Author: annafromuni
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Fall into the Unique World of Seven Faceless Saints
Seven Faceless Saints by M.K. Lobb is a book I didn’t expect to come cross my radar, let alone find myself enjoying amidst the waves of YA fantasy recommendations flooding my feed. I must thank @in_emmas_library for getting this book on my tbr because this read unlocked many ideas and insights into themes and tropes…
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An Artless Demise – Interesting Premise, Lacklustre Delivery?
An Artless Demise is the seventh book in Anna Lee Huber’s Lady Darby Mystery Series. The premise was engaging and hooked me immediately; Kiera’s past comes back to haunt her as a new case of bodysnatchers-turned-killers breaks out, throwing London into a frenzy. Not only will she be thrown back into the horrors of the…
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Local Woman Missing Missed the Mark
Local Woman Missing by Maria Kubica is an adult crime thriller, weaving together multiple perspectives and timelines to create a whirlwind novel filled with tension, secrets, betrayal and questions. Many many questions. I will try and remain as spoiler-free as possible in this review, so let me start by noting what I enjoyed. I do…
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Wild is the Witch – The Best Book for Nature Witches
I had a feeling I would like this as much as I liked The Nature of Witches. I was wrong. I love this book more. I would die for this book. Wild is the Witch by Rachel Griffin is the pinnacle of naturalism to me – witches with strong roots in the outdoors, animals playing…
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle is Something Else
When you think of female figures instrumental to literary movements and genres, especially the horror genre, you probably first think of Mary Shelley. You might then ponder for a moment, possibly giving some more answers, but for most the name Shirley Jackson might slip the mind. Let me implore you to reconsider and to write…
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Murder at the Royal Botanical Gardens – My Favourite Sleuthing Couple
Dare I say my favourites among historical fiction has tilted in favour of Lady Charlotte and Lord Wrexford. They have been giving a good fight since the beginning, in fact, they were my top tier couple for a time before I came across Lady Kiera and Mr Gage. While my heart may yearn for Sebastian…
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Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone is a Genuine Pleasure
What a joy this read was! Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson is a breath of fresh air. We have a very unique narrator, a narrative style and delivery unlike anything I have read before and an enigmatic family history is filled with secrets, sketchy activity and death. It’s a party…
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What Makes The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue A Fan Favourite?
I was always unsure about how The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab got so much praise and was on every girl’s favourites list several years back (and even still to this day). My first read of it ended in a sentiment that it wasn’t anything special, that people may have overhyped it,…
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My Thoughts on Bunny
If you’re looking for a full review, I’m sorry but this isn’t that. I wish I could provide a more in-depth review of Mona Awad’s Bunny but it didn’t quite match my expectations and while it was fun for a little bit, my preferences and specified taste in tropes and themes clashed with those found…
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The Great Redemption in A Brush with Shadows
We’re back on track with A Brush wth Shadows, the sixth book in Anna Lee Huber’s Lady Darby Mystery Series. We’ve got personal ties to strain and tug on, a lush scenery with its own moodiness and raging emotions, tense relations and interactions and the ever-necessary hidden truths and layers of lies that make a…