Welcome to the third instalment of Rapid Reviews. As the title suggests, you’ll find rapid reviews for books I’ve read recently, but for one reason or another decided against writing a full review. These reviews vary in length but they will all be rapid! And to make things easier, you can see if I’ve enjoyed … Continue reading Rapid Reviews #3 (Audiobook edition)
Another month, another book haul! Let's get right to it... Fiction From Publishers: The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker (Penguin) There was a woman at the heart of the Trojan war whose voice has been silent - till now. Briseis was a queen until her city was destroyed. Now she is slave to Achilles, … Continue reading #BookHaul: September 2018
Clean is the perfect example of a cover and tagline selling a book – I love them both. This YA novel comes with a warning as it deals with sensitive subjects, such as, mental health, eating disorders, self-harm and addiction. When socialite Lexi Volkov almost overdoses, she thinks she's hit rock bottom. She's wrong. Because … Continue reading Book Review: Clean by Juno Dawson
The 24in48 readathon is back this weekend (21st-22nd July), and I'm so ready for it! The aim is simple – read for 24 of the 48 hours or as the website states: “If you’re new to 24in48, this is the basic gist: beginning at 12:01am on Saturday morning and running through 11:59pm on Sunday night, … Continue reading #24in48 Readathon, 2018
Incoming, unpopular opinion alert…. Criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams - but he can't pull it off alone. A convict with a thirst for revenge. A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager. A runaway with a privileged past. … Continue reading Book Review: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
I’m so happy this book is part of a series, because Children of Blood and Bone was fantastic, and I’m not ready to leave Orïsha yet! They killed my mother. They took our magic. They tried to bury us. Now we rise. Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited … Continue reading Book Review: Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha #1) by Tomi Adeyemi
Wonder Woman: Warbringer is the first book in the DC Icons collection. Super Hero Icons Meet Megastar Authors - I love this idea, having authors spin their own tale featuring well-known super heroes. Book Description: She will become a legend but first she is Diana, Princess of the Amazons. And her fight is just beginning … Continue reading Book Review: Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo (DC Icons #1)
