My top 5 favourite films based on books

I love a good book, and I love a good movie. Sometimes, these loves cross paths because many of the best films out there are based on books. It’s almost as if it is easier to make a film if the some of the harder aspects, like creating a compelling story, or complex and intriguing …

Book Review: The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden

Katherine Arden returns us to Medieval Russia in the second book of her Winternight Trilogy, The Girl in the Tower. This time, however, we are whisked away from Lesnaya Zemlya, Vasya’s remote, isolated home village, and instead we immersed in medieval Moscow: a buzzing metropolitan of golden, onion-shaped domed churches, bustling market places, and deadly …

Book Review: Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

  Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman is a fun, fast-paced and modern retelling of the classic stories about the Norse gods and their adventures. We get a personal tour of Yggdrasil, the nine realms, and follow the gods through from the start of the universe all the way to Ragnarok, the final battle at the …

Book Review: Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Uprooted by Naomi Novik is a modern and dark fairy tale. Oh, and I absolutely loved it. It is possibly – alongside The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden - my favourite book that I have read this year so far. Maybe slightly dark, Eastern European inspired fantasy is my thing. Who knew. Uprooted …

Book Review: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi, tells the story of Zélie, a young Maji who lives in a world where magic is outlawed, and her struggle to not only survive but bring magic back to the world. I flew through this book, managing to read the vast majority of it over a couple …