Genre: YA – Historical/Contemporary Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s UK Rating: As the end of high school nears, Ashley and her friends spend more time away from school than in it. Though Ashley is all too aware of the differences between her and her white friends, of the need to ‘be better’, she doesn’t pay muchContinueContinue reading “The Black Kids – Christina Hammonds Reed [Books]”
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When Punk Rocked – Andy Francis [Books]
Genre: Non-Fiction – History – Reference Publisher: Wymer Publishing Rating: This book gets 5 Stars because it does exactly what it needs to, and presents information in a fun but informative way and what else could you really ask for from a reference book? This is another book I picked up for research purposes, and it’s veryContinueContinue reading “When Punk Rocked – Andy Francis [Books]”
Preludes & Nocturnes – The Sandman, Volume 1 [Books]
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Vertigo Rating: I kind of knew I would like this, having heard about the series for years and years and years and only just getting around to picking it up, but I don’t think I ever really realised just how much I would like it. In an attempt to capture Death, a groupContinueContinue reading “Preludes & Nocturnes – The Sandman, Volume 1 [Books]”
The Sin Eater – Megan Campisi [Books]
Genre: Historical Fantasy Publisher: Pan Macmillian Release Date: 23/07/2020 Rating: Throughout this book, I found myself flipping between three and four stars. This book is a solid 3.5, I think, but I don’t do half stars so it gets rounded up to four. May Owens doesn’t really know her place in the world. But beforeContinueContinue reading “The Sin Eater – Megan Campisi [Books]”
The Never Tilting World – Rin Chupeco [Books]
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: HarperTeen Rating: First, I absolutely loved this book. Second, I have no idea why it’s noted as ‘Frozen meets Mad Max’ in the Goodreads summary. The ‘Mad Max’ aspect I totally get. But Frozen? Why? Because it’s…sisters? This book is more akin to Final Fantasy, in really good ways. It’s got theContinueContinue reading “The Never Tilting World – Rin Chupeco [Books]”
The Darkwater Bride – Marty Ross [Books]
Genre: Horror Publisher: Audible Studios Rating: Katrina believes her father to be a good man, honest and hard-working. He promises her he has to make one last business trip to London, and then he’ll never have to leave home again. But when his body is pulled from the Darkwater, Katrina travels to London to find out whatContinueContinue reading “The Darkwater Bride – Marty Ross [Books]”
The Ringmaster’s Daughter – Carly Schabowski [Books]
Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Bookouture Release Date: July 7th, 2020 Rating: Michel enjoys his life in Paris, working with horses and living near his dearest friend. But the Nazis are edging closer to the city, and even if Michel doesn’t want to leave, his friend knows he must. Michel ends up on a train heading south, onlyContinueContinue reading “The Ringmaster’s Daughter – Carly Schabowski [Books]”
Penny Dreadful, Volume 1 [Books]
Genre: Horror Publisher: Titan Comics Rating: I really liked the TV series Penny Dreadful. (Not the ending though, but I can’t remember the last time a TV show ending actually left me satisfied) Penny Dreadful is what a good The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen adaptation should look like. Vanessa, in particular, is a fantastic character throughout the series, and I wasContinueContinue reading “Penny Dreadful, Volume 1 [Books]”
A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians – H.G. Parry [Books]
Genre: Historical Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Release Date: June 23rd, 2020 Rating: As you can see above, I’m trying something a little bit new with the reviews on the blog. Please do let me know what you think about it. Thank you to Orbit for providing an ebook version of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honestContinueContinue reading “A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians – H.G. Parry [Books]”
May 2020 Reading Wrap Up – Part One [Books]
January / February / March Part 1 / March Part 2/ April Part 1 / April Part 2 This will be another two parter, as I ended up reading 16 books in May. So I’m not going to even speculate here and say, “Oh I probably won’t read as many in June” because I have nowContinueContinue reading “May 2020 Reading Wrap Up – Part One [Books]”
Unwrapping Words 