Pages: 358Published: 5th June 2012Genre: Young Adult FantasyContent warnings: Animal death, sexual exploitation Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee. Alina Starkov has … Continue reading Book Review – Shadow And Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Pages: 437Published: 10th January 2019Genre: Historical FantasyContent warnings: Allusions to rape, sexual references, suicide, animal cruelty, homophobia Emmett Farmer is working in the fields when a letter arrives summoning him to begin an apprenticeship. He will work for a Bookbinder, a vocation that arouses fear, superstition and prejudice – but one neither he nor his parents can … Continue reading Book Review – The Binding by Bridget Collins
Pages: 400Published: 15th January 2019Genre: Young Adult FantasyContent warning: Racism It's 1889. The city is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. Here, no one keeps tabs on dark truths better than treasure-hunter and wealthy hotelier Séverin Montagnet-Alarie. When the elite, ever-powerful … Continue reading Book Review – The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
Pages: 384Published: 10th September 2019Genre: Historical FantasyContent warnings: Racism, animal cruelty In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. As the ward of the wealthy Mr. Locke, she feels little different from the artifacts that decorate the halls: carefully maintained, largely ignored, and utterly out of place. Then she finds a strange book. … Continue reading Book Review – The Ten Thousand Doors Of January by Alix E. Harrow
Pages: 287Published: 16th November 2018 At the end of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald was captured in New York with the help of Newt Scamander. But, making good on his threat, Grindelwald escapes custody and sets about gathering followers, most unsuspecting of his true agenda: to raise pure-blood wizards up … Continue reading Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – The Original Screenplay
Pages: 384Published: 10th January 2019Genre: Fantasy Moscow is in flames, leaving its people searching for answers – and someone to blame. Vasilisa, a girl with extraordinary gifts, must flee for her life, pursued by those who blame their misfortune on her magic. Then a vengeful demon returns, stronger than ever. Determined to engulf the world … Continue reading Book Review – The Winter Of The Witch by Katherine Arden
Pages: 347Published: 5th December 2017Genre: Fantasy The magical adventure begun in The Bear and the Nightingalecontinues as brave Vasya, now a young woman, is forced to choose between marriage or life in a convent and instead flees her home—but soon finds herself called upon to help defend the city of Moscow when it comes under … Continue reading Book Review – The Girl In The Tower by Katherine Arden
Pages: 336Published: 10th January 2017Genre: Fantasy In a village at the edge of the wilderness of northern Russia, where the winds blow cold and the snow falls many months of the year, an elderly servant tells stories of sorcery, folklore and the Winter King to the children of the family, tales of old magic frowned upon by … Continue reading Book Review – The Bear And The Nightingale by Katherine Arden
So, I have finally made a start on 'sponsored' books, in other words books sent to me by the author for free in return for an honest review. It was difficult to choose which one to begin with, but I ultimately settled on Naliyah, as I was taken by the Goodreads synopsis, and would act as … Continue reading Book Review – Naliyah by Shauna Kelley
It is a long time since I wrote a post about Harry Potter. In fact, I am surprised I don't write about it more often, given that it is my favourite series of books, and I read them countless times. So in light of that, I have decided to choose one chapter from each of … Continue reading Harry Potter – My Top Seven Chapters
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