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
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon 4.5/5 STARS Genre: Historical Fiction Author: Diana Gabaldon Published: December 1993 Publisher: Recorded Books Audiobook Length: 44 hours Page Count Equivalent: 870 {paperback} Review on Goodreads Initial Thoughts Upon Finishing This was another brilliant book from Gabaldon and I'm so damn pleased I decided to start reading these as audiobooks! This … Continue reading Plague and Kidnappings in Voyager || AUDIOBOOK REVIEW
Can you believe we're already in October? It's crazy! I had a good reading month in September, however, and I can't wait to share all the books I read with you guys. I've also been extraordinarily busy - I'm working 3 jobs at the moment *gasp* - but I'll fill you in on all of … Continue reading September Wrap-Up! || 2018
Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli 4/5 STARS Genre: LGBT+, Young Adult, Contemporary Author: Becky Albertalli Published: April 2018 Publisher: Penguin Pages: 343 {paperback} Review on Goodreads Initial Thoughts Upon Finishing Yay! Another awesomely enjoyable Albertalli book! I'd been looking forward to reading this for such a long time and I'm pleased to say … Continue reading Awkward Turtles in Leah on the Offbeat || BOOK REVEIW
We See Everything by William Sutcliffe 2/5 STARS Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian Author: William Sutcliffe Published: November 2017 Publisher: Bloomsbury Pages: 257 {paperback} Review on Goodreads Big thanks to Bloomsbury for sending me a copy for review Initial Thoughts Upon Finishing Ahhh I wanted to like this so much more than I did. But the … Continue reading Drones of Disappointment in We See Everything || BOOK REVIEW
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