Book Review: Mistletoe at the Manor by Teresa F. Morgan

Publisher: Sapere BooksFormat: DigitalRelease Date: November 24th, 2021 Rating: 2/5 Stars Single mum Beth moves her ‘boutique’ business into a converted stable on the Trenouth Estate. Tristan – the owner of the estate – does nothing but make her angry whenever their paths meet. But of course, this is a Christmas festive romance, so weContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Mistletoe at the Manor by Teresa F. Morgan”

Book Review: Christmas at Honeyford by Tanya Jean Russell

Publisher: Sapere BooksFormat: DigitalRelease Date: November 24th, 2021 Rating: 4/5 Stars This was a really adorable, cosy Christmas romance – artist and TV celebrity Sam needs to escape after a very public breakup. He heads to a small village, convinced the locals will fawn over him, and assumes that is exactly what local baker TessContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Christmas at Honeyford by Tanya Jean Russell”

Book Review: Christmas with Hamish by Sophie Penhaligon

Format: DigitalRelease Date: October 27th, 2021 Rating: 3/5 Stars This one was okay, sitting firmly in ‘middling’ for books for me. It’s another of my 2021 festive reads, and I picked this up almost immediately after Humbug (which I loved), which was always going to be a tough act to follow! Verity’s sister is aContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Christmas with Hamish by Sophie Penhaligon”

Book Review: Humbug by Amanda Radley

Publisher: Bold Strokes BooksFormat: DigitalRelease Date: December 8th, 2021 Rating: 5/5 Stars I loved this book, and it’s probably my favourite of my 2021 festive reads. And not just because the main character shares my name! In all fairness, the publisher Bold Stroke Books are putting out some excellent work, and as much as aContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Humbug by Amanda Radley”

Book Review: Rebel Rose by Emma Theriault

Publisher: AutumnFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: November 26th, 2020 Rating: 3/5 Stars I was so excited for this series, especially as I’ve pretty consistently adored the Twisted Tales series of books. The Queen’s Council is a new series of Disney books, exploring what happens to the princesses we know and love when they step up into theirContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Rebel Rose by Emma Theriault”

Graphic Novel Review: The Boys, Volume 3: Good for the Soul

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 Three volumes in and yeah, I absolutely bloody love this series. At this point I am completely and totally invested, and hopefully will continue being able to get theContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: The Boys, Volume 3: Good for the Soul”

Book Review: The Truth About Elves by Ekta R. Garg

Publisher: Atmosphere PressFormat: DigitalRelease Date: October 19th, 2021 Rating: 2/5 Stars Curtis spends most of his time in Las Vegas, focusing on his life and job and avoiding his past. But for three months of the year, he travels to the Arctic Circle, where he works as one of Santa’s elves. I thought this bookContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Truth About Elves by Ekta R. Garg”

Book Review: Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salesses

Publisher: Catapult BooksFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: January 19th, 2021 Rating: 5/5 Stars If you are a writer, you need this. That is especially important if you run or even plan on running workshops. I picked this up after a fantastic webinar from Writing the Other. A book like this is important not just because it canContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salesses”

Book Review: #TheLeftoverBride by Elodie Nowodazkij

Format: DigitalRelease Date: September 14th, 2021 Rating: 5/5 Stars Wedding dress designed Sorcha O’Conner didn’t expect to go viral, but thanks to her fiancé stranding her at the altar, she’s become #TheLeftoverBride. That and a series of other unfortunate events have convinced the public her dresses are cursed. To focus on something else, she createsContinueContinue reading “Book Review: #TheLeftoverBride by Elodie Nowodazkij”

Graphic Novel Review: Secret Invasion

Publisher: Panini ComicsRelease Date: Feb 4th, 2009Genre: Sci-Fi Rating: 4/5 Stars Note to self for future: don’t try and read a Marvel comic such as Secret Wars #1, then read a Marvel cross-over event graphic novel such as Secret Invasion, then pick up something like Secret Wars #2. You will end up a little confused.ContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: Secret Invasion”