Nothing but Sky, Amy Trueblood – Readalong

Hello Humans! You know the drill by this point, I read the book and every so often I stop and tell you how I'm feeling about it, it's simple yet effective and I have a great time doing it. In this post, as I said in my readalong for Circle of Shadows, I'll be reading Nothing but...

Spectacle, Jodie Lynn Zdrok – Book Review

Hello Humans! Welcome to today's book review, where I'll be telling you my thoughts on the historical, fantasy, mystery novel: Spectacle by Jodie Lynn Zdrok. As has been the case with a number of new releases this year, I had no idea what to expect going in, for a woman raised on murder mysteries (Jonathan Creek...

Between Before & After, Maureen Doyle McQuerry – Book Review

Hello Humans! Welcome back to another book review, today I'm very excited to be reviewing YA historical mystery novel Between Before and After by Maureen Doyle McQuerry. This book certainly falls outside of my 'comfort zone' of science fiction and fantasy, but a combination of the cover and the description lured me in and I thought...

The Warrior Maiden, Melanie Dickerson – Book Review

Hello Humans! Who is ready for another retelling? I know last year was the year of ALL THE RETELLINGS but they are absolutely still being published and I am absolutely still reading them. I was drawn into Melanie Dickerson's The Warrior Maiden largely because I thought the cover was beautiful, very soft colours with that pop...

Wrecker, Noel O’Reilly – Book Review

Hello humans! Today’s review is another example of my recent move to step outside of my reading comfort zone on occasion. On this occasion, I stepped into the world of Historical Fiction. I’ve done this in the past with books like Lady Mary and you all know my obsession with alternative historical fiction series And...

The Electrical Venus, Julie Mayhew – Book Review

Hello humans! After all these years, you would think I’d be utterly fed up with books set in circus/travelling shows. After Caraval, The Night Circus, Daughter of the Burning City and so many more I should be avoiding books like these like the plague. But I can’t help it! Something in me just can’t get...

Review – The Witchfinder’s Sister, Beth Underdown

I'm in a little bit of a 'witches phase' at the moment. My first inkling of this was this wondrous bit of historical fiction The Witchfinder's Sister from the pen of creative writing tutor Beth Underdown. Goodreads Summary: Before Salem, there was Manningtree. . . . "This summer, my brother Matthew set himself to killing women, but...

Want-to-Read Wednesdays, ‘The Witchfinder’s Sister’ by Beth Underdown

Historical paranormal fiction is not a genre I have considered, as it were. By which I mean I daresay I've read a lot of it, but I've never walked into a bookshop with that in mind. This week's Want-to-Read Wednesday The Witchfinder's Sister appears to fit into that genre...and I'm really looking forward to this one....