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...

Review - "The Bloodprint"

The Bloodprint, The Khorasan Archives #1 by Ausma Zehanat Khan rating: ☆☆ published: 19th October 2017 spoilers? no Goodreads There is no one but the One. And so the One commands. I picked this book up in the bookshop probably about 6 months back, mostly based on the fact that the cover is absolutely...

Five for Friday: Steampunk

Look! Four weeks in a row! I'm getting the hang of this book blogging malarkey (finally). This week's five recs are all steampunk books (or rather, mostly short stories). I don't read a huge amount of steampunk - I probably have more on my to-read shelf than my read shelf - but these are the best...

Review - "The Oyster Thief"

The Oyster Thief by Sonia Faruqi rating: ☆ published: 2nd October 2018 spoilers? a few Goodreads Galley provided by publisher CWs: sexual assault I had - if not high, then at least some - hopes for this book. The synopsis sounded intriguing, and I thought there was some good potential for enemies...

Review - "You'd Be Mine"

You'd Be Mine by Erin Hahn rating: ☆☆☆ published: 2nd April 2019 spoilers? a few Goodreads Galley provided by publisher CWs: alcoholism, drug overdose, graphic description of suicide, PTSD, panic attack You'd Be Mine tells the story of two country musicians: Annie Mathers, the daughter of two famous...

Five for Friday: Fantasy (IV)

Look at me, writing these posts weeks in advance and scheduling them. It's almost like (*gasp*) I'm being organised. Anyhow, today is part four (of four) of my fantasy recs. This final part is going to be YA urban fantasy. As ever, I've ignored a number of other books I would rec in favour of these...

Review - "If I Loved You Less"

If I Loved You Less by Tamsen Parker rating: ☆ published: 20th September 2018 spoilers? a few Goodreads ARC kindly provided by Tamsen Parker The problem I seem to have with Austen retellings is that I almost go into them with too high expectations, and I'm invariably disappointed. Because, let's be...

On The TBR Shelf

I actually managed to finish my TBR last month, so after that success, I'm hoping that I can do the same again this month. I'm again only going to put about 6 books on this list, maybe 7, because I am notoriously bad at actually keeping to these things. And I'm also including some classics here, which...

Monthly Wrap Up

BOOKS READ: 73 DID I COMPLETE MY TBR? yes So, I know my TBR only had about six books on it, but I really only just finished it, because (a) I kinda forgot about it until about halfway through the month, and (b) I found it really hard to continuously read The City of Brass for some reason. But! I...