Huge thanks to Zuntold Publishing for sending me an ARC of Rebecca Zahabi's Game Weavers for review. From the blurb: Seo is Twine’s youth champion. We are in a darker Britain and the national sport is not football but Twine, a game where weavers craft creatures from their finger tips to wage battle against others [...]
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Book Review: I’m Not Too Bad, Thanks by Chris Hughes
I'm Not Too Bad, Thanks is stunning in its vulnerability. Chris writes with relatable and accessible language which gets to the heart of the human experience.
Book Review: The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden
When I first listened to the audiobook of Katherine Arden's The Bear and The Nightingale two years ago, I knew this series was going to become a firm favourite. Her writing (and Kathleen Gati's fabulous narration) transported me straight into the winter of darkest Rus and I could feel Morozko’s breath on my cheek. She wove [...]
Making Bad Times Easier: The Flatshare – Book Review
Every now and again there's a book that you pick up because it looks like something light and easy that you might enjoy but, quite unexpectedly, you fall completely in love with it. The Flatshare, by Beth O'Leary, is one of those books. From The Flatshare website: Tiffy and Leon share a flatTiffy and Leon [...]
The Book That Steals Hearts: The Boy Who Steals Houses – Book Review
This book will break your heart and stitch it back together with caramel and sunbeams. It is a story filled with hope, pain, love, fear, and beautiful, beautiful connection. CG Drews once again demonstrates her ability to craft the most astounding characters and weave the most heart wrenching narratives. The Lou brothers are masterfully written: [...]
There Will Be Music Again – Book Review: The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton
I wasn't getting on with my chosen book. I could feel myself falling into a reading slump. I was also tired and anxious and in need of something to take me out of myself. I stumbled across Anstey Harris' The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton sitting on a supermarket shelf as I did the weekly shop. I had never heard [...]
It’s Elementary My Dear… – Book Review: A Study In Brimstone
Follow my blog with Bloglovin A few months ago the fabulous G.S.Denning got in touch with me on Instagram to ask if I would like to receive a review copy of his book, Warlock Holmes: A Study In Brimstone. A fantasy retelling of Sherlock Homes full of irreverent humour and Holmes is a hopeless warlock? [...]
My Life in Books
I love books. I mean I really REALLY love books. So including some of that love here and sharing some of my favourite books with you lovely people seemed like a no-brainer. Now it would be absolutely impossible to name my favourite book. I mean really...one favourite book? One? No. So I picked nine. And [...]