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 book…
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. I…
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. Not…
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’.…
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. And…
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 the…
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