Author: annafromuni
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Divine Rivals is a Dream of a Read
I know, given how popular this book is on social media platforms, that you’ve heard all about it. You probably have had this on your TBR since the first week it popped up. I won’t take up too much of your time, but perhaps I can give you a dose of realism to take onboard…
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The Last Heir to Blackwood Library: A Haunted House – I Immediately Love It
The Last Heir to Blackwood Library is my first Hester Fox book, though after this it certainly won’t be my last. The setting is 1925 London and a woman finds herself the sole heir to an old estate in Yorkshire, an estate that has been owned by a very distant branch of her family. With…
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A Wicked Trick in A Wicked Conceit
Now this one was a fresh, interesting idea. Anna Lee Huber’s Lady Darby Mystery Series continues with A Wicked Conceit and I’m glad reading the blurb on the back did just enough to entice me – there has been one too many times when I’ve read a big plot point that should’ve stayed off the…
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My Take on The Silent Patient
Having read The Maidens earlier this month, I decided to pick up The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides to see what his debut novel is about. Across the board, I was satisfied but there were a couple of details that didn’t sit well with me and hindered my overall enjoyment of the book, especially the…
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A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking – What A Fun Story
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher is such a cute, easy and cosy autumnal read perfect for young readers and old. Mona is a young witch whose magic is all about bread, her familiar is a sourdough starter that cannot die and she magics gingerbread men to dance (and serve as guardians…
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A Stroke of Malice – A Plot That Shouldn’t Work But Does
While reading A Stroke of Malice, Anna Lee Huber’s eighth novel in the Lady Darby Mystery Series, I couldn’t help but laugh at a line spoken between characters to the point of “this isn’t like the events of the first book”. The reason being that the two books are very similar but alas, they are…
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Her Majesty’s Royal Coven – A Stunning Adult Fantasy Featuring The Spice Girls
I’m not lying, there are references to the Spice Girls, and if anything that should make you add Her Majesty’s Royal Coven to your tbr lists ASAP. Juno Dawson is a mastermind for creating this funny, relatable British modern low fantasy and I am here for it. If you look hard enough at old photographs,…
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A New View into Dark Academia with The Cloisters
The Cloisters by Katy Hays dips into a new side of dark academia for me, one which has spurred a wave of curiosity from deep within, and that is art history. Art history is one of those subject that I wanted to take at school but my subject choices didn’t align right for that to…
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The Disappointing Read of Dorian Gray
Oh, say it isn’t so! I was so excited to get this and devour it in one sitting but it wasn’t to be. I have seen all over social media how The Picture of Dorian Gray is a staple in dark academia literature and so I eagerly added it to my tbr list. So many…