Title: The Challenger (Contender #2) Author: Taran Matharu Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton CAWPILE: 10.00 (5/5) My highest rated book so far this year, I've been pondering how to put my feelings about it into words, without spoiling it for those who've yet to read it. This is a difficult feat, as I have so much … Continue reading A Review of….The Challenger (Contender #2) by Taran Matharu *Spoiler Free*
Category: Reading
The Books That Lift Me Up
Hey everyone! It's been nearly a month since I last published a blog post that wasn't a book review and thought it was about time I started posting them again. You are currently reading the first one, enjoy! There are often times when my mental health isn't doing great; either I'm stressed, my anxiety has … Continue reading The Books That Lift Me Up
A Review of….A Discovery of Witches
Title: A Discovery of Witches Author: Deborah Harkness Publisher: Headline Star Rating: 5 (CAWPILE: 9.93) G from Book Roast's CAWPILE video Oh. My. Gosh. I don't think I've loved a book this much, since I read The Chosen (Contender #1) by Taran Matharu last year. It's obviously a very different series, and I'm quite late to the All Souls trilogy as … Continue reading A Review of….A Discovery of Witches
LGBTQ+ Recommendations
I know that Pride Month has nearly passed, but I still wanted to publish a post recommending LGBTQ+ reads and novels that, though they aren't specifically LGBTQ+ but still feature LGBTQ+ rep characters- these latter titles won't include a synopsis - and as I have not yet read the novels in the last list, I … Continue reading LGBTQ+ Recommendations
A Review of….Kate and Clara’s Curious Cornish Craft Shop *spoiler-free* (Netgalley Arc)
Title: Kate and Clara's Curious Cornish Craft Shop Author: Ali McNamara Publisher: Sphere Star Rating: 5 Release Date: 9th July (Kindle addition) Paperback date is uncertain (Netgalley and Amazon say 23rd July, Goodreads will tell you it doesn't come out until September) It is always difficult for me, when writing a review on an Ali McNamara … Continue reading A Review of….Kate and Clara’s Curious Cornish Craft Shop *spoiler-free* (Netgalley Arc)
A Review of….The Maiden Ship
Title: The Maiden Ship Author: Micheline Ryckman Publisher: Whimsical Publishing Star Rating: 5 I'd been following Micheline's Instagram account and her beautiful illustrations for a while I think, when she announced the upcoming release of this gem of a book, and was gutted I was unable to pre-order the bundle from her website for various reasons … Continue reading A Review of….The Maiden Ship
A Review of….Days of Blood and Starlight
Author: Laini Taylor Title: Days of Blood and Starlight Publisher: Hachette UK Star Rating: 5 It had been a while since I'd read Daughter of Smoke and Bone, when I picked this up for my Astronomy prompt for the Magical Readathon back in April but I surprised myself by remembering most of what happened, before picking up … Continue reading A Review of….Days of Blood and Starlight
A Review of….The Gravity of Us (ARC) *Spoiler free*
Title: The Gravity of Us Author: Phil Stamper Publisher: Bloomsbury Rating: 5 stars Publishing date: 14 May I honestly don't know how to put my love for this book into words. I haven't read a lot of LGBTQ+ novels (I think I read my first in 2018), but I've loved them, and The Gravity of Us is … Continue reading A Review of….The Gravity of Us (ARC) *Spoiler free*