Hello Humans! Welcome back to another review along the lines of 'could this sequel possibly live up to the first book?' I read and adored The Bone Ships back in 2019 and a year on was still thinking about it ALL THE TIME. So you can imagine how excited I was to get to read... Continue Reading →
Hollow Empire, Sam Hawke – Book Review
Hello Humans! It's been a good time for sequels lately, and now that I actually have the time to re-read you can best believe I have been devouring both the originals and the new releases. One such sequel for which I was incredibly excited was Hollow Empire the follow on to one of my favourite... Continue Reading →
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, V E Schwab – Book Review
Hello Humans! It's finally here, the review for the book which, if you're on the bookish internet, you have probably seen everywhere. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is the latest book from prolific author V.E. Shwab who has written all sorts of other books most of which I have read - I think I'm... Continue Reading →
A Deadly Education, Naomi Novik – Book Review
Hello Humans! I am a big fan of pretty much every Naomi Novik book I have ever read (I still need to finish the Temeraire books please be patient with me) so A Deadly Education was very high up on my (mental) Most Anticipated Books for 2020 list. I was lucky enough to be granted access to... Continue Reading →
The Bone Shard Daughter, Andrea Stewart – Book Review
Hello Humans I'm actually in the process of producing a dedicated video review of this book for my Youtube channel (Dead Good Book Reviews if you fancy a look) so forgive me if this is a little short and sweet - I don't want to overlap too much! I adored this book and I'm so excited... Continue Reading →
The Wolf of Oren-Yaro, K. S. Villoso – Book Review
Hello Humans! After a bit of a focus on YA, I'm sliding back into some adult fantasy with the help of the delightful Moon who was kind enough to gift me a copy of The Wolf of Oren-Yaro which had been on my 'I really must read that at some point' list for...well...quite some time.... Continue Reading →
Wayward Witch, Zoraida Cordova – Book Review
Hello Humans! The Brooklyn Bruja series has been on my radar for quite some time now, I think probably since around the first time I went to YALC in 2017 - or was it 18? I genuinely can't recall. But I was delighted to have the opportunity to read and review the third book in the... Continue Reading →
Harrow the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir – Book Review
Hello Humans! Welcome to what is hopefully an anticipated review because obviously all of you keep up with my booktube channel and therefore are aware that I recently read Harrow the Ninth - the sequel to the award winning Gideon the Ninth which won me over with the dual promises of lesbians and necromancy. What... Continue Reading →
Song of the Crimson Flower, Julie C. Dao – Book Review
Hello Humans! Welcome back to another book review. I am feeling in control of my list of reviews to write so hopefully I should have a few bits and pieces for you in the coming weeks that aren't just review copies! I picked up Song of the Crimson Flower when I saw that the publisher... Continue Reading →
The Doors of Eden, Adrian Tchaikovsky – Book Review
Hello Humans! As you may know I was absolutely floored by how amazing Children of Time and Children of Ruin were - the first Adrian Tchaikovsky books I read - and so when the opportunity arose to read the newest book from this author I jumped at the chance! The Doors of Eden looked like just the weird wonderful... Continue Reading →
Court of Lions, Somaiya Daud – Book Review
Hello Humans! I know it's been a hot minute since the last proper book review but - in my defence - I've been on a re-reads journey lately - and if you ever fancy it you can catch me on my Booktube Channel talking all things bookish! But I am back with a book review of... Continue Reading →
Cinderella is Dead, Kalynn Bayron – Book Review
Hello Humans! We ready to get back into some YA? I thought we might be. Are we even more ready for an ownvoices Black lesbian fairytale dystopian YA? Well duh. Goodreads Summary: It’s 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy tale is over. Teen girls are now required to appear at the... Continue Reading →