A Deadly Education by Naomi NovikMy rating: 5 of 5 Leaves Release Date: 29th September 2020 Synopsis: Lesson One of the ScholomanceLearning has never been this deadlyA Deadly Education is set at Scholomance, a school for the magically gifted where failure means certain death (for real) — until one girl, El, begins to unlock its… Continue reading A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik – Review #ADeadlyEducation
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(Late) Reading Wrap Up – July 2020
Apologies for the fact that this wrap up is really late. I've been a bit overwhelmed recently! I'm back to work after being furloughed, so my routine has become quite messed up, and this mixed with my health problems have left me quite exhausted and uninspired. I've got a lot of blog posts,… Continue reading (Late) Reading Wrap Up – July 2020
The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson – Review #TheYearoftheWitching
The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson My rating: 4.75 of 5 Leaves Release date: 23rd July 2020 Synopsis: “Born on the fringes of Bethel, Immanuelle does her best to obey the Church and follow Holy Protocol. For it was in Bethel that the first Prophet pursued and killed four powerful witches, and so… Continue reading The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson – Review #TheYearoftheWitching
Camp Spirit by Axelle Lenoir – Review #CampSpirit
Camp Spirit by Axelle LenoirMy rating: 4 of 5 Leaves Release date: March 23rd 2020 Synopsis: Summer 1994: with just two months left before college, Elodie is forced by her mother to take a job as a camp counselor. She doesn't know the first thing about nature, or sports, of kids for that matter, and… Continue reading Camp Spirit by Axelle Lenoir – Review #CampSpirit
Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust – Review #GirlSerpentThorn
Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust My rating: 5 of 5 Leaves Release date: 7th July 2020 Synopsis: “There was and there was not, as all stories begin, a princess cursed to be poisonous to the touch. But for Soraya, who has lived her life hidden away, apart from her family, safe only in her… Continue reading Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust – Review #GirlSerpentThorn
The Scapegracers by Hannah Abigail Clarke – Review #TheScapegracers
The Scapegracers by Hannah Abigail ClarkeMy rating: 4 of 5 Leaves Release date: 15th September 2020 Synopsis: Skulking near the bottom of West High’s social pyramid, Sideways Pike lurks under the bleachers doing magic tricks for Coke bottles. As a witch, lesbian, and lifelong outsider, she’s had a hard time making friends. But when the… Continue reading The Scapegracers by Hannah Abigail Clarke – Review #TheScapegracers
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia – Review #MexicanGothic @JoFletcherBooks
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia My rating: 5 of 5 Leaves Release date: 30th June 2020 Synopsis: After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She’s not sure what she will… Continue reading Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia – Review #MexicanGothic @JoFletcherBooks
Reading Wrap Up – April 2020
I managed quite a lot of reading this month which I'm really proud of, considering my brain has been feeling a bit fried! I've been feeling really unwell again this month, so I'm surprised I managed as much reading as I have! I tried to choose books I knew I would enjoy, as that worked… Continue reading Reading Wrap Up – April 2020
The Switch by Beth O’Leary – Review #TheSwitch #QuercusBooks
Synopsis Eileen is sick of being 79.Leena’s tired of life in her twenties.Maybe it’s time they swapped places…When overachiever Leena Cotton is ordered to take a two-month sabbatical after blowing a big presentation at work, she escapes to her grandmother Eileen’s house for some overdue rest. Eileen is newly single and about to turn eighty.… Continue reading The Switch by Beth O’Leary – Review #TheSwitch #QuercusBooks
Reading Wrap Up – March 2020
This month was a weird one. I spent quite a lot of time this month not really reading, for multiple reasons as March has been full of anxiety due to an MRI scan, my ongoing health problems, and of course, Covid-19 concerns. Instead of reading, I played quite a lot of games, as I find… Continue reading Reading Wrap Up – March 2020
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