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Blog Tour: Juliet and Romeo by David Hewson
I’m so pleased to participate in the blog tour for the new book Juliet and Romeo by David Hewson. Today, I’ll be posting a fascinating piece from the author himself. Learn a little more about the real life influences behind the writing of this book and the world-famous play it is adapted from. Continue reading
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Weekly Reading Wrap-Up: 25 May 2018
Happy Friday everyone! How is May almost over? Seriously, how? You all may have noticed (or not) that I haven’t been great about updating here for a couple of weeks. I took a mini-hiatus due to some serious stress popping up, but that’s all sorted now! Exciting new to come. Back to business as usual! Continue reading
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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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20 Questions Book Tag
I don’t often do tags on my blog, but I was tagged by Shanah at Bionic Bookworm to do this tag. So here we go! Continue reading
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Book Review: The Royal Wedding Colouring Book by Adam Rushton
So here’s something a little different for you guys. I was offered a copy of the Royal Wedding Colouring Book by Adam Rushton in exchange for an honest review. Now, I’m not obsessed with the Royals — I think this younger generation is nice and the rest are sort of useless — but you know… Continue reading
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Book Review: Legendary by Stephanie Garber
Caraval was one of the biggest releases of 2017. It was the book everyone was talking about for months! Fully caught up in the hype surrounding that book, I read Caraval and was actually pretty disappointed — I even listed it as one of my most disappointing books of 2017. However, I fully acknowledge that… 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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Book Review: The Testament of Loki by Joanne Harris
I read The Gospel of Loki a couple of years ago and it was one of those books that really grew on me. It stuck with me long after I finished the last page and I really think that it ignited my interest in Norse mythology. I had assumed it would be a standalone novel,… Continue reading
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Book Review: From Darkest Skies by Sam Peters
I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect from this book. I had assumed it would be pretty much a straight science fiction novel heavily featuring AI with a bit of mystery. Instead Peters has created an exciting high-concept sci-fi-meets-crime story with a dash of noir. 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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