Hello 2023 and hello to my first book of the year, my summer holiday read The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz. Now this novel was quite the wild ride. Brash and dramatic the book had me sold on the gothic and perverse situation writer Alex and her fellow writers had found themselves in. With an…
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REVIEW: Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
It is rare I pick up a novel I’d consider contemporary fiction (even if there is an element of time travel). Rarer still that I have read translated fiction. But this book found me when I need it most, and the experience of reading Before the coffee gets cold has been a heartwarming and emotional experience….
Review: Heartstopper Vol. 1 By Alice Oseman
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.21″] I love comics, but that pales to how much I LOVED Heartstopper by Alice Oseman. Beautifully drawn and articulated it is wonderful to see this queer story on the platform it deserves. A one sitting read on a lazy afternoon I hooked,…
Review: 36 Questions That Changed My Mind About You
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.19.18″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.19.18″] MINI REVIEW There are times when you love reading big, epic stories that span over multiple books over years and years. And then there are times where you just want something quick, fun and enjoyable you know you can finish in an…
Review: Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.19″] When you come across a book called Four Dead Queens, you feel like, at least in some regard, you know whats going to happen. But let me tell you… YOU KNOW NOTHING JOHN SNOW! And in a way, there are…
Review: The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.19″] I was skeptical when I picked up The Hazel Wood that it wouldn’t live up to the hype, that I wouldn’t enjoy the twisted fairy tale as much as I hoped I would. But I was wrong. I was so…
Review: Whisper by Lynette Noni
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.19″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.19″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.19″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19″] Whisper by Lynette Noni is a gem of a novel. There is so much I love about this book and I’m so excited for the release of it so I can purchase a physical copy of it on May 1st. It is the first novel in…
Review: The Witch Doesn’t Burn In This One By Amanda Lovelace
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.19″] Award-winning poet Amanda Lovelace is back with The Witch Doesn’t Burn In This One, the follow up to The Princess Saves Herself In This One in the Women Are Some Kind Of Magic series. The collection of poems will be…
Review: Spectacle Vol. 1 by Megan Rose Gedris (Graphic Novel)
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.19″] I love reading graphic novels, it’s a guilty pleasure of mine when I need a break from the lengthy fantasy novels I usually read. Spectacle by Megan Rose Gedris was a beautifully illustrated and intriguing read. It is to be…
Review: Olympian Challenger by Astrid Arditi
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.19″] Olympian Challenger is the first novel in the Olympian Challenger series by Astrid Arditi. scheduled for release on 3rd July 2018 I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.19″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.19″…