Afrofuturism On My Shelves
The second Popsugar Reading Challenge prompt has resulted in a lot of discussion about what is afrofuturism in the Goodreads group for the challenge. There are some better definitions here and here, but how I understand it, it’s a cultural…
Best Of 2019
As we approach the end of the year, it’s time to share my favourite reads from 2019. I gave 19 books 5 stars this year, so it’s been hard to whittle this list down to ten. The Familiars by Stacey…
Top Ten New to Me Authors
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week is all about authors we read for the first time in 2018. Last year I made a concerted effort to read more backlist, so I discovered a few…
The Light Between Worlds
During an air-raid, three siblings are transported to another world, one with talking deer and an empire intent on destroying the natural world. There they live and help the people of the Woodlands for years. When they return to the…
Are We All Lemmings and Snowflakes?
Olive wasn’t trying to kill herself, she just wanted all the noise to stop. Well that’s what she tells herself and her family when she’s committed to A&E. Her doctor thinks she would be a great candidate for an experimental…
Red Clocks
In a not too distant future, America has implemented the Personhood Amendment, giving an embryo the same rights as a person from the very moment of conception. Seeking an abortion is now a criminal offence, in-vitro fertilisation is banned and…
Obsidio
Obsidio is the final instalment in the Illuminae Files trilogy and therefore this review may contain spoilers for the previous books. Well the Illuminae Files have been quite a treat, I don’t know why I took so long to start…
The Stone Sky
The Stone Sky is the final book in the Broken Earth trilogy and therefore this review may contain spoilers for the previous books. Yet because you are essential, you cannot be permitted to have a choice in the matter. You…
The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage
When Philip Pullman’s new trilogy was announced, he told us it wasn’t a prequel, but the first book, The Belle Sauvage, is definitely a prequel to His Dark Materials. If you haven’t read the original books I would do so…
2017 End of Year Book Survey
Instead of my usual end of month wrap up I’ve decided to do Jamie’s fab End of Year Survery. Doing this has made me realise I’ve had a pretty good reading year with so many 4 and 5 star reads….