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 →
In the Vanishers’ Palace, Aliette De Bodard – Book Review
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 →
Everything Under, Daisy Johnson – Book Review
Hello humans! As many of you know, this year I have read a number of retellings, so many in fact that I have decided to name this the year of ALL THE RETELLINGS. Today I am reviewing the second of the Greek Mythology retellings from this year (the first being Circe which I still haven't written... Continue Reading →
The Surface Breaks, Louise O’Neill – Book Review
Hello humans! Today I am adding to the many reviews that have this year fit into the year of ALL THE RETELLINGS. For those who are new here, for some reason, this year has featured a huge number of retellings both newly published and backlist titles. Today’s book, Louise O’Neill’s The Surface Breaks is a... 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 →
The Gospel of Loki, Joanne Harris – Book Review
Hello humans! Remember just yesterday when we looked at the year of ALL THE RETELLINGS? Well, I have one to add to the pile. Joanne Harris’ The Gospel of Loki is a retelling of Norse mythology from the perspective of everyone’s favourite god of Chaos, Loki. I was lucky enough to be approved to read... Continue Reading →
Want to Read Wednesday – The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein
Hello Humans! I was struggling to come up with something for today's post, I've been so focused on reading the phenomenal pile of books I have built up around myself that I haven't been looking into the future all that much. So I was pondering new releases and upcoming books and I realised there is... Continue Reading →