The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas 4/5 STARS Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Author: Sarah J Maas Published: March 2014 Publisher: Bloomsbury Pages: 430 {paperback} Review on Goodreads Initial Thoughts Upon Finishing This is my second time around reading this collection of novellas and it's just as heartbreaking as the first. I'm going to keep … Continue reading Re-Reading The Assassin’s Blade || BOOK REVIEW
intro by Emma @ invaluable.com With Halloween just gone and NaNoWriMo upon us, there’s no better time than the present to explore the genre of Gothic literature. It’s truly one of the eeriest, darkest forms of literature. The term first appeared in Horace Walpole’s 1764 book, The Castle of Otranto, and since, notable authors like Edgar Allan Poe, … Continue reading Top 10 Elements of Gothic Fiction
Howdy, friends! I hope you all had a good Halloween and didn't go too overkill on candy (just kidding, is it even Halloween if you don't gorge yourself on chocolate?!?!) It's nearly one week into November and I've only just realised that October has finished and I probably should've started on my wrap-up - OOPS. … Continue reading Books on the Bottom of My TBR || Top Ten Tuesday
I was almost hesitant to write this post because of how many books I ended up buying / requesting last month when I did this - * uneasy laughter in the distance*. So I'm hoping that as I write this post today I show some self-control and say, you know what, I think I have … Continue reading Books to Buy This Month!! || November 2018 Book Releases
Villains are all well and good but nothing tickles my fancy more than an original monster for our heroes to fight off. I hope you're all doing well this Halloween season and have your costumes prepped and ready to go. Whilst I'm not much of a Halloween goer myself (being, well, not American) you can't … Continue reading Books with Great Monsters || Top Ten Tuesday
The Confectioner's Guild by Claire Luana Book 1 in The Confectioner's Chronicles 3.5/5 STARS Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Author: Claire Luana Published: October 2018 Publisher: Live Edge Publishing Pages: 416 {ebook} Review on Goodreads I received a copy of this from Live Edge Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review Initial Thoughts upon … Continue reading Magical Cupcakes in The Confectioner’s Guild || BOOK REVIEW
Nothing beats an adorable abomination. I positively cackle with delight when an author throws me a character who sits happily in the grey area - the area of the CONFUSED FEELINGS - the space between good and evil but also mostly in evil. And do I have a list and a half of these bad … Continue reading Love to Hate Villians || Top Ten Tuesday
Shadow of The Fox by Julie Kagawa 5/5 STARS Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Author: Julie Kagawa Published: September 2018 Publisher: HarperCollins Pages: 464 {paperback} Review on Goodreads Many thanks to HarperCollins for sending me a copy for review! Initial Thoughts Upon Finishing This was absolutely incredible!! It was everything I could have hoped for from … Continue reading Foxes, Magic and Demons in Shadow of the Fox || BOOK REVIEW
We all have those books, don't we? The enormous page-counters that are absolutely the cause of the bowing shelves of our bookcases. The ones that have been there for years because who even has time to dedicate to that many pages in one book?! Well, let me tell you about some of those lurking tomes of … Continue reading Books I Haven’t Read Because They’re Enormous || Top Ten Tuesday
Hey guys! Hope you're all well. I've been so damn excited about books lately, it's incredible. I just want to read everything and own everything on very extreme levels. Which means that whilst I'm about to share the most disappointing book haul you've ever seen, I'll tell you now October is going to be a … Continue reading September Book Haul! || 2018
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