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09.08.2024

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The Strange: book review

Author: Nathan Ballingrud Genre: Science Fiction, Space Western Publisher: Titan Books Year: March 2023 Rating: The Strange is definitely… strange. A science fiction space western set in New Galveston on Mars, it is adventurous and imaginative, but I think it was slightly lacking in the Sci-Fi parts. Here is the…

31.07.2023

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#ClassicandContemporary book challenge: July

#ClassicandContemporary book challenge:The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and Time Shelter Time Shelter(Времеубежище) Author: Georgi Gospodinov Genre: Contemporary Fiction Publisher: Orion Publishing / Janet 45 Publishing Year: April 2020 Rating: Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov is a book that stays with you to reflect upon long after you’ve read it….

31.05.2023

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#ClassicandContemporary book challenge: May

#ClassicandContemporary book challenge:1984 and Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History Author: R. F. Kuang Genre: Fantasy Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Year: September 2022 Rating: I couldn’t be happier that Babel forms part of the #ClassicandContemporary reading challenge! Wow! I…

23.03.2023

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The 24-Hour Café: book review

Author: Libby Page Genre: Modern Fiction Publisher: Orion Fiction Year: January 2020 Rating: The 24-Hour Café is one of the loveliest books I have read! I knew from the blurb that it involved chasing your dreams and never giving up on them, and I found the subject matter very similar…

28.02.2023

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#ClassicandContemporary book challenge: February

#ClassicandContemporary book challenge: David Copperfield and The Fair Botanists The Fair Botanists Author: Sara Sheridan Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Year: August 2021 Rating: I’ll cut straight to the point: you need to read The Fair Botanists! This exquisite piece of historical fiction quickly became one of my…

31.12.2022

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One Day in December: #MonthlyTitles book review

Author: Josie Silver Genre: Romance, Fiction, Holiday Fiction Publisher: Penguin Books Year: August 2018 Rating: Welcome to the final day of December, aka the day to post my review of One Day in December by Josie Silver. This is the perfect read to get you in a festive and romantic…

07.12.2022

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Winter’s Wolf: book review (SmashBear Publishing Book Tour)

Author: John Ortega Genre: Urban fantasy Publisher: SmashBear Publishing Year: November 2022 Rating: Thanks a lot to SmashBear Publishing for my free copy of Winter’s Wolf, John Ortega’s third book of the Rune Caster Chronicles! If you have somehow missed the series, definitely check it out! It’s one of my…

30.11.2022

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Butterflies in November: #MonthlyTitles book review

Author: Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, translator: Brian FitzGibbon Genre: Fiction in Translation, Modern & Contemporary Fiction, Road Fiction Publisher: Pushkin Press Year: 2014 Rating: My choice for the #MonthlyTitles book challenge for November is Butterflies in November! Many people say this book is quirky and odd. I think so, too, now….

31.10.2022

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The October Country: #MonthlyTitles book review

Author: Ray Bradbury Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Short Stories Publisher: Ballantine Books Year: October 1955 Rating: Okay, first, a little bit of the story behind choosing this book as the one for the October’s #MonthlyTitles book challenge. Initially, I had chosen another title with the word ‘October’ for our challenge, and…

28.10.2022

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When Other People Saw Us, They Saw the Dead: book review

Author: Various; edited by Lauren T. Davila Genre: Horror, Gothic Anthology Publisher: Haunt Publishing Year: May 2022 Rating: This is the second title I receive from one of my favourite publishers—Haunt Publishing—in exchange for an honest review, and I was so excited for the spooky season because of it! When…

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