun, Renée Ahdieh – Book Review
Hello humans! Today’s title holds a special place in my heart for a number of reasons, the most pertinent of those reasons is that the first book in this series, Flame in the Mist, was the book in the first ever Fairyloot box I received. It’s hard to believe I’ve had almost thirteen boxes and... Continue Reading →
Throne of Glass, Sarah J. Maas – Book Review
Hello humans! Firstly, I know there’s a lot of controversy and feelings surrounding Sarah J. Maas and I’m wary of mentioning her books on the blog because she can be a little polarising. But I also wanted to read the Throne of Glass series because I had heard so many different things about it. I... Continue Reading →
Ash Princess, Laura Sebastian – Book Review
Hello humans! Another hugely anticipated read takes centre stage today as I am reviewing Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian. This is one of those YA books that I have a feeling everyone will be talking about (for better or worse). I don’t think you can ignore the cover’s similarity to those of the Red Queen... Continue Reading →
Want to Read Wednesday – Circe
Hello humans! Welcome back to another Want to Read Wednesday post, today I'm heading back to my ancient history roots with Circe by Madeline Miller. You know those books that you long for, but can't quite justify buying at the moment? Yeah, that's me with this book. I'm totally desperate to read it and the hardcover edition is so shiny... Continue Reading →
TTT – Best Character Names
Hello humans! Today it is once more Top Ten Tuesday (funny how that comes around every week isn’t it?). The theme for this week is character names, now there are some amazing character names out there (and then there are some with extraneous Xs and Ys in typical fantasy fashion) but I have selected ten... Continue Reading →
The Rose Society, Marie Lu – Book Review
Hello humans! That’s right it’s book two of my adventure through the works of Marie Lu (and so far it’s going pretty well!). I debated starting Legend now and then alternating through the two trilogies but instead decided I couldn’t wait to read the sequel to The Young Elites so cracked on with The Rose... Continue Reading →
Books as a means to escape…
Hello humans! It’s been a wee while since we’ve had a silly Sunday post isn’t it? I blame the book reviews. But at last I have found a space in my schedule to write this post, I hope you enjoy it! We all know books are a means to escape, escaping from the drudgery of... Continue Reading →
Eve of Man, Giovanna Fletcher and Tom Fletcher – Book Review
Hello humans! For those of us who are bookishly inclined, I think there’s a small worry at the back of our minds whenever anyone ‘famous’ (I use quotation marks because I think celebrity means different things to different people) gets a publishing deal. I’ll confess to not having read a huge number of books of... Continue Reading →