Narrated By: Lauren FortgangPublisher: Audible StudiosAge: Young AdultGenre: FantasyFormat: AudiobookRelease Date: June 4th, 2013Goodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars This was my last audiobook of 2023, and it’s one I really enjoyed. I definitely preferred Siege and Storm over Shadow and Bone, and I think I’ll stick with audio for the third book, too. I enjoyed thisContinueContinue reading “Audiobook Review: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo”
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Meant to Read in 2023 But Didn’t Get To
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. Ah, so many. So many! Honestly, I never read allContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Meant to Read in 2023 But Didn’t Get To”
#5OnMyTBR: Speculative
#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. Ooo, this is a broad one! Speculative covers a huge number of books, and I read a lot of SFF and Horror so I shouldContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Speculative”
My Favourite Books of 2023 – Part Two
In Part 1, I mentioned how difficult I find it to pin down my favourite books of the year – I feel like I’m in a lucky position where I often read some really good books, so picking ‘favourites’ gets hard. So I’ve split my favourite books by month, picking one book for each month.ContinueContinue reading “My Favourite Books of 2023 – Part Two”
#5OnMyTBR: The Longest On Your TBR
#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. I expected to have at least one audiobook and physical book on this TBR list, but nope, apparently none of them are as long asContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: The Longest On Your TBR”
Book Review: Girl, Goddess, Queen by Bea Fitzgerald
Format: ebookPublished: July 20th, 2023Age: Young AdultGenre: FantasyGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars If you like pining, a touch of angst, excellent character growth and a soft, gentle Hades paired with a fierce, ambitious Persephone, do I have the book for you. You will spend this whole book yelling at the characters to just confess their feelingsContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Girl, Goddess, Queen by Bea Fitzgerald”
Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2024
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. There are some absolutely excellent books releasing this year, andContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2024”
Book Review: The Ever Cruel Kingdom by Rin Chupeco
Format: PaperbackRelease Date: November 10th, 2020Age: Young AdultGenre: FantasyGoodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars I loved The Never Tilting World, and I was excited to dive back in with Haidee and Odessa in The Ever Cruel Kingdom. The twins are reunited, and though the world is turning, it comes with its own problems. Including the galla, whoContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Ever Cruel Kingdom by Rin Chupeco”
Blogmas Day 25: #5OnMyTBR – 2023 TBR Titles You Didn’t Get To
#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. Firstly, Merry Christmas! Whatever you’re doing today, I hope it’s full of your favourite things for this time of the year. Initially, I was goingContinueContinue reading “Blogmas Day 25: #5OnMyTBR – 2023 TBR Titles You Didn’t Get To”
Book Review: The Supreme Lie by Geraldine McCaughrean
Format: ebookRelease Date: April 15th, 2021Age: Young AdultGenre: Fantasy – DystopiaGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Thank you to Usborne Publishing for providing a copy of this book via NetGalley – views remain my own. This book was excellent, and I think it’s a really great example of Young Adult that doesn’t talk down to its targetContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Supreme Lie by Geraldine McCaughrean”
Unwrapping Words 