Format: ebookPublished: September 30th, 2021Age: AdultGenre: HistoricalGoodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars This collection of short stories has definitely made me want to pick up the Six Tudor Queens series. In In the Shadow of Queens, Alison Weir introduces us to various figures who were part of or adjacent to the Tudor court during the lives ofContinueContinue reading “Book Review: In the Shadow of Queens: Tales from the Tudor Court by Alison Weir”
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Book Review: A Childhood in a Welsh Mining Valley by Vivian Jones
Format: PaperbackPublished: June 22nd, 2017Age: AdultGenre: Non-Fiction – MemoirGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars I picked this up ages ago for research purposes, and because the blurb made it sound like a great way to find out what life was like in mining valleys towards the start of the 20th century. The mines are such a keyContinueContinue reading “Book Review: A Childhood in a Welsh Mining Valley by Vivian Jones”
Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 6
by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples (Illustrator)Publisher: Image ComicsFormat: PaperbackGenre: Sci-FiRelease Date: July 5th, 2016Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Reread Reviews: Volume 1 / Volume 2 / Volume 3 / Volume 4 / Volume 5 Volume 6 gives us a time jump; Hazel is in kindergarten, learning important lessons like who can she trust and who might tryContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 6”
Book Review: The Valkyrie by Kate Heartfield
Format: ebookPublished: March 30th, 2023Age: AdultGenre: Historical FantasyGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars The Valkyrie is the story of Brynhild, Gudrun and Sigurd, a fantasy retelling from Norse mythology that reveals another side to the Valkyrie, princess, and hero. Going into this, I’m not overly familiar with Norse mythology and the sagas, so I can’t compare thisContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Valkyrie by Kate Heartfield”
Book Review: Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
Format: PaperbackPublished: July 6th, 2021Age: Young AdultGenre: FantasyGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Oh, I really, truly loved this one. Currently my favourite read of the year, Six Crimson Cranes is a retelling of “The Wild Swans”, set in an East Asia inspired fantasy world. Ever since reading Lim’s Reflection as part of the Disney Twisted TalesContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim”
Book Review: Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture by Sudhir Hazareesingh
Format: ebookPublished: September 3rd, 2020Age: AdultGenre: Non-Fiction – HistoryGoodreads Rating: 3/5 Stars I really wanted to like this one much more than I did. But my reading experience was less because it’s not a great book and more, I think, that I am not the target audience for this. This book is not for moreContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture by Sudhir Hazareesingh”
Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 5
by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples (Illustrator)Publisher: Image ComicsFormat: PaperbackGenre: Sci-FiRelease Date: September 9th, 2015Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Reread Reviews: Volume 1 / Volume 2 / Volume 3 / Volume 4 Volume 5. How I hate you. How I love you. How you put our little family and the surrounding cast through so, so much, with barelyContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 5”
Audiobook Review: Welcome Me to Willoughby Close by Kate Hewitt
Narrated By: Justine EyrePublisher: Blackstone PublishingAge: AdultGenre: Contemporary RomanceFormat: AudiobookRelease Date: November 17th, 2020Goodreads Rating: 3/5 Stars This one was okay. Enjoyable enough but nothing really great and a few too many cons outweighing the pros. The narrator was Justine Eyre, and while she did a good job, it felt like this could have beenContinueContinue reading “Audiobook Review: Welcome Me to Willoughby Close by Kate Hewitt”
Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 4
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”
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”
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