Book Review: Taming the Minotaur by Eliza Loveless

Format: ebookPublished: September 13th, 2021Age: AdultGenre: RomanceGoodreads Rating: 1/5 Stars I think I was expecting something a little…more, from this? On the plus side it’s very short, and I did get it for free, which is great because I think I would have been annoyed if I’d paid for it. (Buit always huge respect toContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Taming the Minotaur by Eliza Loveless”

Audiobook Review: Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree

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”

#5OnMyTBR: Recced by a Friend

#5OnMyTBR is a bookish meme hosted by E. @ Local Bee Hunter’s Nook  and you can learn more about it here. It occurs every Monday when we post about 5 books on our TBR. This was a hard one. Part of the problem is I have specific people I go to when I’m looking for a particular book forContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Recced by a Friend”

That Dreaded TBR #60

Yes, another instalment of That Dreaded TBR, and we are on number 60! We are currently up to December 2013, and slowly we’re getting this list down, a little at a time. Going through 5 books at a time means I have gone through 300 books during this series, and the last book I keptContinueContinue reading “That Dreaded TBR #60”

That Dreaded TBR #59

Another week, another look at the what-the-hell-was-past-Elle-thinking shelf on Goodreads! But that, I mean my want to read shelf, which is way too long and in need of a huge clear out, which I’ve been doing with these blog posts. And I realised I’m almost at number 60, which makes me kind of excited? ItContinueContinue reading “That Dreaded TBR #59”

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”

That Dreaded TBR #57

I get a strange amount of joy out of doing these posts, which is great as I think I’ll be doing them for a long, long time to come! Hopefully by the time I eventually (if ever) get to the end, I’ll have wiped off some other books by actually reading them. I am makingContinueContinue reading “That Dreaded TBR #57”

#5OnMyTBR: Set in a Foreign Country

#5OnMyTBR is a bookish meme hosted by E. @ Local Bee Hunter’s Nook  and you can learn more about it here. It occurs every Monday when we post about 5 books on our TBR. There’s a lot of books I could have picked out for this – I could have been really lenient with myself and gone for booksContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Set in a Foreign Country”

#5OnMyTBR: Titles Starting With ‘M’

#5OnMyTBR is a bookish meme hosted by E. @ Local Bee Hunter’s Nook  and you can learn more about it here. It occurs every Monday when we post about 5 books on our TBR. #5OnMyTBR February 12th: Titles Starting With ‘M’ Maria the Wanted and the Legacy of the Keepers by V. Castro Genre: Urban FantasyAge: AdultPublished: November 28th,ContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Titles Starting With ‘M’”

Top Ten Tuesday: Quick Reads

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. I do like novellas, but looking for books to matchContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Quick Reads”