Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. The full prompt for today is – Books Set in/TakeContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Take Place During the Georgian Era”
Category Archives: Reviews
Book Review: Hazel Hill Is Gonna Win This One by Maggie Horne
Format: ebookPublished: October 18th, 2022Age: Middle Grade / TeenGenre: Contemporary Rating: 5/5 Stars Absolutely adorable! I’m really glad to be seeing the kind of themes Hazel Hill tackles in Middle Grade fiction, and hope it’s an ongoing trend. 12-year-old Hazel is a bit of a loner; she doesn’t really interact with anyone at school, andContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Hazel Hill Is Gonna Win This One by Maggie Horne”
Book Review: In Memoriam by Alice Winn
Format: PaperbackPublished: Marcy 7th, 2023Age: AdultGenre: Historical Rating: 5/5 Stars This book is so beautifully tragic, and it’s hard not to fall in love with Gaunt and Ellwood’s love story. 1914, and half German Gaunt struggles to understand the point behind the war, while others at his boarding school look excitedly forward to the dayContinueContinue reading “Book Review: In Memoriam by Alice Winn”
Book Review: A Midnight Kiss on Ever After Street by Jaimie Admans
Format: ebookPublished: July 4th, 2023Age: AdultGenre: Contemporary Romance Rating: 5/5 Stars I picked up this book immediately after finishing Christmas Ever After, knowing I wanted to spend more time on this street, with these people, getting to know all the various characters that make up Ever After Street. Admans has hit on a truly lovelyContinueContinue reading “Book Review: A Midnight Kiss on Ever After Street by Jaimie Admans”
Audiobook Review: Goblin Trilogy 1: Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines
Full Cast AudioPublisher: GraphicAudioAge: AdultGenre: FantasyFormat: AudiobookPublished: November 2nd, 2004 Rating: 5/5 Stars This was fun! This book has been on Want to Read shelf for so long, and I finally grabbed it because of a recommendation based on needing something with ‘quest’ in the title. I’m really glad I went for this. Jig isContinueContinue reading “Audiobook Review: Goblin Trilogy 1: Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines”
Book Review: Marked by the Panther by Zoey Indiana
Format: ebookPublished: December 28th, 2021Age: AdultGenre: Paranormal Romance Rating: 4/5 Stars This book was so much fun, slightly ridiculous, and the kind of book you whizz through just to find out what happens next and how the main couple will navigate the challenges they face. Jaden was part of the shifter black ops, but afterContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Marked by the Panther by Zoey Indiana”
Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 11
by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples (Illustrator)Publisher: Image ComicsFormat: PaperbackGenre: Sci-FiRelease Date: November 15th, 2023 Rating: 4/5 Stars Reread Reviews: Volume 1 / Volume 2 / Volume 3 / Volume 4 / Volume 5 / Volume 6 / Volume 7 / Volume 8 / Volume 9 / Volume 10 Glancing back over the previous volumes, this isContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 11”
Book Review: Scales and Sensibility by Stephanie Burgis
Format: ebookPublished: October 4th, 2021Age: AdultGenre: Historical Fantasy Romance Rating: 5/5 Stars There is one thing every young woman in the ton is hoping to show off during the season; a dragon. And Elinor Tregarth’s cousin is no exception. Except when Penelope pushes too far in her mistreatment of both her dragon and cousin, ElinorContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Scales and Sensibility by Stephanie Burgis”
Graphic Novel Review: The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 3: Commercial Suicide
By Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie (Artist), Tula Lotay (Illustrator), Kate Brown (Illustrator), Stephanie Hans (Illustrator), Leila del Duca (Illustrator), Brandon Graham (Illustrator)Publisher: Image ComicsRelease Date: February 3rd, 2016Genre: Urban Fantasy Rating: 4/5 Stars This was a really interesting volume. Things are a bit different here, as we explore the other gods in this strange ‘pantheon’, in most instances getting a glimpse into their ‘pre-god’ lives. By thisContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 3: Commercial Suicide”
Book Review: The Story of Cardiff by Nick Shepley
Format: PaperbackPublished: October 1st, 2011Age: AdultGenre: Non-Fiction – History Rating: 5/5 Stars I might be biased here, but I really do think Cardiff is a great city, though definitely not reaching its full protentional, which is often a huge shame. I’ve lived near/in Cardiff my whole life, growing up with the city as a backdropContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Story of Cardiff by Nick Shepley”
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