This was a fascinating read and also not what I expected. I was drawn into this because it was pitched as about the life of Sultana Roxelana. I love me some historical fiction about famous women of the past, and the Ottoman Empire is such a fascinating period to delve into.
【 WEATHER GIRL 】 ★★★★★ Genre: Contemporary Fiction, RomanceAudience: AdultAuthor: Rachel Lynn SolomonPublished: January 2022Publisher: BerkleyPages: 336 (paperback) This was an unexpected surprise and a complete joy to read. It's the first of Solomon's books that I've tried, and I'll certainly be going back for more. If you're looking for a cutesy romance that strikes … Continue reading Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon | book review
I'm beginning to think this is going to be one of those series where I can't help but rate every instalment five stars. I am just LOVING this. Dragons and history are truly a match made in heaven. Plus, this had double the amount of action in it that I was expecting, after the voyage-heavy plot of book two.
Ah, we made it to the final Sherlock Holmes short story collection. I feel very satisfied to have now read them all, and also very sad to be at the end of all these adventures. There really is nothing else quite like Holmes and Watson. This collection is right up the top of my favourites along with The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
Another fun collection of Sherlock Holmes adventures! I very much so enjoyed the audiobook production of this, narrated by Stephen Fry, and his foreword introducing it as Holmes' second last bow, seeing as another collection of short stories ended up following this one, was a good bit of cheek. Holmes really is such a well-loved character that it took a few attempts to say goodbye to.
This was thoroughly delightful to read. I knew going into this, that it's a 1960s classic and a well-loved piece of fantasy, so I had reasonably high expectations. I'm very pleased to say that they were met, and the one takeaway I had from this book, was how beautifully written it was.
I might be somewhat slow off the mark with this month's releases that I'm excited about, but I'm here! I apologise for missing severals months, time got away from me while I had my nose in many books.
There is something so exciting about being treated to a full-length Sherlock Holmes novel, particularly when this is the last one of them! Don't get me wrong, the short stories are brilliant, but it's fun to stay with the famous detective for many more pages.
Raise your hand if you're absolutely loving this series! *raises all the hands* Despite vast stretches of this book leading to the comment "will they ever get off this boat?", I found this super enjoyable and I cannot get enough Temeraire in my life.
Another great collection of short stories featuring the famous detective! I think this has been my favourite collection so far. Every single adventure in this collection was so much fun (whereas in some of the other collections there's been the odd one that left me a little cold). And you can't beat the euphoria of the dynamic duo finally reuniting.
