My Rating: 3 out of 5 Leaves Synopsis: Thea Hope longs to be an alchemist out of the shadow of her famous mother. The two of them are close to creating the legendary Philosopher’s Stone—whose properties include immortality and can turn any metal into gold—but just when the promise of the Stone’s riches is in… Continue reading A Golden Fury by Samantha Cohoe – Review
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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
Sounds Like a Halifax Adventure by Jen Powley – Review
Release date: June 15th 2020 I was kindly sent a copy of the book to review by the author, in exchange for an honest review. ‘Sounds Like a Halifax Adventure’ is a totally unique and an extremely enjoyable reading experience. We start with Parker who has synaesthesia, and is moving flat so decides to take… Continue reading Sounds Like a Halifax Adventure by Jen Powley – Review
Reading Wrap Up – May 2020
I read 7 books! May has been a bit of a mixed month for me in terms of reading. It started off really well, and I was really enjoying the books I picked out. I've been reading more adult fantasy lately which I have been loving. Then I DNF'd a book (I'll get into that… Continue reading Reading Wrap Up – May 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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