Hello Humans! We’re all familiar, I would think, with the concept of ‘a book-lover’s book’. These emerge fairly frequently onto bookshop shelves, almost always with gorgeous covers and exclusive editions to tempt us bookworms into parting with our hard-earned cash. More often than not I end up feeling a little disappointed by books like these,... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! Who is in the mood for some young adult fantasy? I know I was when I started reading A Throne of Swans, and this upcoming book did not disappoint! If you love ‘cliché’ YA fantasy then you’re in for a treat! Goodreads Summary: When her father dies just before her birthday, seventeen-year-old Aderyn... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! I feel like everyone and their mum has been talking about We Hunt the Flame - and for good reason! This book has thoroughly rocked the book-osphere and I'm delighted that a UK publisher has picked it up so even more people can read it. This is, therefore, one of those complicated situations where... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! I promised it at the end of my Fire & Heist readalong and here we are! I'm writing this intro having just finished the first six or so chapters of Elantris and I am already confident that I'm going to have a much better time! I'm still in the early stages of reading Brandon Sanderson, I've... Continue Reading →
Hello Humans! If you come to the blog daily then you may be catching on to a little theme that's happening for the latter part of the week. Yes, I am reviewing all of Tamora Pierce's Immortals quartet as I read them. It's no small task but, having read and loved Wild Magic I was ready to get... Continue Reading →
Hello humans! Again, I know that Halloween is long past, but I don't think I'll ever stop wanting to read books with witches in them, sue me. So today I'm reviewing Truthwitch by Susan Dennard and if you stop by later in the week then you can read my review of the sequel Windwitch. I thought that... Continue Reading →
Hello humans! This year, as many of you will know, I’ve been reading quite a few retellings, I’ve been calling this ‘the year of ALL THE RETELLINGS’ and so far, it has been an amazing adventure into how people twist and turn fairy tales into brand new stories. So, when I had the opportunity to... Continue Reading →
Hello humans! Today’s review is of Beyond a Darkened Shore, the book from the April Fairyloot box (Whimsical Journeys). I was utterly convinced the book would be Sky in the Deep so it was a nice surprise to receive a book that I hadn’t even heard of instead! I was, nonetheless, a little wary, leading... Continue Reading →
Hello humans! I have to be honest with you, this month has a lot of ARC reviews scheduled, sometimes things just pan out that way. One such review is this one, of Rena Rossner's Sisters of the Winter Wood, a YA/Adult fantasy crossover that plays with ideas of sisterhood, fairytale, and fable. I was very excited to read... Continue Reading →
Hello humans! many of you may remember my review of the first book in this series from Jeff Wheeler Storm Glass. I was utterly besotted with his descriptions of floating villas and the rags to riches story he painted. I was delighted to be approved to read and review the sequel Mirror Gate as well and here... Continue Reading →
Hello humans! Today I am reviewing the second book in N. K. Jemisin’s The Broken Earth trilogy, I thoroughly enjoyed the first book The Fifth Season and, unusually for me, actually managed to read the next book in a fairly timely manner afterwards. Since it was leaving too long of a gap between books that... Continue Reading →
Hello humans! Yes, you read that title correctly, it is time to review Vicious. You know those books you love so much that you don’t want to review them in case it changes your mind? Yeah, this was one of those books for me. I’ve been pondering what I could possibly say that would explain... Continue Reading →
Chain Interaction 