Hello Humans! This may be a difficult one to write so forgive me if things get a little waffley... With that in mind let's jump straight in without too much preamble. Goodreads Summary: A sweeping tale of revolution and wonder in a world not quite like our own, A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians is a... Continue Reading →
Monster She Wrote – Book Review
Hello Humans! Yes, after a little break I am back with extra socks on and I have a lot of great book reviews coming for you in the next week or so. Starting off with a book that I mentioned in my Spooky Reading for Scaredy-Cats video - so this is absolutely perfect for anyone wanting to... Continue Reading →
New Suns, Edited by Nisi Shawl – Book Review
Hello Humans! Today's review is for another anthology from Rebellion Publishing here in Oxford. I recently reviewed The Outcast Hours which was good but wasn't quite my cup of tea, so I was unsure as to how I would find New Suns, but I was confident that there would be at least a few stories that I would... Continue Reading →
Dark of the West, Joanna Hathaway – Book Review
Hello Humans! Today I'm reviewing Dark of the West an upcoming YA fantasy novel that comes out at the start of February. I read this during my Christmas reading period (I always get a lot of reading done at the end of the year) and it was one of the best of the review copies I... Continue Reading →
The Wolf in the Whale, Jordanna Max Brodsky – Book Review
Hello Humans! Today's review is for upcoming adult fantasy The Wolf in the Whale. I was on a bit of an adult fantasy kick at the end of last year, largely because I was attempting to read the last few items on my NetGalley shelf and I had been procrastinating some of the adult titles. It... Continue Reading →
Dry, Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman – Readalong
Hello Humans! Welcome back to my second ever readalong post! I'm delighted to be starting Dry, a book that was one of my Christmas presents. That's the beauty of the TBR Tea Cup I suppose, last year it took me until May to actually read some of my Christmas books! If you want to find out more... Continue Reading →
The Gutter Prayer, Gareth Hanrahan – Book Review
Hello Humans! The end of 2018 was a slower time for blogging but a great time for reading, I read a lot more adult fantasy then I did YA which was an exciting time as it is one of my goals to start reading more outside of YA fantasy in the next year or so.... Continue Reading →
Enchantée, Gita Trelease – Book Review
Hello Humans! If you're around in the book blog-o-sphere you've probably heard of today's book, Enchantée by Gita Trelease. I personally first came across this book at YALC (young adult lit con) in July, where they were giving out samplers. I didn't actually take one (I was very strict on 'don't pick it up if you're not... Continue Reading →
The Girl King, Mimi Yu – Book Review
Hello Humans! Back again for another book review, I see. How discerning of you. Well, today is a great day as I am reviewing one of the most anticipated reads for 2019 The Girl King which publishes oh so very soon on January 10th (maybe one to spend those Christmas book tokens on?). Goodreads Summary: Two... Continue Reading →
Empire of Sands, Tasha Suri – Book Review
Hello humans! It feels like it's been a while, in case you missed my announcement on Twitter I'm going to be changing up the frequency of posts on this blog in the run-up to the new year, life is really busy and my brain is a little broken at the moment. There will still be... 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 →
Mirage, Somaiya Daud – Book Review
Hello Humans! Today’s review is for a wonderfully unique book that took me very much by surprise. Mirage is an own voices Moroccan inspired story and a gorgeous crossover between fantasy and science fiction and I was very lucky to get to read it a little before the release date. This book has a whole... Continue Reading →