I have been thinking long and hard on this one, trying to work out how much I liked it and how much it felt like a slog.
The Ill-Made Mute by Cecilia Dart-Thornton | book review
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November 2025 Book Releases
November is knocking at our doors, and so is an army of new releases that all sound positively delectable. So get yourself a cup of tea and get ready to build up a fantasy shopping cart (or go wild, and actually check out once you have all the books you want, I dare you). Here are some of the awesome books on my radar for November!
The Never Tilting World by Rin Chupeco | DNF book review
I tried so hard to fall in love with this, but after a long battle to get to (nearly) halfway, I had to just admit to myself that it wasn't doing it for me. Which made me sad, because I've really loved some of Chupeco's other books.
A Storm of Swords: Snow and Steel by George R.R. Martin | book review
A Storm of Swords is such a step-up in wow-factor from book two. And this is only part one - I can't wait to read part two.
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna | book review
This surely is peak cosy read. I devoured this within a few reading sessions and loved every minute of it. Completely innocent (well, almost) and definitely funny, this is a fun witchy read to add to your TBR.
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin | book review
I'm in two minds on how I feel about the audiobooks for this series – having read book one and then listened to book two, I think I might revert to reading when it comes to book three, but we shall see. The narration slowly grew on me, but even when I was unsure, the epic scale of the plot still wowed me.
A Language of Dragons by S.F. Williamson | book review
This was very unique and I completely adored the concept of the book. I will absolutely be needing the sequel, however, because I'm left feeling like I have more questions than I went in with!
The Silver Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey | book review
A great conclusion to the first trilogy! This series covers so much time and it was great having this last book feature the next generation. I thought I'd be sad to not have Skan & Drake full front and centre, but I still really enjoyed all the perspectives in this instalment.
The White Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey | book review
This series continues to please and be exciting! I am reading the Valdemar books mostly blind. I have no expectations and so no idea what to expect. It really surprised me that there was a 10-year gap between The Black Gryphon and The White Gryphon, however.
August 2025 Book Releases
It's that time of the month! August has some really exciting titles coming out - and happily, I'm travelling to Edinburgh this month and will catch some of the Edinburgh Book Festival (I'll try to remember to take some pictures to share!) Let's take a look at what we can adorn our shelves with this month.
