With a richly evocative, sumptous atmosphere based around a mysterious and magical estate, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride had me captivated. Indigo is a glittering, enchanting woman who almost seems to reside within myths and legends, and we learn about her through two perspectives set at different points in time. The book is beautifully […]
This whole series makes me feel like I’m having drunken flashbacks, but I somehow find that enjoyable. If you’re ever looking for a series to really challenge the brain cells, well you’ve found it in The Locked Tomb. Gideon the Ninth made me feel dumb but I still loved all of Gideon’s one-liners and putting […]
Just finished The First to Die at the End, and I’m left with some really profound thoughts about life and the way you are living it. Which is exactly how I felt after reading the first book, They Both Die at the End. For those of you who haven’t read the first book, the series is about […]
So I’m not usually one for WW2 books, I find them bleak and depressing (and rightly so). However, I was willing to give The Killing Code a go, because it features female sapphic codebreakers – and it’s also written by Ellie Marney, whose writing I adore. The Killing Code features sapphic female codebreakers during the […]
With a title like Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution, you can already tell that this isn’t going to be an easy, quick read. The title already reads like an encyclopaedia or PhD thesis and the subject matter already stretches the brain. Let me tell you, I […]
An Arrow to the Moon is a magical realism read with some Chinese fables woven in: the story of Chang’e, the moon goddess, and the legend of Hou Yi, the archer. Due to the nature of the magical realism, you do have to suspend your disbelief at times. An Arrow to the Moon is told […]
The Good Things: One of my top reads of the year so far! It’s a beautiful fantasy retelling. I read this as part of a readalong! Thank you, Tandem Collective Global and HarperCollins Australia for hosting. The writing reminded me of Juliet Marillier, one of my favourite authors. It was gorgeous writing that sucked you […]
It’s been 24 hours since I finished this book and I’m still completely shaken up by it – Verity has certainly left a lasting impression! This is definitely not a book for the faint hearted, it’s twisted, featuring fucked up characters and situations that are just completely messed up. Unlike Colleen Hoover’s other books, Verity is definitely not […]
After the m/m royal romance, Red White and Royal Blue came out, I was definitely keen to pick up the newly released queer contemporary book. I Kissed Shara Wheeler offers a deep dive into queerness in a religious Christian school, and the forced pressure that comes with what is expected of you. From Chloe, the bisxual […]