Author: annafromuni
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Strange the Dreamer – Beautiful but I have DNFed it
I have seen Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor mentioned many times across all bookish social media platforms and I can see why it’s so popular. The world is incredible rich and lush and beautiful, however, I have read 180 pages and I have no interest in continuing this book. Why is that? Let me…
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Lev AC Rosen’s The Bell in the Fog is Like a Fine Wine
I loved Lavender House and I love Bell in the Fog even more. Lev AC Rosen is a brilliant writer and has captured the world of 1950s America from a queer lens with such vivid detail and truth. While this one is shorter, it is no less gripping and I need to gush about it…
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A Court of Silver Flames Deep Dive
Finally, after what feels like months, I have finished (or caught up with, given there’s a pending sixth book) Sarah J Maas’s A Court of Thorns and Roses series reread. There have been ups and downs, pleasant realisations and some no-so-pleasant moments where I strongly reconsidered this reread journey. I knew it was to get…
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Lancali’s I Fell In Love With Hope is Captivating and Heartbreaking
I’m a sucker for a story set in a hospital, centred around terminally ill kids just trying to live their lives. Lancali’s I Fell In Love With Hope is just that and so much more. With beautiful poetic prose, characters full of heart and soul and light, and the shadow hanging over your shoulder as…
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The Archive of the Forgotten – Dive Deeper Into Hell’s Library
I fell in love with A.J. Hackwith’s writing style upon reading The Library of the Unwritten and The Archive of the Forgotten did not disappoint. There’s something so precious about this world, about the characters and setting and conflicts, that makes this feel like a comfort read on so many levels. Who doesn’t like a…