Hello everyone, I hope you all had a lovely Christmas. This is my final post of 2021 and it is that moment where I finally reveal my top 10 books of the year! While it perhaps has not been my best reading year in terms of five-star ratings, I have still been fortunate enough to … Continue reading Top 10 Books I Read in 2021
Hello everyone, My look back on what I have read in 2021 continues here with the five most character-driven books. I find this a really fun and unique category, as it makes me reflect on certain books in a slightly different way than what I did at the time. There are few things better than … Continue reading Top Five Character-Driven Books I Read In 2021
Hello everyone, With barely three weeks to go until the end of the year, this is the first in a series of posts where I am going to look back on all of the books I have read in 2021. Several of those books have been on my Kindle, and one helpful feature of reading … Continue reading Top Kindle Highlights of 2021 – Part One
Hello everyone, It's discussion time! And brace yourselves, for this is going to be long one. The idea for this post came when I had a particular question on my mind: What makes the ultimate perfect book? Away from thinking about my generic reading preferences, I decided to think about particular authors and which of … Continue reading Discussion – My Favourite Authors By Category
Pages: 535 Published: 20th September 2016 Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Trigger warnings: Strong violence, sexual references, drug references Kaz Brekker and his crew of deadly outcasts have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they're right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and badly … Continue reading Book Review – Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
Image credit: Netflix Hello everyone, There was excitement all round when in 2019 it was announced that Netflix would be adapting Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse novels, namely the Shadow And Bone trilogy and the Six Of Crows duology, and after a slight delay due to the coronavirus pandemic it finally hit our screens on April 23rd. … Continue reading TV Adaptation Review – Shadow and Bone (Series One)
Pages: 479Published: 29th September 2015Genre: Young Adult FantasyTrigger warnings: Violence, drugs, references to sexual exploitation Just in time for the Netflix series that has recently premiered, I have finally read Six Of Crows, which is probably (in my experience at least) the most talked about book on Book Twitter, so much so that I had … Continue reading Book Review – Six Of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Pages:Â 369 Published:Â 19th June 2014 Genre:Â Young Adult Fantasy Trigger warnings:Â Suicide, sexual references The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne. Now the nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army. Deep in an ancient network of tunnels and caverns, a weakened Alina must submit … Continue reading Book Review – Ruin And Rising by Leigh Bardugo
Pages: 401 Published: 4th June 2013 Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land. She finds starting new is not easy while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret. She … Continue reading Book Review – Siege And Storm by Leigh Bardugo
Pages:Â 358 Published:Â 5th June 2012 Genre:Â Young Adult Fantasy Trigger warnings:Â Animal death, sexual exploitation Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee. … Continue reading Book Review – Shadow And Bone by Leigh Bardugo
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