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 →
Sea Witch Rising, Sarah Henning – Book Review
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 →
Stepsister, Jennifer Donnelly – Book Review
Hello Humans! Are we done with retellings yet? It certainly feels like that period of time where everything was a retelling is drawing to a close, I wonder what the next trend will be? Well, because nothing is ever truly gone, I have another retelling for you today. I say retelling - more of an... Continue Reading →
Sherwood, Meagan Spooner – Book Review
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 →
The Haven, Simon Lelic – Book Review
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 →
A Curse so Dark and Lonely, Brigid Kemmerer – Book Review
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 →
A Blade so Black, L L McKinney – Book Review
Hello Humans! It is at last time to review another of my Ownvember reads, I purchased this book back in October when on a trip to Foyles in London and it took me quite a while to get to reading it but I am so glad I did. Goodreads Summary: The first time the Nightmares... Continue Reading →
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein, Kiersten White – Book Review
Hello Humans! Today I am reviewing one of the books I read as part of my OWNVEMBER challenge. I tasked myself with reducing the number of owned books I had (by which I mean non-arcs) on my TBR. One of the first books I read was also one of my most anticipated reads for the... Continue Reading →
How to Fracture a Fairytale, Jane Yolen – Book Review
Hello Humans! Welcome back to another week of book reviews! Incidentally, I'm away at a rather large exhibition this week (work things) so it may take me longer than usual to get to your lovely comments - don't be offended, I'll be there soon! Anyway, today I am reviewing a collection of short stories, something I haven't... Continue Reading →
The Silence of the Girls, Pat Barker – Book Review
Hello humans! How many times on this blog have I mentioned my degree is in classical archaeology and ancient history? Too many? Well, one of the reasons I wanted to study archaeology alongside history is that I feel it’s one of the best ways to encounter the people who are missing from our historical sources.... Continue Reading →
Want to Read Wednesday – A Curse so Dark and Lonely
Hello humans! Welcome to the first W2RW post of August! (Apologies for the lack of post last week - I was locked out of my computer all day). Today I'm getting very excited about reading Brigid Kemmerer's A Curse so Dark and Lonely. Goodreads Summary: Fall in love, break the curse. It once seemed so easy... Continue Reading →
Sea Witch, Sarah Henning – Book Review
Hello Humans! Today I am reviewing Sarah Henning’s Sea Witch, that’s right – it’s time to add to the year of ALL THE RETELLINGS. I read multiple Little Mermaid retellings in June and (because I am a useless human who can’t immediately write book reviews) it took me a moment to tease them all apart!... Continue Reading →