Ah, November! I love November. Always have. It’s not quite Christmas pressure, but it is a time for Christmas plans, leftover Halloween treats, cosy nights and my birthday! It usually means I have some nice time off during the month, too. This November, I’m also going to be heading to the SugarPages Christmas @ CardiffContinueContinue reading “2026 Reading Challenges Update #10”
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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?”
2026 Reading Challenges Update #9
It’s October, and that means spooky season! Though even a week or so into the month and I keep forgetting it’s no longer summer and should be autumn – during the day it’s still been pretty warm, though the temperature does drop overnight and into the early mornings. I’m fully in cosy season though, withContinueContinue reading “2026 Reading Challenges Update #9”
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: 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”
That Dreaded TBR #82
Welcome back to my attempt to reduce my Goodreads Want to Shelf by…well, as much as possible! So far I’m doing a fairly good job of getting rid of books from this shelf, but it’s a long, slow going process as I have way, way too many books currently listed on there. The books I’mContinueContinue reading “That Dreaded TBR #82”
