Hello Bibliofriends! This week's Biblioshelf Musings is for The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart. There was such a buzz about this book across the blogosphere on it's initial release in Hardback format, that I was so excited to get my hands on an e-arc of it from NetGalley in preparation for the paperback release... Continue Reading →
Biblioshelf Musings – The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
Hello Bibliofriends! A long time ago in a galaxy not so far away, there lived a girl called Carrie Fisher who turned up at an interview for a small-budget space movie and ended up being one of the most iconic Science-Fiction Princesses of our time. This week's Biblioshelf Musings is all about The Princess Diarist... Continue Reading →
Biblioshelf Musings – The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
Hello Bibliofriends! This week's Biblioshelf Musings is a perfectly light-hearted audiobook called The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley which I read as part of my 'Tis the Damn Readathon TBR. I can't really remember the reason why I initially downloaded this, but with the return to more hectic teaching life on the horizon - this... Continue Reading →
Biblioshelf Musings – The Favour by Laura Vaughan
Hello Bibliofriends! This week's Biblioshelf Musings took me a dark, deceptive trip down memory-lane to the fascinating art-world of Italy. The Favour by Laura Vaughan is a tricksy, mind-bending novel filled with a cunningly unreliable narrator, an insight into the lavish lifestyles of the social elite all framed with the overarching question, just how far... Continue Reading →
Biblioshelf Musings – Requiem by Daniel Ståhl
Hello Bibliofriends! This week’s Biblioshelf Musings is of the poetry genre! I was approached by the author Daniel Ståhl to read Requiem (In Memory Of All That Should Have Been), his collection of sonnets at the beginning of this year and since I haven't really read any poetry recently, I thought this would be a... Continue Reading →
Biblioshelf Musings – The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
Hello Bibliofriends! This week’s Biblioshelf Musings is about a fantastically rich, character and culture driven YA fantasy called The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna. I first received this book as a physical ARC in June 2020's FairyLoot box and it has taken me until now to finally get around to reading it - although what... Continue Reading →
Biblioshelf Musings – The Island by C.L. Taylor
Hello Bibliofriends! This week’s Biblioshelf Musings are all about a YA Mystery/Thriller set in a beautiful Thai paradise! Think phobias, secrets, lies and intrigue – this book definitely kept me on my toes and turning page after page. This is my first review since I can actually remember! To be honest, I wasn't reading much... Continue Reading →
Biblioshelf Musings – The Savage Garden
Hello Bibliofriends, There are so many hectic things going on in my life right now that I'm getting waaaayyyy behind on all of my scheduled blog posts! 🙈 Normally, I get into a good habit of scheduling posts a week or two in advance but with a house clearance and Parents' Evenings at work there... Continue Reading →
Biblioshelf Musings – A Life On Our Planet
Hello Bibliofriends, This week’s review was incredibly difficult to write, or even just to arrange my thoughts into text, so apologies if it’s a really long winded one! Seeing David Attenborough’s A Life On Our Planet on NetGalley, the sheer prevalence of his notoriety and the subject matter of the book immediately intrigued me and... Continue Reading →
Biblioshelf Musings – A Curse of Ash and Embers
Hello Bibliofriends! This week's Musings review comes from my first accepted ARC from Edelweiss! I'm still trying to get to grips with the system and formatting of the site but I was so thrilled to finally get off the mark with A Curse of Ash and Embers by Jo Spurrier. Many thanks to Edelweiss and... Continue Reading →