Format: ebookPublished: 24th July, 2023Age: AdultGenre: Historical Fantasy Romance Rating: 5/5 Stars Cosy queer historical fantasy about a con artist who is dared to seduce a frankly boring gentleman, set in London, 1920s, where people have magic but very few feel free to use it. Sebastian – our thief – knows Morgan, the man he’sContinueContinue reading “Book Review: A Thief and a Gentleman by Arden Powell”
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Book Review: Ahsoka by E.K. Johnston
Format: PaperbackPublished: 11th October, 2016Age: Young AdultGenre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Rating: 4/5 Stars This is not my first Star Wars book, but I think of the ones I’ve read it’s the one I’ve enjoyed most so far! I need to also explain I have never seen Star Wars’ Clone Wars or Rebels. My main exposure to Ahsoka’sContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Ahsoka by E.K. Johnston”
Graphic Novel Review: Inkblot, Vol. 1
by Emma Kubert, Rusty GladdPublisher: Image ComicsFormat: PaperbackGenre: FantasyRelease Date: 13th April, 2021 Rating: 3/5 Stars Volume 1 of Inkblot collects issues 1-6 of this cute story. A cat causes havoc as it travels through time and space, focusing on a family of…I think immortal beings? Who went out exploring different realms and possibly claimedContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: Inkblot, Vol. 1”
Book Review: Triple Threat by Isha Raya
Format: ebookPublished: 13th January, 2026Age: AdultGenre: Thriller Rating: 1/5 Stars Triple Threat focuses on Dimple Kapoor and Saffi Iyer; Dimple is an actress, constantly competing against her rival for the same parts, until a convenient accident allows Dimple to land a job in the upcoming film said rival was supposed to star in. Saffi isContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Triple Threat by Isha Raya”
Book Review: Magic Uncorked by Annabel Chase
Format: ebookPublished: 30th July, 2020Age: AdultGenre: Cosy Fantasy Rating: 3/5 Stars For Libbie, things aren’t great. Her boss doesn’t listen to any of her ideas, her boyfriend is doing nothing all summer except lazing about, and her parents may dote on her sister, but definitely not on Libbie. Her relief comes in the form ofContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Magic Uncorked by Annabel Chase”
Book Review: The Gods Must Burn by T.R. Moore
Format: ebookPublished: February 24th, 2026Age: AdultGenre: Fantasy Romance Rating: 4/5 Stars I found The Gods Must Burn to be a really interesting exploration of war, trauma and the conflict between duty and morality. I seem to have had a run of fantasy wars lately, in different forms, starting with The Siege of Burning Grass, whichContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Gods Must Burn by T.R. Moore”
Audiobook Review: Black Klansman: A Memoir by Ron Stallworth
Narrated by Ron StallworthPublisher: Random House – Cornerstone DigitalAge: AdultGenre: Non-Fiction – MemoirFormat: AudiobookPublished: November 14th, 2018 Rating: 4/5 Stars I picked up this audiobook after seeing the Spike Lee film, and feeling curious about what was changed for the film and what was true to life. There are some obvious big changes made, simplyContinueContinue reading “Audiobook Review: Black Klansman: A Memoir by Ron Stallworth”
Book Review: Dancers of the Dawn by Zulekhá Afzal
Format: ebookPublished: June 6th, 2024Age: Young AdultGenre: Fantasy Rating: 4/5 Stars As part of an elite trope, Aasira trains to harness her magic. Accessing their magic via dance, the group practice and fight together, edging closer to the day when they will finish their training and head out into the world, to use their abilitiesContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Dancers of the Dawn by Zulekhá Afzal”
Audiobook Review: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
Narrated by Jefferson WhitePublisher: Scholastic Audio BooksAge: Young AdultGenre: Sci-Fi DystopiaFormat: AudiobookPublished: March 18th, 2025 Rating: 5/5 Stars After listening to the audiobook for A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, I thought I’d stick with audio for the next book in The Hunger Games series – Sunrise on the Reaping. This one focuses on Haymitch,ContinueContinue reading “Audiobook Review: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins”
Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books I Read in 2025
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. It has been way too long since I did aContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books I Read in 2025”
Unwrapping Words 