Publisher: University of Wales PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: January 22n, 2020Genre: Nonfiction – HistoryGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Let’s start this with a touch of background and a dash of anger – I was born in ’89, the year after the restrictive, disgusting ‘Section 28’ was introduced. This was in effect in Wales until 2003, but itContinueContinue reading “Book Review: A Little Gay History of Wales by Daryl Leeworthy”
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Book Review: The Legend of a Rogue by Darcy Burke
Publisher: Darcy Burke PublishingFormat: ebookRelease Date: December 1st, 2020Genre: Historical RomanceGoodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars What a fun novella! The Legend of a Rogue is a prequel to Darcy Burke’s Legendary Rogues series, which I wasn’t aware of when I originally picked it up. It being a prequel didn’t dampen my enjoyment at all, and hasContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Legend of a Rogue by Darcy Burke”
Book Review: A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall
Publisher: PiatkusFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: May 24th, 2022Genre: Regency RomanceGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars What an absolutely beautiful novel. Including the stunning cover! I love it, and it matches so perfectly with how Viola is portrayed in the novel. Right upfront I will say I think the novel itself is a touch on the long side atContinueContinue reading “Book Review: A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall”
Graphic Novel Review: The Sandman, Vol. 4: Season of Mists
by Neil Gaiman, Malcom Jones III, Kelley Jones (Illustrator), Mike Dringenberg (Illustrator)Publisher: Titan BooksFormat: PaperbackGenre: Urban Fantasy/Horror/MythologyRelease Date: September 1st, 1992 Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Oh, Sandman, how many times and in how many ways can I say I love you? Seriously, I know people rave about it all the time but I can reallyContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: The Sandman, Vol. 4: Season of Mists”
Book Review: A Universe of Wishes, Edited by Dhonielle Clayton
Publisher: Titan Books Format: ebookRelease Date: July 6th, 2021Genre: Anthology – SFFGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Anthologies are always going to be hit and miss. Sometimes you get one where every story makes you feel giddy. More often, however, there’s a mixture of stuff you love, maybe some stuff you dislike. There’s more hits than missesContinueContinue reading “Book Review: A Universe of Wishes, Edited by Dhonielle Clayton”
Graphic Novel Review: The Ultimates 2, Volume 1: Gods and Monsters
by Mark Millar, Bryan Hitch (Artist)Publisher: MarvelFormat: PaperbackGenre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy/SuperheroesRelease Date: September 20th, 2006Goodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars And so we continue with the story of The Ultimates, in which Marvel give us a more ‘gritty’ and ‘realistic’ version of The Avengers. The Ultimates is kind of a reminder that, okay, some interesting stuff came out ofContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: The Ultimates 2, Volume 1: Gods and Monsters”
Book Review: DIY or Die by Andy Carrington
Format: ebookRelease Date: March 1st, 2022Goodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars I hadn’t heard of Bradford based poet Andy Carrington prior to him reaching out to offer me an arc of his latest collection, DIY or Die. I admit, I don’t know many poets at all. Poetry is something I dip in and out of now andContinueContinue reading “Book Review: DIY or Die by Andy Carrington”
Book Review: Together We Burn by Isabel Ibañez
Publisher: Titan BooksFormat: ebookRelease Date: July 5th, 2022Genre: Fantasy – Historical – RomanceGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars I’ll admit I was completely and utterly swept away by this book. Set in a fantasy version of Spain, where instead of bulls, they fight dragons, Zarela is the daughter of a flamenco dancer and a Dragonador. Her fatherContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Together We Burn by Isabel Ibañez”
Graphic Novel Review: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 1969
by Alan Moore, Kevin O’Neill (Illustrator)Publisher: Knockabout ComicsFormat: PaperbackGenre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Alternate HistoryRelease Date: April 1st, 2011Goodreads Rating: 2/5 Stars I feel like I am too far into this series to back out now, but seriously, what is this? I gave this a two star on Goodreads, which they suggest translates as ‘it was okay’, and ifContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 1969”
Book Review: False Colours by Georgette Heyer
Publisher: Cornerstone DigitalFormat: ebookRelease Date: February 28th, 2011 (first published 1963)Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars After two books, Heyer is now one of my favourite authors. There’s a wonderful wit to her work, and characters who are delightful and frustrating and funny. She has this way of really drawing a couple together, and planting seeds forContinueContinue reading “Book Review: False Colours by Georgette Heyer”
Unwrapping Words 