Narrated By: Travis BaldreePublisher: Audible AudioAge: AdultGenre: FantasyFormat: AudiobookPublished: November 9th, 2023Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Yes, I am very late to the Legends & Lattes train, and I picked this up on audiobook not realising it was a prequel, and decided to read Bookshops & Bonedust anyway despite not currently having Legends & Lattes, andContinueContinue reading “Audiobook Review: Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree”
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Book Review: A Curse of Blood and Wolves by Melissa McTernan
Format: ebookPublished: October 1st, 2023Age: AdultGenre: Fantasy RomanceGoodreads Rating: 2/5 Stars I love paranormal romance (or are we calling it romantasy now? The lines are blurred!), I love werewolves, and I love a good fairy tale reimagining, so I was really excited when I picked up A Curse of Blood and Wolves. This book marketsContinueContinue reading “Book Review: A Curse of Blood and Wolves by Melissa McTernan”
Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 7
by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples (Illustrator)Publisher: Image ComicsFormat: PaperbackGenre: Sci-FiRelease Date: April 4th, 2017Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Reread Reviews: Volume 1 / Volume 2 / Volume 3 / Volume 4 / Volume 5 / Volume 6 This volume heads straight for heart-breaking territory, and it’s hard to come out of this one with dry eyes. HazelContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 7”
Book Review: Say You’ll Be My Jaan by Naina Kumar
Format: ebookPublished: January 16th, 2024Age: AdultGenre: Romance – ContemporaryGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars This one was fantastic! A totally entertaining, wonderful, funny read with just the right amount of tension for a romance. Yes, there’s some miscommunication, there’s the characters convincing themselves the other must truly be faking the feelings even when they’re real for them,ContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Say You’ll Be My Jaan by Naina Kumar”
Book Review: In the Shadow of Queens: Tales from the Tudor Court by Alison Weir
Format: ebookPublished: September 30th, 2021Age: AdultGenre: HistoricalGoodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars This collection of short stories has definitely made me want to pick up the Six Tudor Queens series. In In the Shadow of Queens, Alison Weir introduces us to various figures who were part of or adjacent to the Tudor court during the lives ofContinueContinue reading “Book Review: In the Shadow of Queens: Tales from the Tudor Court by Alison Weir”
Book Review: A Childhood in a Welsh Mining Valley by Vivian Jones
Format: PaperbackPublished: June 22nd, 2017Age: AdultGenre: Non-Fiction – MemoirGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars I picked this up ages ago for research purposes, and because the blurb made it sound like a great way to find out what life was like in mining valleys towards the start of the 20th century. The mines are such a keyContinueContinue reading “Book Review: A Childhood in a Welsh Mining Valley by Vivian Jones”
Book Review: Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
Format: PaperbackPublished: July 6th, 2021Age: Young AdultGenre: FantasyGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Oh, I really, truly loved this one. Currently my favourite read of the year, Six Crimson Cranes is a retelling of “The Wild Swans”, set in an East Asia inspired fantasy world. Ever since reading Lim’s Reflection as part of the Disney Twisted TalesContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim”
Book Review: Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture by Sudhir Hazareesingh
Format: ebookPublished: September 3rd, 2020Age: AdultGenre: Non-Fiction – HistoryGoodreads Rating: 3/5 Stars I really wanted to like this one much more than I did. But my reading experience was less because it’s not a great book and more, I think, that I am not the target audience for this. This book is not for moreContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture by Sudhir Hazareesingh”
Audiobook Review: Welcome Me to Willoughby Close by Kate Hewitt
Narrated By: Justine EyrePublisher: Blackstone PublishingAge: AdultGenre: Contemporary RomanceFormat: AudiobookRelease Date: November 17th, 2020Goodreads Rating: 3/5 Stars This one was okay. Enjoyable enough but nothing really great and a few too many cons outweighing the pros. The narrator was Justine Eyre, and while she did a good job, it felt like this could have beenContinueContinue reading “Audiobook Review: Welcome Me to Willoughby Close by Kate Hewitt”
Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 4
by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples (Illustrator)Publisher: Image ComicsFormat: PaperbackGenre: Sci-FiRelease Date: December 23rd, 2014Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Reread Reviews: Volume 1 / Volume 2 / Volume 3 Ah, back to my reread of Saga. I did put it aside for a little bit in the runup to Christmas, and picked it up again from Volume 4ContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 4”
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