Review - "The Gilded Wolves"

The Gilded Wolves, The Gilded Wolves #1 by Roshani Chokshi rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ published: 15th January 2019 spoilers? none Goodreads Wolves were everywhere. In politics, on thrones, in beds. They cut their teeth on history and grew fat on war. Galley provided by publisher If you enjoyed Six of Crows, in...

Review - "Don't You Forget About Me"

Don't You Forget About Me by Mhairi McFarlane rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ published: 1st January 2019 spoilers? vague ones Goodreads I don't know what he's thinking. I look forward to finding out. Galley provided by publisher TWs harassment (sexual and otherwise), past sexual assault (described) As ever, here...

Five for Friday: Romance

It's been a while (uni work is a bitch), but finally I'm back with a new Five for Friday! This week, I'm reccing romance books. Any romance - historical, contemporary, gay, straight, you name it. My top five (less well known ones of course). Just to warn you, I prefer my romances slowburn and with...

Review - "Do You Dream of Terra-Two?"

Do You Dream Of Terra-Two? by Temi Oh rating: ☆☆☆ 1/2 published: 7th March 2019 spoilers? not really Goodreads Do You Dream of Terra-Two? is an alternate history where a planet with life-sustaining capabilities has been discovered and, in 2012, the first expedition is sent out to try and colonise it....

Review - "Pulp"

Pulp by Robin Talley rating: ☆☆ published: 13th December 2018 spoilers? yeah Goodreads I was really looking forward to Pulp. Historical books with LGBT characters, when they don't end in tragedy, are one of my favourite genres. And I had hopes that this one would fall into that category. Unfortunately,...

Review - "The Other Miss Bridgerton"

The Other Miss Bridgerton, Rokesbys #3 by Julia Quinn rating: ☆☆☆☆ published: 20th November 2018 spoilers? no Goodreads "It won't be just a kiss, Poppy. It could never be just a kiss between us." (Almost) no one writes slowburn historical romances like Julia Quinn does. Not to mention she does it...

Review - "Skyward"

Skyward by Brandon Sanderson rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ published: 6th November 2018 spoilers? no Goodreads But remember, Spensa. You get to choose who you are. Galley provided by publisher I have always found it incredibly hard to review books I loved, and Skyward by Brandon Sanderson is hardly going to break...

Review - "Empress Of All Seasons"

Empress of All Seasons by Emiko Jean rating: ☆☆ published: 8th November 2018 spoilers? yeah, fairly big Goodreads Galley provided by publisher For the most part, I think this is just one of those "it's not you, it's me" books. There are reasons that I struggled with it that I know are subjective,...

Review - "Girls of Paper and Fire"

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ published: 6th November 2018 spoilers? no Goodreads I know it now with a certainty that has fitted into the lost core at the heart of me, as hard and angular as my hope was soft and shimmering. The King will not have me. Galley provided by publisher TW...

Five for Friday: Short Story Collections

You know how sometimes, you don't have the energy to read a full length book, and you just want something shorter? Well, this rec list is for those times when you just want to dip into a collection of short stories, whether it's by the same author or a collection from different authors. Guardian...

Review - "In The Vanishers' Palace"

In The Vanishers' Palace by Aliette de Bodard rating: ☆☆☆☆ published: 16th October 2018 spoilers? no Goodreads And then she'd wake up, gasping, trying to breathe, raising her hands to her face, remembering Vu Côn's touch on her skin, as wet and as cold as the oily river. Galley provided by publisher In...

Five for Friday: Mystery (I)

I can't believe it's taken me this long to get to my favourite goddamn genre, but here we are. Once again, I'm splitting my recs into adult and young adult mysteries. Because otherwise I won't be able to keep to only five. These are mostly historical mysteries, but only because that's clearly the...

Review - "Jack of Hearts (And Other Parts)"

Jack of Hearts (And Other Parts) by Lev A. C. Rosen rating: ☆☆☆ published: 30th October 2018 spoilers? no Goodreads My first time getting it in the butt was kind of weird. I think it's going to be weird for everyone's first time, though. Galley provided by publisher I had kind of mixed feelings about...

Review - "What If It's Us"

What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera rating: ☆ published: 9th October 2018 spoilers? minor Goodreads I don’t know if we’re in a love story or a story about love. Review also posted on Reads Rainbow Galley provided by publisher I did think that perhaps this was just one of those where...

Review - "Love Like This"

Love Like This, Seven Shores #4 by Melissa Brayden rating: ☆☆ published: 16th October 2018 spoilers? no Goodreads Her soul soared, her heart sang, and her life could go in so many different directions. Galley provided by publisher I knew before going into this that Melissa Brayden's writing style...

Monthly Wrap Up

BOOKS READ: 35 DID I COMPLETE MY TBR? yes Surprise, surprise! I completed my TBR for the second month in a row. Yes, it only had six books on it, again, but this time I even finished it with two days to go in the month. Maybe it's a sign I should add more. The count for this month is well down on...

Review - "The Queen's Thief" series

The Queen's Thief by Megan Whalen Turner overall rating (so far): ☆☆☆☆☆ published: 1996 - 2019 spoilers? hopefully no, I tried my best to avoid them Goodreads The king lifted a hand to her cheek and kissed her. It was not a kiss between strangers, not even a kiss between a bride and groom. It was...

Five for Friday: M/M Romance

Given that I made a post of f/f romance recs, it's only right that I also rec some m/m romances. I've made a point of only including ownvoices books here, because I don't really trust straight women to write LGBT characters, as much as I might enjoy some of them. Ownvoices m/m romances will always...

Five for Friday: Poetry

I'm taking a brief break from reccing fiction this week and instead I'm going to do poetry collections. I really did try hard to keep to five actual recs here, but there are so so many other poetry collections I could have included (and, in fact, I cheated again, right at the end). So, in trying...