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The Wood Bee Queen by Edward Cox Somewhere in England, in a small town called Strange Ground by the Skea, Ebbie Wren is the last librarian and he’s about to lose his job. Estranged from his parents, unable to make connections with anyone except the old homeless lady who lives near the… Continue reading Book Review: The Wood Bee Queen by Edward Cox
Loveless by Alice Oseman Georgia has never been in love, never kissed anyone, never even had a crush – but as a fanfic-obsessed romantic she’s sure she’ll find her person one day. As she starts university with her best friends, Pip and Jason, in a whole new town far from home, Georgia’s ready… Continue reading Book Thoughts: Loveless by Alice Oseman
The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart ★★★★ The emperor's reign has lasted for decades, his mastery of bone shard magic powering the animal-like constructs that maintain law and order. But now his rule is failing, and revolution is sweeping across the Empire's many islands. Lin is the emperor's daughter and spends her days trapped… Continue reading Book Thoughts: The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart
So I feel like I’ve been ranting about YA fantasy on my blog quite a bit lately and how I never quite enjoy it as much as I’d like. I recently read Raybearer however and it reminded me that there is good YA fantasy out there. I feel like Raybearer is quite popular… Continue reading Book Thoughts: Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
We are the Dead by Mike Shackle (The Last War Book #1) ★★★★ https://www.instagram.com/p/CLuxTEgJO7O/ The war is over. The enemy won. Now it's time to fight back. For generations, the people of Jia - a land where magic has long since faded from the world, clinging on in only a few rare individuals - have… Continue reading Book Thoughts: We are the Dead by Mike Shackle
Fine? Fine.... Yeah, fine, I think that’s where I stand with this world having finished Clockwork Angel, my first Cassandra Clare novel. I ended up giving this 3 stars because I can’t say that I hated it as I found it relatively enjoyable and easy to read in the moment but… Continue reading Book Thoughts (and ranting): Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Hello everyone, hope you're well. I don't have much going on that I can turn into interesting blog posts so this review for a comic I read back at the start of the month will have to do. Enjoy! (hopefully...) Raven, Vol. 1: Nemesis by Mathieu Lauffray Raven is a fearless young pirate… Continue reading Book Thoughts: Raven, Vol. 1 Nemesis by Mathieu Lauffray
Right, after requesting this ARC from Netgalley back in September, starting to read it with the intent of getting the review out for the release date which was sometime in mid October, putting the book down for 4 months when I was at the 30% mark because I was having a but of… Continue reading Book Thoughts: The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn
As I mentioned last week, I went on a bit of a NetGalley spree of requesting arts and crafts books so I have two more for you today! Inspired Artist: Block Print for Beginners: Learn to make lino blocks and create unique relief prints by Elise Young Release date: March 9th 2021 Rating:… Continue reading Block Printing and Watercolour Book Reviews
I know art and crafts books aren't to everyone's taste but I am a crafter and do love flicking through a craft book for inspiration. I was browsing NetGalley recently and found myself looking through the craft and hobby section on the site where I found many interesting books I decided to request… Continue reading Book Review: Paint, Make, Create by Becki Clark
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