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:
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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 …
April-May Reviews Roundup
I’ve finished reading quite a lot of books lately and written the reviews for them but haven’t quite found my schedule with posting them. I’ve got reviews going back to books I finished in April that aren’t posted yet. So I figured I’d do some drive-by mini reviews just to …
Book review: Nettle and Bone by T Kingfisher
Title: Nettle and Bone Author: T Kingfisher Dates read: 16/03/25 – 09/04/25 Rating 3/5 Publisher: Titan Boks Number of pages: 336 Fiction or non-fiction: fiction Subject or genre: adventure, fantasy, horror Book blurb: A dark and compelling fantasy about sisterhood, impossible tasks and the price of power, from award-winning author …
Sunday Reading Wrapup
What are you currently reading? M.T. Clanchy – From Memory to Written Record: England 1066-1307 47% read. I’ve said this before – this book was written to be written, not to be read. It’s utterly fascinating but it’s a serious slog DK Publishing – SuperSimple Chemistry 18% read. I picked …
top ten red, white, & blue book covers
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to …
June 2023 Reading Wrap-Up
I had quite the good reading month in June and finished 9 books Kaleb Cooper – The World According To Kaleb I am honestly not sure what the point of this book was. Other than to make money. Like most fans of Clarkson’s Farm, I utterly adored Kaleb but this …