It is a fact commonly known (to me) that the one thing that can improve any book or book series is in fact a Dragon. I think it's partly because they are just so fantastical that they instantly let you know the kind of world you are in and the level of magic and fantasy... Continue Reading →
Elemental Magic! Roar, Cora Carmack Book Review
Good morning humans! Today's book was the book that happened to come in the June Fairyloot book. This was the first time I didn't manage to guess what book was going to arrive so I was pleasantly surprised to get a copy of Roar which I have been meaning to read since all the ARC reviews... Continue Reading →
My favourites, July 2017
Beep boop. Hello mortals. Can you believe July is over? I certainly can't. Two months until I get married...aaah! So in order to relax a little I'm sitting down and I'm writing down all the things I've loved this month, bookish and otherwise. Soothe yourself with the happy things I have discovered this month! Twitter... Continue Reading →
Black Dawn, Mallory McCartney Book Review
I feel like a few weeks ago this book was everywhere. Maybe it was just one of those times where I was accidentally following all of the blogs on a book tour? At any rate, when the opportunity to read Black Dawn arose I thought I'd better see what all the fuss was about. So let's... Continue Reading →
Want to Read Wednesday: Girls Made of Snow and Glass, Melissa Bashardoust
Bonjour mortals! I hope you are well and if you aren't I hope your day/health/mood drastically improves at a swift pace. It's Want to Read Wednesday again and this week (like last week) I'm talking about a new release coming later this year! What is 'Want to Read Wednesday'? I hear you ask (don't fret... Continue Reading →
Candles, Thesbians and Sassy movie reviews! It’s my June Favourites!
June is over! How can this be? I've had the busiest month with half of it being taken up by putting on a play I had written (eek) and the other half was catching up on all the wedding planning/reading I had neglected while putting on said show! But, despite my horrendously busy schedule (and... Continue Reading →
May Wrap Up (How did we do?)
Let's see what happened this month! I had some quite broad goals this month and I don't think I've beaten April in terms of sheer quantity but you never know! May Reading Goals: Finish the Red Queen series (DONE) Finish The Memoirs of Lady Trent (ALMOST DONE-I'm just waiting on the last one from the library) Read... Continue Reading →
What’s taken my fancy in May?
Guess who forgot to schedule her posts properly so has double posts for a lot of days this week? THIS GAL! So prepare yourself for not one, not two but THREE double doses of chain interaction this week. Yes I could have worked around it and rescheduled things but honestly I really like writing wrap... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday! ‘Ten Things On My Reading Wishlist’
Oh this is going to be a hard one to cut down to just 10 things! What do I want to read more of? Check out my list (in no particular order). Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by the beyond amazing The Broke and Bookish. If you don’t already you should head over... Continue Reading →
April Wrap Up – How did I do?
It's been a busy month here on chaininteraction hasn't it? Let's have a look at whether I lived up to my April TBR post's expectations? Reviews: Strange the Dreamer Willow Born Dreams and Shadows Illuminae Seraphina and Shadow Scale A Natural History of Dragons The Illusionists The Witchfinder's Sister The Bear and the Nightingale Red... Continue Reading →
Review – The Bear and the Nightingale, Katherine Arden
From 17th century Essex witches to witches in the frozen north of Russia. I'm 100% sure I like where this trajectory appears to be going. Goodreads Summary: At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses. But Vasilisa doesn’t mind—she spends the winter nights... Continue Reading →
Review – Seraphina and Shadow Scale, Rachel Hartman
This review is something of a throwback since I actually read these books for the first time last year. But what is this blog, if not a place to suggest to you lovely individuals books that you might want to read yourselves. I'll make it a short one, however, on the off chance that the... Continue Reading →