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The Nevernight Chronicles – Jay Kristoff – Review

I am a daughter of the dark between the stars. I am the thought that wakes the bastards of this world sweating in the nevernight. i am the vengeance of every orphaned daughter, every murdered mother, every bastard son. I am the war you cannot win. Darkdawn, jay kristoff This is such a hard bookContinue reading “The Nevernight Chronicles – Jay Kristoff – Review”

The Queen of Coin and Whispers -by Helen Corcoran – Review

“If only I could behead people where they stood for displeasing me. Life would be much, much easier.” Queen of Coin and Whispers by Helen Corcoran is a novel featuring a LGBT romance between two strong female leads. When I read the blurb for this book I was so excited to get stuck in. IContinue reading “The Queen of Coin and Whispers -by Helen Corcoran – Review”

The Last Battle – C.S Lewis – Thoughtsplurge Review

“They have chosen cunning instead of belief. Their prison is only in their minds, yet they are in that prison; and so afraid of being taken in that they cannot be taken out.” Okay, before I begin this slightly long and ramble-y review, I need to add that I am not Christian or religious. NotContinue reading “The Last Battle – C.S Lewis – Thoughtsplurge Review”

Circe – Madeline Miller – Review

‘I had no right to claim, I knew it. But in a solitary life, there are rare moments when another soul dips near yours, as stars once a year brush the earth. Such a constellation he was to me.’ Circe by Madeline Miller is a retelling of one of the lesser known Greek goddesses ‘Circes’.Continue reading “Circe – Madeline Miller – Review”

Brontë Land

Last year, I needed some cheering up and my mother, the incredible cannon-ball of a woman that she is. Decided to take me to Brontë land. And by Brontë land, I do of course mean, the village of Haworth in Bradford, West Yorkshire. It was a long drive up there, seven hours from the SouthContinue reading “Brontë Land”

Stardust – Neil Gaiman – Review

“Have been unavoidably detained by the world. Expect us when you see us.” Stardust was my first ever introduction to Neil Gaiman and initially I wasn’t sure how I felt about this book. The writing in Stardust feels almost traditional in style, it was as though I was being told a classic fairy tale. AndContinue reading “Stardust – Neil Gaiman – Review”

Setting the World on Fire.

‘I played with the flames and got burnt beyond the third degree. But just like a tattoo, it’s a scar that has meaning to me. It’s seared into my being. I’ve learned to be still…and I’ve had the f***ing time of my life setting the world on fire.’ Setting the World on Fire is theContinue reading “Setting the World on Fire.”

Muse of Nightmares – Laini Taylor – Review

“Many a choice is made in this way: by pretending it makes itself. And many a fate is decided by those who cannot decide.” Strange the Dreamer was, in a word, magic. But did we really expect anything else? Godspawn, unnamed cities and people who have two hearts? (Loved that whole concept, eek!) Taylor’s writingContinue reading “Muse of Nightmares – Laini Taylor – Review”

The Wrath and the Dawn – Renee Ahdieh – Review

“No. He was not here to wreak revenge.For revenge was trifling and hollow.No. He was not here to retrieve his wife.For his wife was not a thing to be retrieved.No. He was not here to negotiate a truce.For a truce suggested he wished to compromise. He was here to burn something to the ground.” ThisContinue reading “The Wrath and the Dawn – Renee Ahdieh – Review”

Hobbiton

My adventure in Hobbiton. On one of my many adventures I have been fortunate to go on I got the opportunity to visit Hobbiton in Matamata, New Zealand. It was one of the many places where the films were shot that I actually got to visit. The bus ride to the entrance itself was aContinue reading “Hobbiton”