Five for Friday: Pirates

Going for a bit of a different direction this week. Instead of a genre, or trope, I'm going to rec books by a theme. And that theme is going to be pirates (blame Black Sails, ok?). Compass Rose by Anna Burke Rating: 4 stars Content Warnings: violence, death Synopsis: Rose was born facing due...

Review - "Beneath The Citadel"

Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria rating: ☆☆☆☆ published: 9th October 2018 spoilers? minor Goodreads We are not foretold. Galley provided by publisher Beneath the Citadel has been high on my to read shelf since pretty much the first moment I heard about it. The synopsis gives off vague Six of...

Five for Friday: Historical (I)

After yet another accidental 4 or 5 week hiatus, I'm back with more recs! This week, I'm reccing historical fiction, namely adult fiction (young adult will come later, as may new adult). Some of these books may crossover with other genres (one of my favourite genres has to be historical mysteries),...

Review - "Zero Sum Game"

Zero Sum Game, Russell's Attic #1 by S. L. Huang rating: ☆☆☆ published: 2nd October 2018 spoilers? some Goodreads I'll thank you to talk to me like the heavily armed person I am. Galley provided by publisher If, like me, you enjoy plenty of action (and I mean plenty) in your books, then Zero Sum...

Review - "Outrun The Wind"

Outrun the Wind by Elizabeth Tammi rating: ☆☆ published: 27th November 2018 spoilers? some Goodreads Galley provided by publisher To be honest, I think the hype for this book actually killed it for me. If it hadn't been so hyped and I came to it with no expectations, I'd have probably liked it more...

On The TBR Shelf

I am notoriously bad at actually keeping to TBR lists per month, so this may turn out to be an unmitigated disaster. But given that I have a box of about 40 unread books I really need to get to sometime, I'm going to give it a go. This time, though, I'm only going to put a few books on this TBR list,...

Review - "Hearts Unbroken"

Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith rating: ☆☆☆ 1/2 published: 9th October 2018 spoilers? minor maybe Goodreads Galley provided by publisher Actual rating 3.5 Hearts Unbroken is set in Kansas, and tells the story of a high school production of The Wizard of Oz. When the drama teacher decides...

Review - "The Black God's Drums"

The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark rating: ☆☆☆☆ published: 21st August 2018 spoilers? no Goodreads Somewhere in my thoughts, Oya starts up humming a song. I think I can hear Oshun join in. Galley provided by publisher Honestly, this is how you write novellas. With enough worldbuilding and plot...

Review - "Jade City"

Jade City, Green Bone Saga #1 by Fonda Lee rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ published: 28th June 2018 spoilers? none Goodreads "I could still kill him for you." "Screw you, Hilo," she snapped. "I can kill my ex-boyfriends myself." tw for extreme violence Galley provided by publisher How do you review books that ripped...