Monster
School was a scary enough place to be stranded during the Christmas holidays without some starey-eyed imp like Regan banging on about man-eaters and things that go rawr in the woods. Nash’s brother is missing in the depths of Columbia. With her parents away that…
Inconvenient People: Lunacy, Liberty and the Mad-Doctors in Victorian England
An Englishman had the right to marry a courtesan, calamitously impersonate petty officials, vomit at table, indulge as much solitary vice as he pleased, and spend as much cash as he liked. Think lunatic asylum and the words will instantly conjure up an image of…
The Copper Promise
Wydrin of Crosshaven, a.k.a. The Copper Cat, and her companion Sir Sebastian, formerly of the Knights of Isu, have a job to do. They have been hired by the withered Lord Frith to go exploring the caverns beneath the Citadel; a dangerous job but he…
Top Ten: Autumn TBR
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish Autumn’s great for cosying up with familiar characters and the odd spooky book as we approach Halloween. It’s also that time of year where I start to look over my TBR and lists of…
Queen of Shadows
Queen of Shadows in the fourth book in the Throne of Glass series and therefore this review may contain spoilers for the previous books. It was ancient, and cruel, and paced in the shadows leashing his mind. It was not of this world, and had…
Everything, Everything
Maddy is trapped inside her own house. She suffers from a rare disease; she’s allergic to the world. Her mother and nurse do everything they can to keep her safe, limiting her contact with people and ensuring everything that comes into contact is sterilised. Yet…
The Machinery
Ruin is coming. For nearly 10,000 years, the leaders of the Overland have been selected by the Machinery; a mysterious entity overseen by the Operator. Yet there is a prophecy that in the 10,000th year the Machinery will break and the land will be thrown…
Asking For It
Emma is the prettiest girl in town and she wants everyone to know it. When her partying gets out of control, she’s discovered on the doorstep of her house, with no recollection of how she got there. She doesn’t find out what happened until she…
Deceptions
Deceptions is the third book in the Cainsville series and therefore this review may contain spoilers for the previous books. Olivia’s ex-fiancé still won’t leave her be. As he continues to try to get between her and Gabriel, she’s still trying to get to the…
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Black Sun
Today he would become a god. His mother had told him so. The opening line may seem like something any mother would tell her son, but in the case of Serapio, his mother truly believes he will become the Crow God reborn. She blinds him,…
Legendborn
The day Bree gets accepted into an early college placement at UNC, is the day her mother dies. The last words they spoke were of anger. Unable to deal with her dad’s grief on top of her own, Bree goes ahead with the placement. Once…
Ninth House
Alex Stern does not belong at Yale. When she awakes as the sole survivor of a multiple homicide, presumed a drug deal gone wrong, she is given an unlikely offer. Come to Yale, join the House of Lethe and oversee the rituals of the other…
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
Just let me dust off this blog thing, I have a review for you! One of my anticipated reads released during lockdown was the follow-up to An Absolutely Remarkable Thing. If you read that, of course will will be dying to know what happened to…