Pages: 454Published: 6th July 2021Genre: FantasyContent warnings: Injury detail Shiori'anma, the only princess of Kiata, has a secret. Forbidden magic runs through her veins. Normally she conceals it well, but on the morning of her betrothal ceremony, Shiori loses control. At first, her mistake seems like a stroke of luck, forestalling the wedding she never wanted. But it also … Continue reading Book Review – Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
Pages: 340Published: 4th January 2022Genre: MysteryContent warnings: Drugs, discrimination Molly Gray is not like everyone else. She struggles with social skills and misreads the intentions of others. Her gran used to interpret the world for her, codifying it into simple rules that Molly could live by. Since Gran died a few months ago, twenty-five-year-old Molly has been navigating life's … Continue reading Book Review – The Maid by Nita Prose
Hello everyone, Happy New Year! I hope 2025 turns out to be a wonderful year for all of you ✨ Before we look too far ahead, it is time to look back one more time on 2024 with my annual Goodreads Challenge Summary and Stats. Having fallen just short of my 2023 target of 55, … Continue reading Goodreads Challenge 2024 Summary And Stats
Hello everyone, So this is it! The end of 2024 - which seems to have passed very quickly but in that time I have read 52 books, exactly what I set out to do as per my Goodreads Challenge. Time has not allowed me to read any more than that, but it certainly has been … Continue reading Top 10 Books I Read In 2024
Hello everyone, One of the absolute gems of reading is that it can transport you to absolutely anywhere in the world - or to a different world entirely, courtesy of its setting. As well as being something fun, exciting, and potentially new, it allows you to really immerse yourself in a different culture or experience … Continue reading The Best Settings I Read In 2024
Hello everyone, The ending of a book is such a key moment. It is the last thing we read, so in those final few sentences or the way in which the plot is resolved, there is a lot at stake and it goes a long way to forming our overall thoughts. A bad ending, and … Continue reading Top Five Memorable Endings I Read In 2024
Pages: 365Published: 20th April 2021Genre: Historical MysteryContent warnings: Missing person storyline/abduction 1426, Joseon (Korea). Hwani's family has never been the same since she and her younger sister went missing and were later found unconscious in the forest near a gruesome crime scene. Years later, Detective Min - Hwani's father - learns that 13 girls have recently disappeared from the same … Continue reading Book Review – The Forest Of Stolen Girls by June Hur
Hello everyone, The best twists are the ones you never see coming, but work absolutely perfectly for the plot and are not far-fetched. Some are dramatic in the way they are revealed, either completely flooring you with shock or putting a whole different complexion on the story. Looking back at my 2024 reads, there are … Continue reading Top Five Most Dramatic Twists I Read In 2024
Hello everyone, This is it, I am finally reaching the end of this project that has taken almost two years to complete! When I reached five years of book blogging I decided to have a lengthy A-Z look back at all the books I have read during that period between the start of 2018 and … Continue reading My A-Z Of Books – XYZ
Hello everyone, My look back on what I have read in 2024 continues here with the five most character-driven books. I find this a really fun and unique category, as it makes me reflect on certain books in a slightly different way than what I did at the time. There are few things better than … Continue reading Top Five Character-Driven Books I Read In 2024
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