Format: ebookPublished: 4th June, 2024Age: AdultGenre: Sci-Fi Romance Rating: 2/5 Stars I really wanted to like this one more than I did. Especially with the apparent blending of 1920s and space opera sci-fi, as well as the sapphic element. Unfortunately, the interesting elements fell flat among the poor worldbuilding and lack of characterisation. Ruth isContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Lady Eve’s Last Con by Rebecca Fraimow”
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books that Bring Me Happy Memories
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. This was really fun to put together, and definitely tookContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Books that Bring Me Happy Memories”
Fantasy with Friends: How Fantasy Has Changed
Fantasy with Friends – hosted by Pages Unbound – poses questions each Monday about fantasy, either as a genre as a whole or individual works. I’m going to an indie book fair in November! And I am very excited. The event is run by SugarPages Author Events (aka author Raven Leithe Harlow), and the eventsContinueContinue reading “Fantasy with Friends: How Fantasy Has Changed”
Fantasy With Friends: Is Fantasy Taken Seriously?
Fantasy with Friends – hosted by Pages Unbound – poses questions each Monday about fantasy, either as a genre as a whole or individual works. As I only started doing the fantastic Fantasy With Friends recently, I thought I’d go back and take a look at some of the older questions that I missed, startingContinueContinue reading “Fantasy With Friends: Is Fantasy Taken Seriously?”
Book Review: Rainbow Wales by Emily Garside
Format: HardbackPublished: 7th May, 2026Age: AdultGenre: Nonfiction – History – Biography Rating: 5/5 Stars This is another fantastic book from author Emily Garside, and a wonderful addition to Welsh queer writing. Through Rainbow Wales, Garside spotlights a variety of different Welsh queer icons, ranging from actors to artists to sportspeople to activists, even including alliesContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Rainbow Wales by Emily Garside”
Fantasy With Friends: Fantasy as a Real World Mirror
Fantasy with Friends – hosted by Pages Unbound – poses questions each Monday about fantasy, either as a genre as a whole or individual works. This is a really fascinating question and one that requires a lot of consideration. Before we dive in though, I want to say a big thank you to Pages UnboundContinueContinue reading “Fantasy With Friends: Fantasy as a Real World Mirror”
Book Review: Are You Mad at Me? by Meg Josephson
Format: ebookPublished: 5th August, 2026Age: AdultGenre: Nonfiction – Self Help Rating: 5/5 Stars Self Help books often get a poor reception – don’t get me wrong, I know there’s a lot of dubious ones out there, but to listen to some people talk you’d think they were all somehow worsening society. In my own humbleContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Are You Mad at Me? by Meg Josephson”
Graphic Novel Review: The Magnificent Ms. Marvel Omnibus, Vol. 1
by Saladin Ahmed, Magdalene Visaggio, Minkyu JungPublisher: Panini UK Ltd / MarvelFormat: PaperbackGenre: Sci-Fi FantasyPublished: 1st November, 2021 Rating: 5/5 Stars Oh, this was fantastic! Despite not having read the Ms. Marvel comics that come prior to this, I found it super easy to pick up on what was happening and the different dynamics atContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: The Magnificent Ms. Marvel Omnibus, Vol. 1”
Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Autumn/Fall 2026 To-Read List
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 doesn’t feel like that long ago I was puttingContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Autumn/Fall 2026 To-Read List”
Fantasy with Friends: Le Guin, Tolkien and Worldbuilding
Fantasy with Friends – hosted by Pages Unbound – poses questions each Monday about fantasy, either as a genre as a whole or individual works. This is a really interesting question, and not something I’ve deeply considered before – I admit, before diving into this, I haven’t (yet) read Ursula K Le Guin’s work, butContinueContinue reading “Fantasy with Friends: Le Guin, Tolkien and Worldbuilding”
