Hello my bookish friends, The typical Bibliophile that I am, as soon as social distancing and lockdown began to start, my bookish mind went straight into TBR compilation mode to try and put together the reads I wanted to get through now that I had slightly more headspace to do it. With the recent release... Continue Reading →
Howdy y'all! I’m starting off with what may be a slight ‘unpopular opinion alert’ but after reading A Heart So Dark and Lonely last year, I was not 100% sure whether I wanted to continue with the Cursebreakers series. The first book had so much hype surrounding it and was hailed as one of the... Continue Reading →
Series: The Magicians of Venice Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: 19th September 2019 Publisher: BHC Press Pages: 324 Rating: 📚📚📚📚 The Immortal City is an adult fantasy novel set in Venice from Amy Kuivalainen. The story revolves around Dr. Penelope Bryne who is on the trail of finding the Lost City of Atlantis. There are some pretty... Continue Reading →
Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Series: The Illuminae Files #2 Genre: Sci-Fi (YA) Publication Date: October 18th 2016 Publisher: Rock the Boat Pages: 659 Rating: 📚📚📚📚📚 Gemina is the second book in the epic YA Sci-Fi trilogy, The Illuminae Files. I’m not typically a sci-fi fan but I was so glad when I succumbed... Continue Reading →
Hey Bibliofriends! The Easter holidays are officially over for me now and it’s back to work time…but guess what, it’s also another Top Ten Tuesday time! TTT is a weekly, list-themed book prompt hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week we are discussing the First Ten Books (I/you/we) Reviewed. When I first thought about... Continue Reading →
Circle of Shadows by Evelyn Skye Series: Circle of Shadows #1 Genre: Fantasy (YA) Publication Date: 22nd January 2019 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Pages: 454 Rating: 📚📚📚📚 Circle of Shadows is the first instalment in a brand new series by Evelyn Skye and its filled with magic, friendships, ninja-style sass and a brand new tigerific world... Continue Reading →
Mirage by Somaiya Daud Series: Mirage Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy (YA) Publication Date: 28thAugust 2018 Publisher: Flatiron Books Pages: 320 Rating: 📚📚📚📚 Mirage is the debut novel from Somaiya Daud and is the first instalment in this Middle Eastern style Fantasy/Sci-fi series. There’s friendship, romance, droids, mythology and an epic planetary world for you to get your... Continue Reading →
A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer Series: A Curse So Dark and Lonely Genre: Fantasy (YA) Publication Date: 29th January 2019 Publisher: Bloomsbury YA Pages: 477 Rating: 4/5 Shelfie Stacks 📚📚📚📚 A Curse So Dark and Lonely is a modern-day retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Brigid Kemmerer. The story is... Continue Reading →
Onyx and Ivory by Mindee Arnett Series: Rime Chronicles #1 Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: May 12th 2018 Publisher: Balzer & Bray (Fairyloot Exclusive Edition) Pages: 512 Rating: 4/5 Shelfie Stacks 📚📚📚📚 Onyx and Ivory is the first in a series of books by Mindee Arnett called The Rime Chronicles. Synopsis from Goodreads They call her... Continue Reading →
So my February mission was to try and start finishing some series which I was part-way through before every plot from every book I’ve ever read starts bleeding into each other. I read Six of Crows towards the end of 2018 and knew immediately that I wouldn’t be waiting very long before getting my hands... Continue Reading →
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