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Hello There…A Return to Blogging
Hi there! Did you miss me? I went on an inevitable blogging hiatus for a good chunk of quarantine. My brain wasn’t up for it, and although I was doing a good amount of homeworking before the pandemic, transitioning into full-time homeworking AND adjusting to life in lockdown was a bit of a struggle. Continue reading
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Blog Tour: We Ride the Storm by Devin Madson
Good morning, friends! Today is the day that Devin Madson’s We Ride the Storm publishes in the UK, and I cannot wait for you all to read it! I’m currently reading it myself and am absolutely loving it. You want assassins? You got it. Clever princesses? Yep. Respectful beheadings? Check! Continue reading
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A Blogging Hiatus and Where to Find Me Online!
Hi pals! I’ve been thinking about putting the blog on hiatus for a long time, and I think I’m at the stage where I’m comfortable doing so. Writing reviews hasn’t brought me joy in a long time, so I think it’s time to focus on things that do! Blog tour obligations will still be met, Continue reading
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Mini Reviews: A Dead Djinn in Cairo and The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark
While hunting through my shiny new Scribd account, I stumbled upon P. Djèlí Clark’s Cairo novellas and was intrigued. I queued up the audiobooks and ended up absolutely loving these gorgeous fantasy tales! As these were quite short, today I’m bringing you mini reviews of these two books. Continue reading
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Book Review: The Murderbot Diaries (1-4) by Martha Wells
Oh, Murderbot — everyone’s favourite anti-social, anxiety-riddled killing machine. I recently completed the entire Murderbot Diaries novellas in anticipation of the release of the first full-length novel, Network Effect, in June. Today I’m offering you mini reviews of each novella, as well as some thoughts on the series overall. Continue reading
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Book Review: Exhalation by Ted Chiang
I’ve been wanting to read Ted Chiang’s short science fiction works ever since his much acclaimed Stories of Your Life and Others. His work gets loads of praise from literary types who don’t usually look twice at genre fiction, so I was definitely curious and picked up a copy. When two of the works in… Continue reading
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Book Review: Harrow Lake by Kat Ellis
Harrow Lake first burst onto my radar when the publishers were sending out the coolest looking proofs (seriously, check it out!) in the winter. I was immediately interested in the book as soon as I read the summary — I’ve never been much of a horror reader but have been trying to dip my toe… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Descendant of the Crane by Joan He
I’ve been struggling with YA fantasy for the past year or so, however I wanted to give it another try while in quarantine. I dusted off my copy of The Descendant of the Crane — one of my most highly anticipated 2019 releases that I never managed to read (oops), which is coming out in… Continue reading
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Blog Tour: Goldilocks by Laura Lam
Welcome to my stop on the Goldilocks blog tour! This book snagged my attention back when it was announced and was one of my most anticipated releases of 2020. I adored Lam’s book False Hearts, and was eager to pick up what sounded like a book that was written for me. A feminist science fiction… Continue reading
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Blog Tour: Incendiary by Zoraida Cordova
Welcome to my stop on the Incendiary blog tour! Incendiary has been on my radar for ages because I loved the idea of a Spanish Inquisition-inspired fantasy novel. Despite my recent ups and downs with YA fantasy, I gave my first Zoraida Cordova book a try, and I ended up really liking it! While I… Continue reading
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