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Book Review: Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix by Julie C. Dao
I cannot tell you how thrilled I am to have gotten my hands on an early copy of Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix! I read Forest of a Thousand Lanterns earlier this year and absolutely adored it. Xifeng is easily one of my favourite fantasy villains because of her callousness, her calculated choices, and her… Continue reading
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Book Review: Orlando by Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf is an author I’d really wanted to read more of, having only every picked up Mrs Dalloway. Wanting to read more of her books, I snapped up the chance to read Orlando. Written in 1928, Orlando has been celebrated as one of the landmark LGBTQ+ novels. Continue reading
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Book Review: The Electrical Venus by Julie Mayhew
The Electrical Venus jumped out at me because it is historical young adult fiction — something I don’t think you see very often. On top of that, the book is set in Georgian England, which is even more of a rarity in YA. Although I didn’t know much about it, I decided to give it… Continue reading
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Review: The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo
So as I’m sure many of you have realised by now, I am a huge fan of Leigh Bardugo. So it came as no surprise that I felt The Language of Thorns was absolute perfection. Continue reading
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Weekly (Plus Hiatus) Wrap-Up: 26 October 2017
Happy Friday! I can’t believe the weekend is already here. So as you know, I had been on hiatus until earlier this week. I thought that I’d do a wrap-up of the books I read this week and the books I read while I was away from here — and I certainly read a lot… Continue reading
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ARC Review: The Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccerelli
The Last Namsara is the YA fantasy debut that everyone needs to be talking about. I’m a little torn on this one because there was so much that I really loved about this book, but I also had some issues. Continue reading
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Weekly Wrap-Up: 06 October 2017
Happy Friday! I can’t believe how quickly this week has gone, but I feel like I say that every Friday. This has been a really great week for reading, even though it may not look like it. I had some great bookish surprises come through, let’s take a look! Continue reading
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Instagram Sundays: 24 September
Hi guys, and happy Sunday! Autumn is in full swing here and I couldn’t be more happy! Like many people, fall is my favourite season. It used to be summer, but then I moved from Los Angeles to New York and actually experienced the seasons changing. I have to say that fall in the UK… Continue reading
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TBR Thursday #12
TBR Thursday is a weekly post hosted by yours truly. If you’d like to participate in TBR Thursdays, please feel free! Link me in your post so I can take a look at what you’ve got on your shelves and so we can cry together about how we are never going to actually finish reading… Continue reading
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Review: The Outrun by Amy Liptrot
I’m usually not someone who likes memoirs. I often find they they’re incredibly indulgent and not particularly fun to read – see my rant about H is for Hawk. That being said, I’m not sure what drew me to The Outrun. It might have been its gorgeous cover or its setting, but I picked it… Continue reading
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