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Fantasy with Friends: Graphic Novel Adaptations

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Book Review: The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association by Caitlin Rozakis

Genre: Cosy Fantasy / ParanormalPublished: 27th May, 2025Age: AdultFormat: ebook Rating: 5/5 Stars Oh, this was fantastic! A really refreshing paranormal read, that focuses not on the journey of a paranormal being, but the mother of one, who has to juggle motherhood – including school runs and WhatsApp groups – with adjusting to her new…

2026 Reading Challenges Update #10

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Graphic Novel Review: The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 4: Rising Action

by Kieron Gillen (Writer), Jamie McKelvie (Illustrator), Matt Wilson (Colorist), Clayton Cowles (Letterer)Publisher: Image ComicsFormat: PaperbackGenre: Urban FantasyPublished: 11th October, 2016 Rating: 4/5 Stars Things really come to a head in this fourth volume of The Wicked + The Divine, and it feels like an ending, even if it’s not the ending. As suggested by…

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The Tea on Elle:

Writer, reader, gamer, geek.

Can usually be found hunched over a laptop, or curled up with a book. Will read anything.

Has been writing since acquiring the ability to hold a pen, entertaining family members with stories written on post-it notes, then entertaining a teacher with tales of worlds full of Pokemon.

Studied Creative Writing at University of Hull. Hopes to one day fulfil the dream of being able to write full time.

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