Ah, trying to reduce my Goodreads TBR five books at a time. If you haven’t tried this yet, I do suggest it – not only to lower the ridiculously high amount of books I’ve marked ‘Want to Read’ on there, but also as it reminds me of some books I do want to read, butContinueContinue reading “That Dreaded TBR #33”
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Book Review: Theatre of Marvels by Lianne Dillsworth
Publisher: Random House UK – CornerstoneFormat: ebookRelease Date: April 14th, 2022Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars When Zillah steps on stage at Crillick’s Variety Theatre, she steps into the persona of The Great Amazonia, an exotic wonder who certainly draws in the crowds. But Zillah must hide herself, and outside the theatre, she has to hide Amazonia,ContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Theatre of Marvels by Lianne Dillsworth”
Audiobook Review: Everyday Sexism by Laura Bates
Publisher: Audible StudiosFormat: AudiobookRelease Date: June 3rd, 2014 Rating: 5/5 Stars Gathering together statistics, analysis and personal stories, from many different women, Laura Bates puts together a powerful call for change. Covering every aspect of society – and acknowledging her own privilege and perspective – Bates highlights why there needs to be a change. ThisContinueContinue reading “Audiobook Review: Everyday Sexism by Laura Bates”
Graphic Novel Review: Doctor Who – The Flood
Publisher: Panini Release Date: October 18th, 2007Genre: Sci-Fi/Media Tie-In Rating: 5/5 Stars Other Doctor Who Comic Collection Reviews: The Iron Legion / The Tides of Time / VoyagerOther Doctor Who Graphic Novel Reviews: The Eleventh Doctor Archives Omnibus Vol. 1 / The Eleventh Doctor Archives Omnibus, Vol 2 Yes folks, another of the Doctor Who Collected Comics. And possiblyContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: Doctor Who – The Flood”
Topic: About 4 and 5 Star Ratings
Every reviewer has slightly different ‘criteria’ when reviewing, and of course, what is a 1* book might be 5*s for someone else, as it’s completely dependent on the reviewer’s own personal tastes. It’s something many people seem to forget when they decide it’s time for another round of ‘terrible takes against reviewers’; all reviews areContinueContinue reading “Topic: About 4 and 5 Star Ratings”
Book Review: Witch, Cat, and Cobb by J.K. Pendragon
Witch, Cat, and Cobb is a short, quick and lovely read, managing to really engross the reader completely in this world, even though we don’t actually spend that much time there! Princess Breanwynne is not interested at all in her intended husband, and to escape her arranged marriage, she flees to the nearby swamps, atContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Witch, Cat, and Cobb by J.K. Pendragon”
The WriteReads Blog Tour: Undercover Princess by Connie Glynn
About the Book The Rosewood Chronicles #1Genre: YA FantasyLength: 441 PagesPublished: 2nd November 2017Amazon / Goodreads When fairy tale obsessed Lottie Pumpkin starts at the infamous Rosewood Hall, she is not expecting to share a room with the Crown Princess of Maradova, Ellie Wolf. Due to a series of lies and coincidences, 14-year-old Lottie findsContinueContinue reading “The WriteReads Blog Tour: Undercover Princess by Connie Glynn”
That Dreaded TBR #32
Another dive onto the Goodreads Want to Read, another glimpse into what kind of books I was interested in back in 2013. These books were all added during September 2013, probably from me looking over the recommendations with a strange hope I’d get to them all one day! Well, I definitely know better now. RulesContinueContinue reading “That Dreaded TBR #32”
Book Review: Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett
Publisher: CorgiFormat: DigitalRelease Date: November 5th, 2012 Rating: 5/5 Stars It goes without saying that if you like Terry Pratchett, you’ve likely already read this or, at least, are considering reading it, no matter what I say. It’s definitely worth reading, but if you haven’t read Pratchett before for some reason, let me convince youContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett”
Book Review: Pennyblade by J.L. Worrad
Publisher: Titan BooksFormat: DigitalRelease Date: March 15th, 2022 Rating: DNF @ 18% I usually enjoy Dark Fantasy, and this one sounded so intriguing. I can also stomach a fair bit in darker books, if the other elements are compelling enough. I tired to push through with this, but found myself DNF’ing at the 18% markContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Pennyblade by J.L. Worrad”
Unwrapping Words 