365 Days of Book Blogging!

Hey everyone, hope you're all okay. Anyway, today is a bit of a special day... It's the blogs first birthday! Note that this isn't my blog's WordPress birthday, I didn't come to WordPress until December 2018.  For such a momentous and earth-shattering occasion - don't laugh, I can hear you - I thought it would …

My Favourite Villains in Fantasy

Hey everyone! So, the other day I told you all about my favourite heroes in fantasy, and today it is time to do the opposite. Grab something black, practice your manic cackle, embrace your inner darkness and let’s go talk about the best villains in fantasy! While heroes are undoubtedly better people – and people …

Book Review: The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

This review will have spoilers for the first book in the series, The Final Empire. With the death of the Lord Ruler, the overthrowing of the Final Empire, the Skaa people freed and a fundamentally good man sat on the throne in Elend Venture, you would be forgiven for thinking that the start of this …

Why I’m not writing TBRs anymore…

Hi everyone! Just a quick post today. Now, the more astute amongst you may have noticed that over the last few months a certain type of post has disappeared from my blog: monthly TBRs. These were actually quite popular posts so I thought I have better explain why I am no longer making them. After …

Top Ten Tuesday – Books That Are Special To Me

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 2018. It’s all about love of lists, love of literature and bringing bookish people together. Hey everyone! Another Tuesday, another Top Ten Tuesday post!   This week’s topic is all about books that have a …

My Favourite Heroes in Fantasy

Hey everyone! Today I thought I would talk about my favourite heroes in fantasy. Now, hopefully I don't ramble because there are sooooooo many great heroes out there - they're kind of integral to the whole fantasy genre really! Heroes give us someone to root for in a story and show us the very best …

Book Review: The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie

Gritty fantasy is probably the best way to describe The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie. Magic is quite minimal, while the action is heart-raising and violent, and the world is full to the brim with morally grey (or worse) characters. In many ways, it feels very reminiscent of the A Song of Ice and Fire …

The Best & Worst Changes in Game of Thrones

With the final season of Game of Thrones in full swing now, and general hysteria for the show at fever pitch, I thought it would be the perfect time to do a comparison between the show and the books. I am a huge fan of both the show and the books, and while the show …

Book Review: The Toy Makers by Robert Dinsdale

Filled with wonder and nostalgia, The Toy Makers is equally as dark and distressing as it is magical and childlike. I don’t think that I have ever read a book quite like this, and yet it is testament to Robert Dinsdale’s writing skills that he managed to make much of the book feel very familiar. …