This was unexpectedly complex and amazing – questioning why more people aren't talking about it! I did the audiobook version of We Are the Dead so I'll start by saying the narration is awesome and I really enjoyed it. Just one narrator, but she manages to bring all the characters to life (and there are so many) in a way that made me forget I was listening to just one person tell me this story.
This is bizarrely brilliant. I listened to the audiobook and I'm very glad I did because while I don't know how all those names and places are spelled, I'm sure I would've had a canniption trying to pronounce them myself!
For me, Sangu Mandanna has become synonymous with peak cosy fantasy. I loved this every bit as much as I loved The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches. Both are sweet, engaging stories that actually pack quite the unexpected punch when it comes to their character development.
This was a lot of fun! Apart from having a stunning cover, I was totally drawn in by the fact that it's set in 16th-century Florence and following a cast of characters who are attempting to pull off an epic heist. Historical fiction + impossible heist? Yes please!
There are so many mixed reviews for this, and I don't know what everyone is on about. This is totally awesome and I was completely absorbed from the first to the very last page.
This was so damn good. It has a slow start - that can't be denied. But it's so worth it. After the first half, this takes off and was nonstop - I was blown away by how epic this became.
This is pretty much everything you want from a YA fantasy novel. It's buckets of fun and full of magic, awesome characters and adventure.
I am thrilled to report that this lived up to my expectations and beyond. This is very much so a tongue-in-cheek romantasy (light on the romance) that is thoroughly enjoyable. It's full of sass, simmering with enemies-to-lovers expectations, and has some seriously fun magic/world-building.
This was a brilliant and emotional historical fiction novel. Having read The Last Bookshop in London I had reasonably high expectations for this one, and I was not disappointed.
Naturally, this was every bit as enjoyable as its predecessors. I've started really looking forward to the interview at the end of the audiobook between Richard Osman and a special guest. It's a very fun way to reflect on the book right as you've finished it (though I must admit, having just said that, this was my least favourite interview - the interviewer covered a lot of the same ground as from book one's interview #awks and the audio quality was lowkey terrible? But I shall forgive).
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