by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples (Illustrator)Publisher: Image ComicsFormat: PaperbackGenre: Sci-FiRelease Date: December 23rd, 2014Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Reread Reviews: Volume 1 / Volume 2 / Volume 3 Ah, back to my reread of Saga. I did put it aside for a little bit in the runup to Christmas, and picked it up again from Volume 4ContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 4”
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Audiobook Review: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
Narrated By: Lauren FortgangPublisher: Audible StudiosAge: Young AdultGenre: FantasyFormat: AudiobookRelease Date: June 4th, 2013Goodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars This was my last audiobook of 2023, and it’s one I really enjoyed. I definitely preferred Siege and Storm over Shadow and Bone, and I think I’ll stick with audio for the third book, too. I enjoyed thisContinueContinue reading “Audiobook Review: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo”
Book Review: Meet the Georgians by Robert Peal
Format: PaperbackPublished: July 8th, 2021Age: AdultGenre: Non-Fiction – HistoryGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars This was a great book to finish 2023 on! Meet the Georgians contains a range of short biographies on various historical figures from 1714 to the 1830s, including Byron, Mary Wollstonecraft, Olaudah Eqiano, the Ladies of Llangollen, and many more. Peal keeps theContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Meet the Georgians by Robert Peal”
Book Review: Pirate’s Prize by Stephanie Flynn
Format: ebookPublished: August 1st, 2022Age: AdultGenre: Historical/Time Travel Romance Goodreads Rating: 3/5 Stars First things first; I got this book via the Romance Bookworms fantastic Stuff Your Kindle Day, and I cannot recommend this event enough if you love romance books. There are currently no 2024 dates, but sign up for their newsletter to keepContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Pirate’s Prize by Stephanie Flynn”
Book Review: Flying Home for Christmas by Helen Whitaker
Format: ebookPublished: October 12th, 2023 Age: AdultGenre: Contemporary RomanceGoodreads Rating: 3/5 Stars Thank you to Hodder & Stoughton for providing a copy of this book via NetGalley – views remain my own. This was my last festive read for 2023. I have to admit, although the book was enjoyable I found myself a little disappointed overallContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Flying Home for Christmas by Helen Whitaker”
Book Review: Girl, Goddess, Queen by Bea Fitzgerald
Format: ebookPublished: July 20th, 2023Age: Young AdultGenre: FantasyGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars If you like pining, a touch of angst, excellent character growth and a soft, gentle Hades paired with a fierce, ambitious Persephone, do I have the book for you. You will spend this whole book yelling at the characters to just confess their feelingsContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Girl, Goddess, Queen by Bea Fitzgerald”
Book Review: The Ever Cruel Kingdom by Rin Chupeco
Format: PaperbackRelease Date: November 10th, 2020Age: Young AdultGenre: FantasyGoodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars I loved The Never Tilting World, and I was excited to dive back in with Haidee and Odessa in The Ever Cruel Kingdom. The twins are reunited, and though the world is turning, it comes with its own problems. Including the galla, whoContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Ever Cruel Kingdom by Rin Chupeco”
Book Review: # Most Eligible Scrooge by Elodie Nowodazkij
Format: ebookRelease Date: November 24th, 2023Age: AdultGenre: Contemporary RomanceGoodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars I feel lucky with the crop of Christmas books I’ve read this year! Usually after this amount, I’d starting to feel the itch for something different, but I’m still keen to pick up more festive books right now. # Most Eligible Scrooge byContinueContinue reading “Book Review: # Most Eligible Scrooge by Elodie Nowodazkij”
Book Review: Complete Writer’s Guide to Heroes and Heroines By Tami D. Cowden, Caro LaFever, Sue Viders
Format: PaperbackPublished: June 19th, 2000Age: AdultGenre: Non-Fiction – Reference – WritingGoodreads Rating: 2/5 Stars There have been more recent editions of this book since the one I own was published, and I really hope these editions have updated the way they handle the ‘archetypes’ as, to be frank, I found the descriptions and way theContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Complete Writer’s Guide to Heroes and Heroines By Tami D. Cowden, Caro LaFever, Sue Viders”
Book Review: The Supreme Lie by Geraldine McCaughrean
Format: ebookRelease Date: April 15th, 2021Age: Young AdultGenre: Fantasy – DystopiaGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Thank you to Usborne Publishing for providing a copy of this book via NetGalley – views remain my own. This book was excellent, and I think it’s a really great example of Young Adult that doesn’t talk down to its targetContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Supreme Lie by Geraldine McCaughrean”
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