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 →
The TIME 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time
Aloha Bibliofriends, Several months ago (back last year!) I was scrolling through my news feed and the Time 100 Greatest Fantasy Novels of all time popped up! I couldn’t resist clicking on it and I knew back then in October that I wanted to do a post on it. If you love your fantasy fiction... Continue Reading →
#Friday56 – A Curse of Ash and Embers
Happy FriYAY Bibliofriends! This week's Friday 56 comes from A Curse of Ash and Embers by Jo Spurrier. This was a really different style of witchy read and I loved the world building and magical characters created. Hosted by Freda’s Voice, the Friday 56 is a weekly bookish prompt. It’s quite easy to do and could... Continue Reading →
#Friday56 – Given to the Earth
Happy FriYAY Bibliofriends! This week's Friday 56 comes from Given to the Earth - the sequel to Given to the Sea in the Given Duet by Mindy McGinnis. A Given is the name for the girls who are born to be 'given' to the sea each generation to save the kingdom of Stille from being... Continue Reading →
Biblioshelf Musings – Given to the Earth
Hello Bibliofriends,I read Given to the Sea by Mindy McGinnis (book 1 in this duology) when it came out back in 2017. It was one of the first books I ever received in my FairyLoot subscription and I became totally enamoured with the world featured in the story. As part of my 2020 reading mission... Continue Reading →
Biblioshelf Musings – Ignite the Sun
Happy Wednesday Bibliofriends,When I came across and read the blurb for Ignite the Sun by Hanna C. Howard whilst scrolling through Netgalley, my interest was immediately piqued from the mention of a witch queen and the battle between darkness and light so I knew I had to click that 'read now' button. Big thanks to... Continue Reading →
Biblioshelf Musings – Esme’s Wish
Hi Bibliofriends,One of my bookish blogging goals this year was to try and get started on taking author/publisher requests and also start investing some time into improving my NetGalley feedback score. It was such a thrill when Elizabeth Foster contacted me after reading one of my reviews for Odyssey Books and asked me if I... Continue Reading →
Biblioshelf Musings: These Divided Shores
Hello Bibliofriends! This week's Biblioshelf Musing is 'These Divided Shores' by Sara Raasch which is the sequel to 'These Rebel Waves'. I first read TRW when it arrived in the August 2018 Mutinous Pirates Fairyloot box. At first, the series wasn't quite what I was expecting as the pirates were more riverboat looters (Stream Raiders)... Continue Reading →
Biblioshelf Musings: Shadow and Flame
Howdy Bibliofriends! This week's Biblioshelf Musing is Shadow and Flame which is the sequel to Onyx and Ivory by Mindee Arnett. If you follow my other posts you'll know that I'm not that great at keeping up with sequels. That being said, in my new little world of trying to maintain good 'atomic habits', the... Continue Reading →
Biblioshelf Musings – The Beholder
Hi Biblioshelf Friends, How is your week going? I have had lots of exciting book mail this week so I finally have enough to make a book haul post at the end of the month (for what feels like the first time ever!). At the end of April, I finished reading The Beholder for the... Continue Reading →