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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Hello Bibliofriends! When I think of some of the greatest detectives of all time - Poirot, Miss Marple, Sherlock Holmes and even Agatha Raisin spring to mind... but HM The Queen?! Well, new novel The Windsor Knot by S.J. Bennett tries to prove that Elizabeth II deserves her place amongst these crime solving greats. Thank... Continue Reading →
Hello Bibliofriends! I finally managed to make it into a real-live Waterstones shop a couple of weeks ago and came out with an absolute armful of books! I love those tables where they have the 'buy one, get one half price' deals (even though I miss 3 for 2 more). When I saw The Inheritance... Continue Reading →
Hello Bibliofriends! If you’re on the hunt for the perfect witchy read this Halloween, then look no further than The Once and Future Witches! An amazingly ethereal read, Alix E. Harrow’s new novel combines compellingly powerful female characters with a spine-tingling recreation of patriarchal New Salem and a plot that will unite witches everywhere! I... Continue Reading →
Bonjour Bibliofriends,This review of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab was one of the hardest ones I've ever written. I still cannot believe I had the chance to read this as an e-arc from Netgalley and Titan Books (⭐️THANK YOU⭐️ - if I could have written it in flashing neon, I would... Continue Reading →
Happy Wednesday Bibliofriends,Hag is a wonderfully relevant and apt anthology of British and Irish folktale retellings, perfect for the upcoming Halloween season. Filled with feisty female characters, atmospheric settings and morals aplenty, the fairytale lover within me thoroughly enjoyed rediscovering some of these bygone traditional tales. Originally a podcast series, Professor Carolyne Larrington conjured up... Continue Reading →
Good morning Bibliofriends,Beach Read was exactly the type of hangover cure I needed to get me out of my 2-week reading slump. It almost comes across as two sides of a coin – funny, yet deep; romantic, yet heartbreaking – one moment you’re wanting to put yourself in January’s shoes, the next you’re glad you... Continue Reading →
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