Must-Have Monday #11
I’m going to try and make these posts a regular thing again, so anyone following THIS blog can have the benefit of my calendar without having to make one yourself!
Books That Make Me Smile
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Check out upcoming Top Ten themes on Jana’s blog! Today’s TTT theme is actually one I have a lot of practice making lists for, because one of my very best friends is always asking for ‘happy’ books […]
2020 Mid Year Freak Out Book Tag
I saw this tag over on Paper Fury, and it looked like fun! Sooo…I did it! I think her version is slightly different to the other one going around, but I liked the extra questions in this one! How Much Have You Read? Since I started keeping track of how many books I read a […]
Flightless, Take Flight: Throne of Swans by Katharine and Elizabeth Corr
I’m honestly not sure what made me pick this up – I’m a lot more wary of YA than I used to be, and the blurb made Throne of Swans sound very predictable. I guessed this was going to be some kind of Swan Princess retelling. The cover is fairly dull (for my tastes). All […]
Be the Cog That Breaks the Machine: The First Sister by Linden A. Lewis
If you’re looking for a book where there’s a clear Dark Side and no question who the heroes are, this is not the book for you. If you want an adventure, a heist, capers and shenanigans, this is not the book for you. If you’re looking for a comfort read, a quick read, a fun […]
Take My Breath Away: Analysing (Some of the) Beautiful Covers We’ve Been Blessed With Lately!
We have had some ridiculously gorgeous cover reveals in the last little while – so pretty I just had to showcase them! It doesn’t hurt that these are all from my most-anticipated list, as well! Once I picked my jaw up off the floor, I realised that A Dark and Hollow Star‘s cover reminded me […]
Pride Doesn’t End With June: Queer Fantasy+SciFi Books for the rest of 2020
Pride Month’s coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean the pride stops!
Your Gender Binary Is Imaginary; Non-Binary Characters in Fantasy (+ Bonus SciFi)
More and more, we’re having an easier time finding cis queer characters in Fantasy – not an easy time; there’s still not enough of them, and publishers often don’t advertise the fact that a book is queer. But there’s more than there used to be, and the number’s steadily increasing. It’s much harder to find […]
An Open Letter to Publishers About E-Arcs
You couldn’t pay me to move to the USA, but the fact is, it’s tough to be a book blogger outside North America. Forget attending cons or taking part in giveaways; it’s virtually impossible to get a physical Advanced Reader’s Copy if you’re not a US resident. Which leaves us with digital arcs. To me, […]
Reaching for Immortality: Or What You Will by Jo Walton
Whatever you think this book is going to be, you’re wrong. Or at least, I was very wrong about this book. I was hoping… I’m not sure, exactly, but I was incredibly excited about the idea of a book about a muse. About the avatar of someone’s imagination, their creativity. And it’s true that this […]