Fantasy with Friends: Graphic Novel Adaptations

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 write this, I’m finally feeling better from having spent the last couple of weeks super ill. That hasn’t been fun! We’re currently at the end of October (yayContinueContinue reading “Fantasy with Friends: Graphic Novel Adaptations”

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 newContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association by Caitlin Rozakis”

Fantasy with Friends: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Fantasy with Friends – hosted by Pages Unbound – poses questions each Monday about fantasy, either as a genre as a whole or individual works. Things have been quiet on the blog recently, due to a mix of things. I was hit hard with illness in mid October, and it lingered really badly. Pretty muchContinueContinue reading “Fantasy with Friends: Sci-Fi & Fantasy”

Fantasy With Friends: Magical Realism & Fantasy

Fantasy with Friends – hosted by Pages Unbound – poses questions each Monday about fantasy, either as a genre as a whole or individual works. I am writing this quite soon after my previous Fantasy With Friends post and can confirm, unfortunately, the cold has hit me very hard indeed! Thankfully I largely WFH, soContinueContinue reading “Fantasy With Friends: Magical Realism & Fantasy”

Fantasy with Friends: Is Fantasy Worth Reading?

Fantasy with Friends – hosted by Pages Unbound – poses questions each Monday about fantasy, either as a genre as a whole or individual works. I didn’t do my usual Fantasy with Friends post last week, mainly due to falling behind (again) with posts in general! I admit, I have not been great with keepingContinueContinue reading “Fantasy with Friends: Is Fantasy Worth Reading?”

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?”

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”

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”

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”