Fantasy
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Book Review: Guns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Flintlock fantasy is a subgenre that I’m incredibly unfamiliar with. You can imagine how pleased I was when my fantasy book club picked Guns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky as our May read. This ended up being a great book to discuss because there was so much to unpack with the writing, but that’s… Continue reading
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Weekly Wrap-Up: 11 May 2018
Happy Friday! This has been a short week here in the UK and it really did fly by. I didn’t do a weekly wrap-up last week because there would have only been a couple days between my monthly and weekly wrap-ups, so this post will feature two weeks worth of books! Continue reading
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April 2018 Reading Round-Up
I feel like I say this every month, but I cannot believe how quickly time is passing! April has absolutely flown by and spring is well underway. April has been an amazing month for me: I went to the Harry Potter studio for the first time, chaired my first book event, hosted my first readathon,… Continue reading
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Book Review: City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty
Ever since catching a glimpse of City of Brass’s gorgeous cover, I knew I needed it. Something about it caught my eye and I thought, ‘yep, I’m going to love that book’. I ended up with two copies of this book, my own finished copy and a digital ARC, and I’m not even upset –… Continue reading
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Weekly Wrap-Up: 27 April 2018
It’s Friday and I’m wondering where all the warm weather from last week has gone. Is British summer already over? Say it isn’t so! It’s pouring rain here, which means it’s perfect reading weather at least. Continue reading
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Weekly Wrap-Up: 20 April 2018
Happy (incredibly warm) Friday! The weather has finally warmed up here in the UK and everyone is uncomfortably warm. My Los Angeles heart is so thrilled to actually see and feel the sun again. Sunny weather is almost as good as chilly rain for reading, so let’s see what my week looked like in books. Continue reading
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Book Review: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
There’s a good chance you’ve heard of Children of Blood and Bone — it has taken the publishing world by storm. With hype surrounding this book literally from the moment it sold, I think it makes sense to be cautious — most of us have been burned by hype before. However, I’m here to tell… Continue reading
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Weekly Wrap-Up: 13 April 2018
Happy Friday! It has technically been a short week for me, but I’m still so excited for the weekend. This week was an incredibly exciting one, mainly because Scottish Fiance and I went to the Harry Potter Studios in London! So much wizardy goodness was had and I’m still patiently waiting for my Hogwarts letter… Continue reading
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Review: State of Sorrow by Melinda Salisbury
I didn’t know much about State of Sorrow going in. Not only did I completely misread the blurb when the book was announced (I thought it was a contemporary book — don’t ask), I just picked it up on blind faith due to the cover and the author. I enjoyed The Sin Eater’s Daughter and… Continue reading
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Weekly Wrap-Up: 06 April 2018
Happy Friday! Why is it that four day work weeks always feel so long? I feel like time has been absolutely dragging! This has been a really interesting week for reading. I’ve had some ups and some downs, but it was rounded off nicely with a lovely author event last night! Bonus: I have something… Continue reading
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