by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie (Illustrations), Matt Wilson (Colorist), Calyton CowlesPublisher: Image ComicsFormat: PaperbackGenre: Urban FantasyRelease Date: November 12th, 2014Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars How have I not read this any earlier? I am the type of person who avoids looking too much into things before selecting something to read. I enjoy reading reviews, but whenContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: The Wicked + The Divine, Volume 1: The Faust Act”
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Book Review: Knock Down Dragon Out by Krystal Shannan
Publisher: KS PublishingFormat: ebookRelease Date: April 26th, 2018Genre: Paranormal RomanceGoodreads Rating: 3/5 Stars A variety of factors have meant I’ve been able to read more Romance recently, which is great. It’s a genre I truly love, but as I’m still relatively new, it means I’m in the process of learning what I like and don’tContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Knock Down Dragon Out by Krystal Shannan”
Graphic Novel Review: Fables, Vol 2 – Animal Farm
by Bill Willingham, and artists Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, James JeanPublisher: VertigoRelease Date: 2003Genre: Fantasy/Urban Fantasy Rating: 5/5 Stars Fables, Volume 1: Legends in Exile Review What to do when you are driven out of your homelands, and a section of your society cannot hide among the humans? Well, in Fables, the answer is simple:ContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: Fables, Vol 2 – Animal Farm”
Book Review: Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Publisher: PhoenixFormat: ebookRelease Date: May 12th, 2022Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars There are some books you read and know, instantly, it’s going to stay with you for a long time to come. That is definitely true of Take My Hand, the story of Civil Townsend, a nurse in Montgomery, Alabama, and two of her patients, whoContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez”
Graphic Novel Review: The Boys, Volume 4: We Gotta Go Now
by Garth Ennis, Darrick RobertsonPublisher: Dynamite EntertainmentFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: October 1st, 2008 Volume 1: The Name of the Game Review / Volume 2: Get Some Review / Volume 3: Good for the Soul Review In The Boys, Volume 4: We Gotta Go Now, the story deepens and widens, and we learn about a new setContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: The Boys, Volume 4: We Gotta Go Now”
Book Review: Gallant by V.E. Schwab
Publisher: Titan BooksFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: March 8th, 2022Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars I don’t think I’ve come across a Schwab book yet that I haven’t really enjoyed. Not to mention she skirts various genres really well, in this particular instance blending elements of fantasy and horror to give us the Gothic tale of Gallant. Olivia PriorContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Gallant by V.E. Schwab”
Book Review: Transitions: Our Stories of Being Trans
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley PublishersFormat: ebookRelease Date: May 17th, 2021Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars This is a very short collection of essays centred around the everyday experience of being trans. Considering it’s a little over 112 pages, this collection packs a lot in, running across various themes throughout and capturing a range of different voices. Books likeContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Transitions: Our Stories of Being Trans”
Book Review: Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
Publisher: Titan BooksFormat: ebookRelease Date: April 26th, 2022Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Thank you to Titan Books for providing me a copy of this book via NetGalley – views remain my own! This is the first novel I’ve read by T. Kingfisher, and that is a damn shame, because really I should have been reading herContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher”
Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Vol 7
Publisher: Image ComicsRelease Date: April 4th, 2017Genre: Sci-Fi Rating: 5/5 Stars I don’t really know how to put into words how much I freaking adore this series. Each instalment of the graphic novel leaves me feeling a little off balance, keen to carry on reading what happens but not wanting to put myself through moreContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Vol 7”
Book Review: Theatre of Marvels by Lianne Dillsworth
Publisher: Random House UK – CornerstoneFormat: ebookRelease Date: April 14th, 2022Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars When Zillah steps on stage at Crillick’s Variety Theatre, she steps into the persona of The Great Amazonia, an exotic wonder who certainly draws in the crowds. But Zillah must hide herself, and outside the theatre, she has to hide Amazonia,ContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Theatre of Marvels by Lianne Dillsworth”
Unwrapping Words 