Hello humans! The time has come to review a book which I’m pretty sure everyone in the bookish ya/fantasy community has heard about. I am talking, of course, about Tamora Pierce’s Tempests and Slaughter. I will confess here and now that this is the first ever Tamora Pierce book I have ever read. I think... Continue Reading →
Hello humans! Welcome to another installment of ALL THE RETELLINGS, the blog posts where I review one of the millions of retellings that seem to have suddenly exploded onto the shelves in the last year or so. Today I'm actually reviewing a collection of retellings which caught my eye in a post about the most... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! Another anthology? I've been converted. A year ago I saw them as no more than things that would induce a reading slump. Now I'm actively searching for them. If you can find a theme you're into they can be a great way to discover new authors and get just a flavour of many... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! Tis I with a book review that's been a long time coming. I forget who exactly it was that got me excited about reading The Raven Boys. I suspect it was Paper Fury but honestly I'm not sure. Either way, I picked up TRB as part of a Blackwells 3 for 2 deal and I... Continue Reading →
Hello humans! I have to confess a slight on my part. Rosalyn kindly approached me back in September and asked if I would like to read and review her book Melokai. I said I would love to but might not get to it until after October what with the wedding and the other life events that... Continue Reading →
HAPPY CHRISTMAS MORTALS! (Ok it's not christmas when I'm writing this but it will be when I post it so hello future me hope you got all the books you wanted). What better a day to review what I consider a winter read. Even the Darkest Stars was a book I received in Fairyloot which I definitely... Continue Reading →
Morning Mortals! I hope your December is going well and if not I hope it gets better for you soon! Today's review is for a quick read - I normally don't pick these up because I know it will only take me a couple of hours to read and I never feel like I've achieved... Continue Reading →
Hello humans! It's certainly chilly in my neck of the woods at the moment, I've invested in a lot of knitwear and I've drunk an ocean of tea and hot chocolate but I'm still a little chilly. What better time to read a book set in a place so hot that cold becomes a commodity? Enter Coldmaker... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! Did I actually read a fantasy novel that wasn't YA - and enjoy it? Am I dreaming? Have I entered some kind of parallel dimension where I behave like an adult? Nah! But this is a fun book to read and I'm excited to tell you all about it. Goodreads Summary: Fire. Wind.... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! Another book bites the dust (just kidding books are precious and they shall not come into contact with dust, protect them at all costs). One of the books I read and reviewed early on in my book blogging days was Alwyn Hamilton's Rebel of the Sands. I was charmed by the fusion of elements... Continue Reading →
Morning Mortals! Back with the last of my YALC haul! It may have taken me half a year but I finally read my way through the enormous backpack of books I dragged across London! Celebrate with me! This was one of the books I bought while leaving, mostly on a whim. I'm glad I did... Continue Reading →
Good morning mortals! I've reviewed a few short story compilations in the past and, if I'm honest, they have a tendency to be a bit hit or miss for me. Either I love them and I want to share them with the universe or they send me into a deep reading slump and I don't... Continue Reading →
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