Narrated by: Mozhan MarnòPublisher: Random House AudioFormat: AudiobookRelease Date: October 6th, 2020 Rating: 5/5 Stars Let’s preface this by saying I am a white, cis, British (specifically Welsh) woman, and am writing from that point of view. This is the kind of book I think everyone should read, but most especially white women, like myself.ContinueContinue reading “Audiobook Review: White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color by Ruby Hamad”
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Blogtober Day 17, Review: Becoming Crone by Lydia M. Hawke
Publisher: Michem PublishingFormat: ebookRelease Date: June 17th, 2021Genre: FantasyGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Claire Emerson has lived an ordinary life. She married, had her son Paul, raised him, was cheated on by her husband, and is now a divorced grandmother. When she turns 60, she realises she needs a purpose, but the last thing she expectedContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 17, Review: Becoming Crone by Lydia M. Hawke”
Book Review: Shaken or Stirred by Georgia Beers
Publisher: Bold Strokes BooksFormat: ebookRelease Date: August 1st, 2021Genre: Romance – LGBT Goodreads Rating: 2/5 Stars I really wanted to like this much, much more than I did. For starters, it’s Bold Strokes Books, a publisher I really love! They put out some excellent LGBT+ fiction and definitely check them out. As for Shaken orContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Shaken or Stirred by Georgia Beers”
Blogtober Day 12: Whistling Past the Graveyard Book Review
Another dip into the Divination Hollow archives today with this review of Lex H. Jones’ Whistling Past the Graveyard. By: Lex H. JonesPublisher: Burdizzo BooksFormat: ebookRelease Date: January 29, 2021Genre: Horror (Short Story Collection)Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Original Review Whistling Past the Graveyard is a collection of thirteen (what a wonderful number) short stories from authorContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 12: Whistling Past the Graveyard Book Review”
Blogtober Day 10, Graphic Novel Review: The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 2: Fandemonium
By Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie (Illustrator), Matt Wilson (Colorist), Clayton CowlesPublisher: Image ComicsRelease Date: July 1st, 2015Genre: Urban FantasyGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars This has very quickly become a must-read series for me, and with Volume 2 I am completely and utterly hooked. Drawn back into the worlds of gods, Laura searches for the truth behindContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 10, Graphic Novel Review: The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 2: Fandemonium”
Blogtober Day 9, Review: A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney
Publisher: Titan BooksFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: September 25, 2018Genre: YA – FantasyGoodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars This book feels fitting for October, with its darker take on Alice in Wonderland. Alice has a secret; since her father died, she’s been training to battle monsters, known as Nightmares, in Wonderland. But Alice still has to go to school,ContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 9, Review: A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney“
Blogtober Day 5: The Final Girl Support Group Book Review
I’ll be posting some reviews here for Blogtober throughout the month, mainly taken from the reviews I’ve written for Divination Hollow. We’ve got lots of things going on throughout October over there, so please check it out! By: Grady HendrixPublisher: Titan BooksFormat: ebookRelease Date: July 13th, 2021Genre: HorrorGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Original Review At times,ContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 5: The Final Girl Support Group Book Review”
Book Review: The Rose Kiss by Esme Rome
Publisher: Parako PressFormat: ebookRelease Date: May 1st, 2021Genre: Romantic FantasyGoodreads Rating: 2/5 Stars Review I admit I was really looking forward to finally reading this one after it’s sat on my virtual shelf for so long. Romance? Beauty and the Beast? A curse in a Historical Fantasy setting? All things very much right up myContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Rose Kiss by Esme Rome”
Graphic Novel Review: The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 2: Dallas
By Gerard Way (Writer), Gabriel Bá (Artist), Dave Stewart (Colourist), Nate Piekos (Letterer)Publisher: Dark Horse ComicsRelease Date: November 1st, 2009Genre: Sci-FiGoodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars Review Okay, Dallas takes The Umbrella Academy in a more batshit direction that volume 1, and I am totally here for it. Do not go into this expecting the Netflix series; there are a coupleContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 2: Dallas”
Audiobook Review: Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
Narrated by: Daisy DonovanPublisher: Tinder PressFormat: AudiobookRelease Date: March 31st, 2020 Rating: 4/5 Stars This is definitely an interesting book, but as I listened to the Audible version I think there were quite a few things I missed, but I’ll touch on that later. Really, what ideally would happen is eventually I’d pick up aContinueContinue reading “Audiobook Review: Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell”
Unwrapping Words 