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”

Book Review: Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater

Publisher: OrbitFormat: ebookRelease Date: April 5th, 2022Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars As soon as I saw the words Regency Faerie Tales I knew I had to check this out. The mixture of Historical/Regency, Fantasy and Romance is done so brilliantly here, you can see threads of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell and A Declaration of theContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater”

Graphic Novel Review: Doctor Who – The Widow’s Curse

Publisher: Panini Release Date: November 19th, 2016Genre: Sci-Fi/Media Tie-In Rating: 3/5 Stars Other Doctor Who Comic Collection Reviews: The Iron Legion / The Tides of Time / Voyager / The FloodOther Doctor Who Graphic Novel Reviews: The Eleventh Doctor Archives Omnibus Vol. 1 / The Eleventh Doctor Archives Omnibus, Vol 2 So I didn’t realise I’d skipped a volumeContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: Doctor Who – The Widow’s Curse”