Tag: Fantasy

The Kaiju Preservation Society

When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food delivery apps. That is, until Jamie makes a delivery to an old acquaintance, Tom, who works at what he calls "an animal rights organization." Tom's team needs a last-minute grunt to handle things on their next field visit. … Continue reading The Kaiju Preservation Society

The Guinevere deception, by Kiersten White

The Guinevere deception is the first book of Kiersten White's Camelot Rising trilogy, which came out in November 2019. I bought it as a gift from myself, to myself, for Christmas (if you want it done well, do it yourself!) and... have been sitting on this review ever since. There's no specific reason why - … Continue reading The Guinevere deception, by Kiersten White

The never tilting world, by Rin Chupeco

I read this book as part of the January read-along for the Books and tea bookclub, and it was my first-ever book by Rin Chupeco, also author of the acclaimed series The bone witch - which I have added to my TBR, after hearing so much good about it on book twitter over the last … Continue reading The never tilting world, by Rin Chupeco

An Enchantment of Ravens, by Margaret Rogerson

I read this book a while ago as part of the March 2020 read-along of the books and tea book club, and even if it wasn't something I might have found on my own, I had fun reading it ! An Enchantment of Ravens is YA author Margaret Rogerson's first novel, published in 2017 - … Continue reading An Enchantment of Ravens, by Margaret Rogerson

Series review : an ember in the ashes

I’ve been planning to write this review for weeks now, and I just didn’t seem to be able to find the right time -with the pandemic going on, and everything being so uncertain and changing around me, I haven't been in the right head space to write. But I'm trying to get back to it, … Continue reading Series review : an ember in the ashes

The Deep, by Rivers Solomon

This is going to be a short review, for a short book - but an excellent one !  The Deep is a novella (less than 200 pages) written by Rivers Solomon, and published in 2019. It’s shelved in adult science-fiction and fantasy on Goodreads, but I didn’t know anything about the plot when I borrowed … Continue reading The Deep, by Rivers Solomon

Aurora Rising, by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

I wasn’t 100% sure what I was doing when I picked up this book - I’d heard both good and bad reviews of it but didn’t want to go into the details so I could make my own opinion. So when my library hold came through last week, I hesitated a bit before finally picking … Continue reading Aurora Rising, by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

ARC Review : Mooncakes, by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu

Mooncakes is a 2019 Graphic Novel written by Suzanne Walker and illustrated by Wendy Xu. Its release date is today, October 15th, which made it a perfect topic for this blogtober post ! Synopsis A story of love and demons, family and witchcraft.Nova Huang knows more about magic than your average teen witch. She works … Continue reading ARC Review : Mooncakes, by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu

The priory of the orange tree, by Samantha Shannon

The priory of the orange tree, by Samantha Shannon, is a standalone 848-pages novel published in February 2019, and hyped everywhere from booktube to bookstagram, including book blogs and book twitter, for months on end. So, of course, when my local library obtained a copy - and by that I mean when I asked them … Continue reading The priory of the orange tree, by Samantha Shannon