Tag: book review
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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…
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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…