This week I’m reading The Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan and Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch, and what initially looked like another completely mismatched pair has turned out to have a surprisingly obvious connection: both have me thinking about the ways history accumulates beneath the present. The Silk Roads …
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Book Review: Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung
Title: Cursed Bunny Author: Bora Chung Dates read: 09/08/26 – 01/09/26 Rating 4/5 Publisher: Honford Star Number of pages: 251 Fiction or non-fiction: fiction Subject or genre: contemporary, horror, literary, magical realism, science fiction, short stories Book blurb: Cursed Bunny is a genre-defying collection of short stories by Korean author Bora …
Currently Reading: curses, crowns & catastrophic decisions
This week’s reading is another slightly ridiculous pairing on paper: Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung and The Plantagenets by Dan Jones. Surreal short fiction translated from Korean on one side; several centuries of medieval English monarchy on the other. Honestly, this is exactly the sort of reading week I enjoy. …
Book Review: The Time Hop Coffee Shop by Phaedra Patrick
Title: The Time Hop Coffee Shop Author: Phaedra Patrick Dates read: 02/01/26 – 07/01/26 Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4 stars) Publisher: Aria Number of pages: 352 Fiction or non-fiction: fiction Subject or genre: contemporary, magical realism Book blurb:
What I’m Reading and Thinking About
This week’s reading stack feels very deliberately split between intensity and comfort, which honestly says a lot about where my head is at right now. On one side, I’m continuing with Insurgent. It’s fast-paced and emotionally charged, full of difficult choices and escalating consequences. I’m always struck by how much …
Book Review: Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Title: Every Heart A Doorway Author: Seanan McGuire Dates read: 30/12/25 – 03/01/26 Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5 stars) Publisher: Tor Number of pages: 176 Fiction or non-fiction: fiction Subject or genre: contemporary, fantasy, lgbtqia+ Book blurb:
Book Review: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
Title: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches Author: Sangu Mandanna Dates read: 17/08/25 – 18/11/25 Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25 (4.25 stars) Publisher: Hodderscape Number of pages: 336 Fiction or non-fiction: fiction Subject or genre: contemporary, cozy fantasy, romance Book blurb: A warm and uplifting novel about an isolated witch whose opportunity …
Book Review: False Value by Ben Aaronovitch
Title: False Value (Rivers of London #8) Author: Ben Aaronovitch Dates read: 10/08/25 – 17/08/25 Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 (3.5 stars) Publisher: Gollancz Number of pages: 420 Fiction or non-fiction: fiction Subject or genre: contemporary, crime, fantasy, mystery Book blurb: Peter Grant is facing fatherhood, and an uncertain future, with equal amounts …
Currently Reading: ticking clocks and code-bound curses
Last week, I had grand plans for Frankenstein and False Value, but my brain waved a white flag. Mental health-wise, I just wasn’t in the headspace for Shelley’s heavy storms or Aaronovitch’s magical noir, so I pivoted to something gentler: Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood and A Thousand …
Currently Reading: experiments, ethics, and eldritch code.
Currently Reading: experiments, ethics, and eldritch code. I’ve accidentally themed the week around science gone rogue — one Victorian, one very modern. ⚡ Frankenstein – the original tale of grief, ambition, and what happens when you play god with science. Mary Shelley’s gothic classic is just as devastating and electric …