Pages: 494Published: 16th November 2021Genre: Historical Fiction/FantasyContent warnings: Violence, injury detail It is fair to say that after reading These Violent Delights at the end of 2020, I had found perhaps a new favourite book and so that catapulted this follow-up to the very top of my most anticipated list. Once again, I read it with my wonderful friend Alexia, who … Continue reading Book Review – Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong
Pages: 232Published: 13th April 2021Genre: Young Adult FantasyContent warnings: Violence/injury detail, misognyny I recently took part in the blog tour for this book, but was not able to read it at the time. Now I have, and I am excited to share my review! Thank you very much to Dave @ The Write Reads and Kristin Ward - two … Continue reading Book Review – The Girl Of Dorcha Wood by Kristin Ward
Hello everyone, I am a late addition to the blog tour for this one, having missed the original invitation - oops! Thank you so much to Dave @ The Write Reads for letting me be part of it at short notice, as I simply could not let a further opportunity to support Kristin Ward and … Continue reading Blog Tour Spotlight – The Girl Of Dorcha Wood by Kristin Ward
Pages: 646Published: 23rd April 2013Genre: Historical FantasyContent warnings: Attempted suicide, sexual references, misogyny This was a buddy read with my friend Kriti. When she suggested this book I was unsure what to expect and I knew that it would be out of my comfort zone, but I ended up enjoying it. Read on to find out my overall … Continue reading Book Review – The Golem And The Jinni by Helene Wecker
Pages: 535Published: 20th September 2016Genre: Young Adult FantasyContent warnings: Strong violence, sexual references, drug references Kaz Brekker and his crew of deadly outcasts have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they're right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and badly weakened, the crew … Continue reading Book Review – Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
Pages: 425Published: 30th November 2020Genre: Fantasy/DystopiaContent warnings: Misogyny, strong sexual references, suicide references, bullying This was a buddy read with Pauliina. We both had an interesting time with the book and had mixed feelings, but it gave us so much to talk and speculate about. I really enjoyed our discussions, so thank you Pauliina for reading it with me! … Continue reading Book Review – The Betrayals by Bridget Collins
Pages: 479Published: 29th September 2015Genre: Young Adult FantasyContent warnings: Violence, drugs, references to sexual exploitation Just in time for the Netflix series that has recently premiered, I have finally read Six Of Crows, which is probably (in my experience at least) the most talked about book on Book Twitter, so much so that I had already heard so much about … Continue reading Book Review – Six Of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
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: 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: 416Published: 22nd September 2020Genre: Fantasy Séverin and his team members might have successfully thwarted the Fallen House, but victory came at a terrible cost — one that still haunts all of them. Desperate to make amends, Séverin pursues a dangerous lead to find a long lost artifact rumored to grant its possessor the power … Continue reading Book Review – The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi
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