Blog Tours · Q&As

Crown of Feathers Blog Tour // Nicki Pau Preto talks about writing action scenes, dialogue, and folk lore (Q&A)

Today is my stop on the Crown of Feathers blog tour and I’m delighted to be bringing you guys a Q&A with the author or this brilliant new fantasy, Nicki Pau Preto. Huge thanks to Nicki and Ink Road for giving me the change to do this Q&A! Let’s dive right in. What was your… Continue reading Crown of Feathers Blog Tour // Nicki Pau Preto talks about writing action scenes, dialogue, and folk lore (Q&A)

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday // Things that make me want to pick up a book

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and 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 week’s theme is: April 2: Things That Make Me Pick Up a Book… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday // Things that make me want to pick up a book

Blog Tours · Book Reviews

Blog Tour: What If It’s Us // One of the sweetest queer romances of 2018

Authors: Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera Pages: 448 Edition: Paperback ARC Read: 19th – 23rd August 2018 Rating:  CWs: homophobia, racism, cheating, panic attacks Arthur is only in New York for the summer, but if Broadway has taught him anything, it’s that the universe can deliver a showstopping romance when you least expect it. Ben thinks… Continue reading Blog Tour: What If It’s Us // One of the sweetest queer romances of 2018

ARC reviews · Book Reviews

Book review: City of Ghosts

Author: Victoria Schwab Pages: 272 Edition: US ARC Publication date: 28th August 2018 Read: 19th – 23rd May 2018 Rating:  Cassidy Blake’s parents are The Inspectres, a (somewhat inept) ghost-hunting team. But Cass herself can REALLY see ghosts. In fact, her best friend, Jacob, just happens to be one. When The Inspectres head to ultra-haunted… Continue reading Book review: City of Ghosts

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday: Books I almost had to DNF

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 week’s theme is: June 5: Books I Decided to DNF (did not finish)… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books I almost had to DNF

Blogmas · Book articles · features

Blogmas Day 23: The worst books I’ve read in 2017

  With only 8 days left of 2017, I was ruminating on the poetry, graphic novels, short stories, and novels I’ve read this year. Some of them have been wonderful and uplifting. Some have been exciting and action-packed. But some have been pretty poor. So as we all do towards the end of the year,… Continue reading Blogmas Day 23: The worst books I’ve read in 2017

Blogmas · Book articles · Book Reviews

Blogmas Day 2 – ARC review: Zenith

Author: Sasha Alsberg & Lindsay Cummings Pages: 512 Edition: ARC paperback Publication date: January 16th 2018 Read: 16th October – 24th October Rating:  Most know Androma Racella as the Bloody Baroness, a powerful mercenary whose reign of terror stretches across the Mirabel Galaxy. To those aboard her glass starship, Marauder, however, she’s just Andi, their friend… Continue reading Blogmas Day 2 – ARC review: Zenith

Book Reviews

Book review: Invictus by Ryan Graudin

Author: Ryan Graudin Pages: 464 Edition: ARC paperback Publication date: 26th September 2017 Read: 1st – 11th August 2017 Rating:    Farway Gaius McCarthy was born outside of time. The son of a time-traveling Recorder from 2354 AD and a gladiator living in Rome in 95 AD, Far’s birth defies the laws of nature. Exploring… Continue reading Book review: Invictus by Ryan Graudin