Format: ebookPublished: February 3rd, 2022Age: Children/Middle GradeGenre: ContemporaryGoodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars This book hurt. A truly emotional rollercoaster, wrapped up in an adorable looking package. Think of every film you watched as a kid featuring talking animals and very few humans, throw them together and tease out the best elements, and you’ve kind of gotContinueContinue reading “Book Review: A Street Dog Named Pup by Gill Lewis”
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Book Review: The Lost Girls of Foxfield Hall by Jessica Thorne
Format: ebookPublished: March 26th, 2021Age: AdultGenre: Historical/ContemporaryGoodreads Rating: 3/5 Stars I find it fascinating sometimes which books get marketed as horror and which don’t. Having read a lot of horror, The Lost Girls of Foxfield Hall could fall under Gothic, yet it’s marketed and presented as something completely different. It’s got strong horror elements, evenContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Lost Girls of Foxfield Hall by Jessica Thorne”
Book Review: Gambling on the Duke’s Daughter by Diana Bold
Format: ebookPublished: July 13th, 2007Age: AdultGenre: Historical RomanceGoodreads Rating: 1/5 Stars This was one of those books that started off so strong, but really fell flat in the second half. I find it incredibly frustrating when books feel like they just go on for too long – this one could have been cut down andContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Gambling on the Duke’s Daughter by Diana Bold”
Book Review: The Unforgettable Loretta, Darling by Katherine Blake
Format: ebookPublished: June 13th, 2024Age: AdultGenre: HistoricalGoodreads Rating: 3/5 Stars I went into this fully expecting to really enjoy it, and for quite a fair bit I did. The first part of the book feels like a Hollywood Novel for the 21st Century, despite its 1950s setting, exploring the glitz and glamour of Hollywood alongsideContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Unforgettable Loretta, Darling by Katherine Blake”
Book Review: Kissed by Carla Krae
Format: ebookPublished: November 3rd, 2013Age: New AdultGenre: Contemporary RomanceGoodreads Rating: 1/5 Stars Buckle up, kids – this is going to be a rant style review. The only reason I didn’t DNF this book is because it’s relatively short. Kissed was marketed as a ‘Best Friends Rock Star Romance’, with a focus on a trip toContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Kissed by Carla Krae”
Book Review: To Steal a Heart by Kate Bateman
Format: ebookPublished: February 23rd, 2016Age: AdultGenre: Historical Romance – RegencyGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars To get an idea of how much I really enjoyed this: before I’d even finished, I purchased book 2. Actually, by coincidence, I picked that up shortly after we were introduced to the couple who are the focus of book 2, soContinueContinue reading “Book Review: To Steal a Heart by Kate Bateman”
Divination Hollow Reviews: Pride in Horror Month
Over at Divination Hollow Reviews – the horror and dark fiction site I run with the help of a small, dedicated team of contributors – we’re celebrating Pride in Horror Month throughout June, and I thought it’d be a good opportunity to showcase the content we’ve featured so far! WelcomeI think I’ve done a welcomeContinueContinue reading “Divination Hollow Reviews: Pride in Horror Month”
Audiobook Review: The Mabinogion Translated by Lady Charlotte Guest
Narrated By: Richard MitchleyPublisher: Ukemi AudiobooksAge: AdultGenre: Classics – Medieval – MythologyFormat: AudiobookPublished: February 7th, 2017Goodreads Rating: 3/5 Stars This is not my first experience of The Mabinogion, and it’s definitely not going to be my last, but it’s the first time I have got through the whole thing. When I tried in the past,ContinueContinue reading “Audiobook Review: The Mabinogion Translated by Lady Charlotte Guest”
One Sentence Book Reviews – Part 2
I did this a long, long time ago, but it seemed to be pretty popular, so I thought I’d do another one. I’m doing the last five books I’ve read at the time of writing, and will link to the reviews where they’re available if you want to read more. One Sentence Book Reviews TheContinueContinue reading “One Sentence Book Reviews – Part 2”
Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 9
by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples (Illustrator)Publisher: Image ComicsFormat: PaperbackGenre: Sci-FiRelease Date: October 2nd, 2018Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Reread Reviews: Volume 1 / Volume 2 / Volume 3 / Volume 4 / Volume 5 / Volume 6 / Volume 7 / Volume 8Original Volume 8 Review This is not the first time this series has ripped myContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 9”
Unwrapping Words 