“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”
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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”
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”
Caraval – Stephanie Garber – Review
“No one is truly honest,” Nigel answered. “Even if we don’t lie to others, we often lie to ourselves. And the word good means different things to different people.” So, like many before me I was drawn to Caraval, the hype on bookstagram, the beautiful cover and fan art and the amazing sounding premise. IContinue reading “Caraval – Stephanie Garber – Review”
Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte – Review
Charlotte Bronte, you wonderful, wonderful woman. I can’t help but wonder what she may have been like if she lived in the 21st century, she was so ahead of her time. I know some people say that Bronte wasn’t a feminist, but there is something definitely proto-feminist in her works; Women are supposed to beContinue reading “Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte – Review”
Fangirl – Rainbow Rowell – Review
“I just want to know – are you rooting for me?” Have you ever read a book in one sitting, devoured every page eagerly only to then want to throw the book at the wall when you’ve finished? Well, that was how I felt when I first read this book. Here’s the thing, IContinue reading “Fangirl – Rainbow Rowell – Review”
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