What a cracking Western! I’m not usually a fan of the Western setting, but Vengeance Road captured it perfectly – the quickfire gun draws, the sprawling Western setting, and a cracker of a heroine. It is written in such an authentic voice, with a strong heroine and an exciting adventure, that I ended up absolutely loving it. Written in […]
I’ve loved all of Kasie West’s cute contemporary romance novels and By Your Side was no exception. It was fast-paced and adorable and the first half of the book was set inside a library! The novel begins when our main character, Autumn, is locked inside her local library after using the bathroom. Her belongings and […]
I wasn’t sure whether I was going to like The Forbidden Wish, as retellings can always go wrong and I love Aladdin too much for that. But thankfully, I found myself absolutely loving the trapped jinni Zahra, the ever charming Aladdin and the magical Persian setting. Here’s 5 things I loved about it: 1. A successful Aladdin retelling […]
It took me 2 weeks but that was a damn good read! I love the sci-fi game Mass Effect and this book is possibly the best fictional space opera I’ve ever read. Centered around a crew made up of humans, aliens and AI, The Long Way explores their character dynamics and the way of their […]
I can’t believe it’s only been three weeks since we’ve gotten Toby, he’s pretty much taken over our life now! He’s pretty well behaved at the moment and a pretty chilled out dog, until he gets into his little tantrums. I’m glad we got to spend some quality time with him over Christmas! If you […]
It Looks Like This is a heartbreaking story about identity and the painful experience of being a disappointment to your parents because of who you are. It’s a fantastic but emotional LGTBQ+ story and it definitely hit me hard. This novel is about Mike, who is 14 or 15 years old, and just discovering his sexuality […]
Disclaimer: May have slight spoilers from Book 1, The Island. My review can be found here! Instead of falling towards second-book syndrome, The Chasm immediately continues off from where The Island left off as readers are introduced to exciting new plot twists, characters, and schemes. There is never a boring moment in the book, and […]
Ahhh, that time of the year where we look back at all the amazing books that we read. I didn’t quite finish my Goodreads goal but I got pretty darn close (111/120). It probably doesn’t surprise you, but most of my favourites are either fantasy, sci-fi or magical realism (what would we do without Jenna’s love […]
So… I noticed that Aila’s top 10 books of 2016 were all fantasy novels, so I decided to balance it out with my top 10 contemporary novels of 2016. As of today, I’ve read 196 books this year and 104 of them were contemporary. Here are my favourite ten! Not all of them were released […]