Tag Archives: sci-fi

Sunday Selections

Happy Sunday!! I thought it might be fun to write a Sunday Selections post of what I’m reading and upcoming reads for the week ahead, or anything else you may want to add in. This will be pretty informal, but feel free to play along if you like! WHAT I’M READING Tweet Cute by EmmaContinue reading “Sunday Selections”

I’M BACK, BABY! | ARC REVIEW | Queen of Coin and Whispers by Helen Corcoran

Title: QUEEN OF COIN AND WHISPERS Author: HELEN CORCORAN Releases: 6TH APRIL 2020 by THE O’BRIEN PRESS Genre: YA FANTASY – LGBT TWs: Death, abuse, child death, PTSD ‘She loved me as I loved her, fierce as a bloodied blade.’ When teenage queen Lia inherits her corrupt uncle’s bankrupt kingdom, she brings a a newContinue reading “I’M BACK, BABY! | ARC REVIEW | Queen of Coin and Whispers by Helen Corcoran”

REVIEW | A Shroud of Leaves by Rebecca Alexander (Sage Westfield, #2)

Title: A SHROUD OF LEAVES Author: REBECCA ALEXANDER Released: 9TH JULY 2019 by TITAN BOOKS Genre: MYSTERY, THRILLER, SUSPENSE TWs: Death, abuse, sexual molestation, animal abuse, alcoholism, familial abuse/dysfunction, child death “Finely observed, beautifully written” Daily Mail on The Secrets of Life and Death “The victim had been buried in a carved hollow in theContinue reading “REVIEW | A Shroud of Leaves by Rebecca Alexander (Sage Westfield, #2)”

REVIEW | The Kingdom by Jess Rothenberg

Title: THE KINGDOM Author: JESS ROTHENBERG Released: 11TH JULY 2019 by MACMILLAN CHILDREN’S BOOKS Genre: YOUNG ADULT FANTASY SCI-FI TWs: Death, allusion to rape/sexual assault, abuse, self harm. Welcome to the Kingdom… where ‘Happily Ever After’ isn’t just a promise, but a rule.  Glimmering like a jewel behind its gateway, The Kingdom(TM) is an immersiveContinue reading “REVIEW | The Kingdom by Jess Rothenberg”

REVIEW | The Wickerlight (The Wren Hunt #2) by Mary Watson

Title: THE WICKERLIGHT Author: MARY WATSON Released: 30TH MAY 2019 by BLOOMSBURY YA Genre: YOUNG ADULT FANTASY TWs: Death, talk of divorce, talk of adultery, parental separation, abuse, torture – physical and mental. Zara’s family moved to Kilshamble for a new beginning. But everything changed the night her sister was found dead on the villageContinue reading “REVIEW | The Wickerlight (The Wren Hunt #2) by Mary Watson”

REVIEW | The Forgotten Girl: A Thriller by Rio Youers

Title: THE FORGOTTEN GIRL Author: RIO YOUERS Released: 28TH MAY 2019 by TITAN BOOKS TWs Graphic violence and body horror. Gore; On the page character death, parental death; Behavior and descriptive language akin to self harm, and references to such; Reference to suicide and suicidal ideation. Genre: ADULT THRILLER | SCI-FI | HORROR This wasContinue reading “REVIEW | The Forgotten Girl: A Thriller by Rio Youers”

T10T: Ten Inspirational/Thought-Provoking Book Quotes

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. April 30: Inspirational/Thought-Provoking Book Quotes I love quotes! IContinue reading “T10T: Ten Inspirational/Thought-Provoking Book Quotes”

T10T: (First Ten) Books I Ever Reviewed

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Topic – (First Ten) Books I Reviewed (TheseContinue reading “T10T: (First Ten) Books I Ever Reviewed”

BOOK LAUNCH | Other Words for Smoke by Sarah Maria Griffin

TONIGHT WAS AMAZING! I got to meet (again) one of my favourite authors. By all accounts, Sarah Maria Griffin is one of the best people on the PLANET and I seriously love her so much! This launch for her second fiction novel was packed full of awesome people and her beautiful pink book, Other WordsContinue reading “BOOK LAUNCH | Other Words for Smoke by Sarah Maria Griffin”

eARC REVIEW | Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds

Title: OPPOSITE OF ALWAYS Author: JUSTIN A. REYNOLDS Released: 4TH APRIL 2019 by MACMILLAN CHILDREN’S BOOKS Genre: TEENS + YA CONTEMPORARY/SFF Rep: POC, DISABILITY | TWs: ABANDONMENT, DEATH, VIOLENCE And I hate the moon. I hate the stars. I hate the darkening sky. And rain and fog. I hate hospitals. And beds with sheets. AndContinue reading “eARC REVIEW | Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds”