【 A HEART SO FIERCE AND BROKEN 】 BOOK #2 IN THE A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY SERIES A stunning sequel to A Curse So Dark and Lonely. ★★★★★ Genre: Fantasy, Young AdultAuthor: Brigid KemmererPublished: January 2020Publisher: BloomsburyPages: 450 (paperback) I was really blown away by how wonderful Kemmerer's writing in this was - … Continue reading Royal Battles in A Heart So Fierce and Broken | Book Review
【 SENSE AND SENSIBILITY 】 ★★★★★ This was spectacularly wonderful. Genre: ClassicAuthor: Jane AustenPublished: October 1811Publisher: Penguin ClassicsPages: 409 (paperback) Having struggled through Pride and Prejudice when I was younger, I was apprehensive going into this that this much-loved story would suffer the same fate. But not at all! I laughed, I exclaimed and I … Continue reading Trials and Tribulations in Sense and Sensibility | Book Review
【 THE VISCOUNT WHO LOVED ME 】 BOOK #2 IN THE BRIDGERTONS SERIES This was one gigantic nope. ★ Genre: Historical RomanceAuthor: Julia QuinnPublished: December 2000Publisher: PlaktusPages: 384 (paperback) I was really surprised (in a bad way) by this book given how much most other people seem to love it. I found it uninspiring and … Continue reading Awful Story in The Viscount Who Loved Me | Book Review
【 THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE 】 ★★★★★ This surprised me. Up until the very last page I thought it was going to be four stars. And then, BOOM. Genre: FantasyAuthor: V. E. SchwabPublished: October 2020Publisher: Tor BooksPages: 444 (hardback) This has to be one of the most hyped books at the moment and … Continue reading Forgetting in The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue | Book Review
【 ARABELLA'S ALPHABET ADVENTURE 】 ★★★★ A super cute and colourful bookish adventure. Genre: Children's Fiction, Picture BookAuthor: Suzy ZailIllustrator: Christopher NielsenPublished: March 2022Publisher: Walker BooksPages: 32 (hardback) Thanks to Walker Books for a review copy Review on Goodreads This picture book was a pleasant surprise – I had thought we might go on an … Continue reading Bookish Escapades in Arabella’s Alphabet Adventure | Picture Book Review
【 SISTERS OF THE WOLF 】 ★★★★ A really cool story set tens of thousands of years in the past about the first peoples of Canada. Genre: Historical FictionAuthor: Patricia Miller-SchroederPublished: August 2021Publisher: Dundurn PressPages: 336 (paperback) Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this for review This was sooo interesting and I found the … Continue reading Ice Age Dramas in Sisters of the Wolf | Book Review
【 CLAP WHEN YOU LAND 】 ★★★ A very powerful story, but haltingly written as poetry. Genre: Contemporary, PoetryAuthor: Elizabeth AcevdeoPublished: May 2020Publisher: HarperTeenPages: 417 (paperback) In sum, what didn't work for me was solely the form of writing. I thought the story itself was actually very compelling and beautiful – and touching on really … Continue reading Serious Poetry in Clap When You Land | Book Review
【 LUMINOUS 】 ★★★★ Another delightful fantasy story from Mara Rutherford. Genre: Young Adult, FantasyAuthor: Mara RutherfordPublished: October 2021Publisher: Inkyard PressPages: 368 (paperback) I'm a big fan of the simple yet enthralling way Rutherford pens a fantasy tale. Having thoroughly enjoyed the Crown of Coral and Pearl duology, I was so excited to see what … Continue reading Star Magic in Luminous | Review
【 RAYBEARER 】 ★★★★★ The next best thing in YA fantasy. Genre: Fantasy, Young AdultAuthor: Jordan IfuekoPublished: August 2020Publisher: Hot Key BooksPages: 496 (paperback) Quick thoughtsThis was an utterly captivating, African-inspired fantasy that I cannot get enough of. Tarisai was a wonderful character with a perfect blend of internal conflict. The wrought tensions between all … Continue reading Found Family in Raybearer | Book Review
【 DRESSED BY IRIS 】 ★★★★ A beautiful love story set in the backdrop of the Great Depression in Australia. Genre: Historical Fiction, RomanceAuthor: Mary-Anne O'ConnorPublished: February 2022Publisher: HarlequinPages: 480 (paperback) Thank you to Harlequin for a copy of this for review Content warning (click to see) sexual assault – death – violence – grief … Continue reading Family Strength in Dressed by Iris | Book Review
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