Okay, either I've been listening to the audiobook performance for long enough that I'm desensitised or miracles do happen, because this audiobook performance was so much better than for the first book.
Fire Falling by Elise Kova | book review
Air Awakens by Elise Kova | book review
This was fun and more or less everything I expected it to be. I've been wanting to read this series for such a long time and finally managed to get my hands on it in the form of an audiobook.
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst | book review
Well, Sarah Beth Durst certainly nailed the brief when she said she wanted to write a book that felt like drinking a hot chocolate. This book has to be the definition of cosy fantasy, and I loved every second of it.
Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove | book review
There is nothing more delightful than when an absurd-sounding plot is pulled off magnificently.
Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher | book review
This was absolutely magnificent and has to be one of my favourite reads of the year so far. I wasn't 100% sure what to expect going into this because I thought I'd heard some good and some meh things, but I can confirm that this is all the good things.
When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi | book review
This was as wonderful as it was bizarre. It reads like a collection of short stories, capturing a variety of people's reactions to the moon suddenly turning into 'cheese'. I loved how creative this concept was, and how well Scalzi has managed to pull off the entire thing.
June 2025 Book Releases
It's time to look at what's coming in June! Hooray! I have hunted through the internet for you all to gather a few delectable morsels of new releases for us to enjoy and devour. There are plenty of really unique and interesting stories about to hit the shelves, that's for sure!
A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen | book review
This was so much fun! I feel like, before reading, I'd heard so many mixed reviews and went into it with reasonably low expectations. But I thoroughly enjoyed this story.
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo | DNF book review
I'm devastated to be DNFing a Leigh Bardugo book. But wowweeeee - this was very boring.
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley | book review
I'm in two minds about how I feel about this book. On the one hand, I'm impressed by the scale of the story and by some of the best character development I've ever read. On the other hand, knowing the history and serious allegations against the author has seriously tainted my reading experience. That, and the fact that by the fourth book (as this is a bind up of books 1-4), I found things edged toward tedious.
Upside-Down Books 