The City of Brass
Often the mightiest things have the humblest beginnings. Nahri’s story starts in 18th century Egypt but takes her across the Middle East to a magical city with gleaming brass walls. I absolutely loved the setting, and I was pleased to…
The Only Harmless Great Thing
I tried to buy The Only Harmless Great Thing twice. After reading The Radium Girls it was recommended to me so I went to pre-order it, only to find I apparently had already done so, six months earlier. It was…
The Tidal Zone
What a stunning novel this is, dealing with what happens when we are faced with the fragility of human life. Adam’s previously healthy teenager daughter collapses one day at school. Her heart stops. How do you go one with life…
Spare and Found Parts
Spare and Found Parts is a Frankenstein story at heart, but not the kind you might expect. Nell has spent her life with a background ticking, her heart is clockwork and she lives with a scar from chin to sternum….
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
I enjoyed Every Heart a Doorway for the way it explored portal fantasy tropes but it only went so far, what with a whole host of characters packed into a novella. This is why Down Among the Sticks and Bones…
Top Ten TBR Lurkers
Top Ten Tuesday is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. The deepest corners of my TBR are populated by a few authors whose work I binge bought years ago and never got round to reading, but I really like…
January (and a bit) Book Haul!
Remember the days when every Sunday bloggers would post what new books they had in? I used to love hopping round blogs being nosy but it’s something that has gone out of fashion. There were scandals and other hosts just…
The Belles
Who wants love when one can be powerful? How far would you go to be beautiful? Expensive treatments? Pain? In the world of The Belles most people are born grey, ugly in the eyes of high society. Into each generation…
The Month That Was… January 2018
+ International Giveaway New year, new monthly updates! As well as what I’ve been reading I’d like to also track what I watch and other things I do over the month. There is still a chance to win one of…
