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  • June 6, 2019

    Book Review: Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky

    Book Review: Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky

    Some of you may know that Children of Time is one of my absolute favourite novels. I love the incredible scope, storytelling, and world that Tchaikovsky captures on the page. Children of Ruin is a fantastic sequel that expands on everything that made the first book great, all while serving a compelling and gorgeous story. Continue reading

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    Adrian Tchaikovsky, Book blog, Book Review, books, Children of Ruin, Children of Time, Fiction, Geek, novel, Reading, Recommendations, Reviews, Science Fiction, Space, Writing
  • June 4, 2019

    Reading Wrap-Up: May 2019

    Reading Wrap-Up: May 2019

    I’m pretty sure I’ve fallen into some sort of time slip. While April seemed to drag on and on, the month of May flew by in a flash. Despite being busy (as usual) and reading some longer books this month, I still managed to read ten books (and DNFed two), and I’m so proud. The… Continue reading

    Reading Updates and Wrap-ups
    Book blog, books, Fantasy, Fiction, Geek, historical fiction, May reading, Monthly Reading Round-up, novel, Reading, Recommendations, Reviews, Science Fiction, Writing, YA, Young Adult
  • June 3, 2019

    Book Review: Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

    Book Review: Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

    I don’t really know where to start with this review. I picked up Nine Perfect Strangers because I really enjoyed Big Little Lies and trusted Moriarty to write a sharp and compelling book. Where Big Little Lies is a well-structured page turner, Nine Perfect Strangers is a complete and utter mess. I was honestly shocked by… Continue reading

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    Big Little Lies, Book blog, books, Commercial fiction, Fiction, Geek, Liane Moriarty, Nine Perfect Strangers, novel, Reading, Recommendations, Reviews, Writing
  • May 29, 2019

    Book Review: Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky

    Book Review: Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky

    I absolutely love Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Time and was curious to see what his other science fiction books were like. Walking to Aldebaran is the perfect way to sample his writing style — clocking in at right around 140 pages, it’s a short but effective story of an astronaut lost in space. Continue reading

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    Adrian Tchaikovsky, Book Blogger, Book Review, books, Fiction, Geek, novel, Novella, Reading, Recommendations, Reviews, sci fi, Science Fiction, Space, Walking to Aldebaran, Writing
  • May 28, 2019

    Book Box Club – April Purely Books Subscription

    Book Box Club – April Purely Books Subscription

    I was so thrilled to be selected to be part of the Book Box Club’s blogger army! I’ve had my eye on this UK-based book subscription box for ages and am so pleased with their service so far. Continue reading

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    Book blog, Book Box Club, Book Subscription Box, books, Fantasy, Fiction, Geek, novel, Reading, Recommendations, Reviews, unboxing, Writing, YA, Young Adult
  • May 27, 2019

    Book Review: An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole

    Book Review: An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole

    It has been a long time since I’ve read historical romance, despite it being a favourite genre of mine, and I’ve been craving it lately. Pretty much everything that I have read in historical romance has been set in Regency or Victorian England, and I needed to read something different while in a reading slump… Continue reading

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    Alyssa Cole, An Extraordinary Union, Book Blogger, Book Review, books, Fiction, Geek, Historical romance, Historican fiction, novel, Reading, Recommendations, Reviews, Writing
  • May 24, 2019

    Weekly Reading Wrap-Up: 24 May 2019

    Weekly Reading Wrap-Up: 24 May 2019

    Excuse me, I seem to have lost the entire month of May. Seriously, where did May go? I feel like April lasted forever and now the universe is trying to correct itself by moving at warp speed through May. Just me? Maybe? Okay. I’ve been reading quite a lot lately, but it doesn’t necessarily reflect… Continue reading

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  • May 23, 2019

    Favourite (Complete) Fantasy Series – Updated!

    Favourite (Complete) Fantasy Series – Updated!

    Game of Thrones got you down? Waiting in despair for Doors of Stone? Do you fear getting caught up in a fantastical world and then discovering that the series isn’t complete yet? The fantasy genre has loads of books and subgenres to offer, as well as authors with varying writing speeds. Below are a few… Continue reading

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    Book bloggers, Book recommendations, books, Classic fantasy, Complete series, Fantasy, Fantasy series, Fiction, First Law, Geek, Grimdark, novel, Reading, Recommendations, Reviews, Tamora Pierce, Wheel of Time, Winternight, Writing, YA
  • May 22, 2019

    Book Review: I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

    Book Review: I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

    I Capture the Castle is one of those great childhood classics that I never managed to read when I was actually a kid. But after some persuading (pressure) from my sister Julia on our podcast, I decided to pick it up for the first time. Despite having seen the movie ages ago, I didn’t remember… Continue reading

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    Book Blogger, Book Review, books, Classics, Dodie Smith, Fiction, Geek, I Capture the Castle, novel, Reading, Recommendations, Reviews, Writing
  • May 20, 2019

    Book Review: An Assassin’s Guide to Love and Treason by Virginia Boecker

    Book Review: An Assassin’s Guide to Love and Treason by Virginia Boecker

    I’m always on the hunt for some good historical fiction, and An Assassin’s Guide to Love and Treason caught my eye for a few reasons. First of all, I don’t think we see enough YA historical fiction so it always catches my eye. I love the book’s Elizabethan setting, but I was totally blown away… Continue reading

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    An Assassin’s Guide to Love and Treason, Book Blogger, Book Review, books, Elizabethan England, Fiction, Geek, historical fiction, Reading, Reviews, Shakespeare, Virginia Boecker, Writing, Young Adult
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Welcome to my corner of the bookish internet. I’m an American who has lived in the UK for almost 10 years, a publishing professional, and lifelong lover of books. I make it my mission to shout about books all over the internet and share my enthusiasm with other readers. I read a little bit of everything, but my main genres of choice are horror, fantasy, and science fiction.

I aim to start conversations about books and reading, link readers to new authors and titles they’ll love, provide insightful review the books I’m reading, and discover new writers and subgenres on this blog.

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