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The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova
As we have already established on this blog, I have always been a voracious reader. When I was a kid and my family went on holiday, half...
The Crippled Angel - Sara Douglass
This post will contain spoilers for the whole Crucible series It is done. I am finished. I have completed the series and (once I've...
The Haunting of ReykjavÃk - Steinar Bragi
I think I might be a little bit obsessed with Iceland. I've been twice now - once to Reykjavik to do the standard tourist stuff, and the...
Runemarks - Joanne M. Harris
My to be read pile is getting a little out of control. I spent the last couple of years sort of forgetting that I could actually buy...
When The Reckoning Comes - LaTanya McQueen
Welp, I've done it again. The first Ladies of Horror Fiction Readalong of 2022 and I've messed it up again. I started this month's book a...
The Flight of the Falcon - Daphne du Maurier
It's crazy to think that it was literally only two years ago to the week that I picked up a Daphne du Maurier for the first time. I was...
The Wounded Hawk - Sara Douglass
Alright, Take 2 on The Crucible series by Sara Douglass. The first in the series was the last review I did, which inspired pretty mixed...
The Nameless Day - Sara Douglass
They say never judge a book by its cover, and I'm afraid I might have fallen foul of this. I picked up the sequel to this, the second in...
Seven Fallen Feathers - Tanya Talaga
I've always been of the opinion that reading as a hobby shouldn't just be about fun fiction and exciting fantasy worlds, but also a way...
Rotherweird - Andrew Caldecott
Have you ever started a book, that just immediately throws you onto an absolutely baffling rollercoaster, that from the first page to the...
The Mistborn Trilogy - Brandon Sanderson
Phew, I literally only just finished this trilogy in time for a review this week. It was cutting it fine, but I just about made it - I...
Terciel and Elinor - Garth Nix
Going to warn you now, this is going to be less of a review and more of a gushing of praise because, in my eyes, Garth Nix can literally...
Certain Dark Things - Silvia Moreno Garcia
For this month's Ladies of Horror Fiction read-a-long, we headed over to Mexico, for some heady, dark vampire vibes. I managed to mess up...
Moonfleet - John Meade Falkner
When I was about 5, I started reading Enid Blyton's Famous Five books. I'd say about 30% of all plots were based around smuggling, which...
My Heart Is A Chainsaw - Stephen Graham Jones
You know how it goes. You have some time to kill in town, so you think "I'll just pop into Waterstones, just to look - I won't buy...
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
(This review may contain mild spoilers, but then again, you've had 58 years to read it so I don't feel particularly guilty about spoiling...
Skin Folk - Nalo Hopkinson
It was my birthday at the beginning of October, and you know your friends and family get you, when your birthday presents consist mostly...
You - Caroline Kepnes
It doesn't happen often that I read a book after I've seen the screen adaptation. I've been watching the TV show You since it was first...
The House Of A Hundred Whispers - Graham Masterton
House of a Hundred Whispers is the second book I've read recently with a rave review from Stephen King proudly displayed on the front....
The Last House on Needless Street - Catriona Ward
Well well well, how do I review this without giving away any spoilers? Twists upon twists upon twists. This is going to be tricky! I may...
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