Pages: 437Published: 17th November 2020Genre: Historical Fiction/FantasyContent warnings: Descriptions of gore/injury detail This was a buddy read with my friend Alexia. There was a bit of a wait before we could start, but boy was it worth it! I loved our detailed discussions and they made what was already a fabulous reading experience into an even better one. The … Continue reading Book Review – These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
Pages: 403Published: 1st November 2018Genre: Mystery/CrimeContent warnings: Animal harm, sexual references This was a buddy read with my friend Gem. It was seventh one and while not our best, we still had some very fun discussions! Death lies between the lines. A dark story has been brought to terrifying life. Can the ending be rewritten in time? Clare Cassidy … Continue reading Book Review – The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths
Pages: 372Published: 7th January 2020Genre: Young Adult ThrillerContent warnings: Child death, strong sexual references, cancer sub-plot This was a buddy read with my friend Ellie. We have now read both books in this series together and are about to start Karen M. McManus' standalone novel Two Can Keep A Secret. As always, the buddy read was a lot of fun! It … Continue reading Book Review – One Of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus
Hello everyone, I am delighted to be sharing another author Q&A! In November I read All Your Twisted Secrets by Diana Urban, and at the weekend I posted my review. Diana Urban It was an enthralling, edge-of-the-seat read with some breathtaking twists, so I approached Diana to see if she would be willing to answer some questions. … Continue reading Author Q&A – Diana Urban
Pages: 390Published: 17th March 2020Genre: Young Adult ThrillerContent warnings: Bullying including cyber-bullying, sexual references, suicide This was my second buddy read with Noly, and we had a wonderful time trying to make sense of the high stakes plot and guessing what was going to happen. Our reaction at the end was one of mutual shock and plenty of gasping … Continue reading Book Review – All Your Twisted Secrets by Diana Urban
Hello everyone, It is the first day of the blog tour for The Dark Room by Sam Blake, which is out today! I had fun reading this and trying to deduce its mystery, so thank you very much to Anne Cater for my place on the tour and to Corvus Books for sending me a lovely physical … Continue reading Blog Tour + Review – The Dark Room by Sam Blake
Hello everyone, It is my turn on the blog tour for this truly wondrous middle grade fantasy novel, and I am so excited to be sharing my review. Having finished it during the week, I can completely understand why so many other bloggers have adored this one - it is a book we completely need … Continue reading Blog Tour + Review – Amari And The Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
Pages: 513Published: 13th October 2020Genre: Historical FantasyContent warnings: Misogyny, references to sexual exploitation, animal death In 1893, there's no such thing as witches. There used to be, in the wild, dark days before the burnings began, but now witching is nothing but tidy charms and nursery rhymes. If the modern woman wants any measure of power, she must find … Continue reading Book Review – The Once And Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
Pages: 450Published: 7th January 2014Genre: Historical Fiction (semi-biographical)Content warnings: Slavery, racism, sexual references, misogyny This was a buddy read with Kriti, our third of the year. We were originally planning to read a different book by Sue Monk Kidd, but we ultimately chose this one and I am really glad we did. Thank you to Kriti for some very … Continue reading Book Review – The Invention Of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
This book has been on my TBR for such a long time, and when Ellie and I agreed to do a buddy read together it felt like the perfect opportunity to pick it up at last. Thank you so much to Ellie, she made reading this a really fun experience and it was great to … Continue reading Book Review – One Of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
