Hello Humans! It's time to take a wee bit of a trip down memory lane. Cast your mind back to 2018 where everything was retellings. Because today I'm reviewing a collection of short stories in Christina Henry's dark Alice in Wonderland Universe. Looking Glass actually came out much earlier in the year and the kind... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! It's been a while since I wrote a proper dedicated review for a book that wasn't a review copy - I'm feeling a little out of practice! But I read some great stuff in my Book a Day in June reading challenge and I wanted to share some of my favourites with you!... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! Bit of a tangent here so skip to below the summary if you want the actual book review! I’m one of, I suspect, many women who have gnarly memories of feeling like an ugly duckling as a teenager. I’m pretty sure I’m a decent enough human being at this point but at age... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! I read a lot of dense, chunky fantasy in November of 2019 and the book I’m reviewing today is no exception. I’ve read a fair few Robin Hood retellings/reimaginings over the last few years and so far none of them have totally hit the spot - I was willing to give it another... Continue Reading →
I recently reviewed The Wendy, a fantasy novel with a new take on the classic Peter Pan - well I'm back with the sequel. *Imagine punchy movie-trailer sound effects here*. It's actually pretty rare that I get to read two books in a series so close to one another, so I was pretty excited to go into... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! I cannot be the only one (in fact I know I'm not) who thinks Wendy gets a raw deal in Peter Pan. I mean, in the original her 'eternity' is that she goes back and tidies up every now and then. I find it quite fun that, despite the best efforts of early 20th-century... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! Back for more are we? Today’s review is for Sea Witch Rising, the sequel to Sea Witch which I reckon I read almost exactly a year ago – it’s nice when things circle around like that! I remembered really enjoying Sea Witch but, when I heard that there was going to be a... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! I am so excited to talk about this book. I heard the phrase ‘Robin Hood retelling’ and I was instantaneously on board. This book had me hooked on the concept, the cover, the blurb - I was so ready. But did I fall into the ‘overhyped’ trap? Did my own expectations for this... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! It would seem that the trend of retellings isn't going anywhere (no I am certainly not complaining). But today's retelling is one of Oliver Twist, of which I don't think I've ever read a retelling, though I don't doubt that one exists. I'll confess to never having read the original Dickens and to also not... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! Who is ready for another Readalong? I know I am *fake children cheering sound*. Right, as you'll recall from my readalong of The Graces the next book chosen by my TBR Tea-cup was Blanca & Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore. I read Wild Beauty early on in 2018 and really enjoyed it, but the fairytale quality of... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! I'm going to preface this review with a disclaimer, I am writing this review in 2018, in November in fact. Part of the fun of this book reviewing lark is that you get to read things quite a way in advance, but that does mean you have to do a little bit of... Continue Reading →
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