Book Review: In Shadows We Fall by Devin Madson

In Shadows We Fall is a fantasy novella by Devin Madson and is the winner of the 2017 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novella. Set in an Asian-inspired world, it is a prequel to the author’s The Vengeance Trilogy and is, in my opinion, well worth its prize-winning pedigree! I picked this book up having …

Audiobook Adventures: Persian Fire by Tom Holland & narrated by Andrew Sachs

Persian Fire by Tom Holland, and narrated by Andrew Sachs, is a fast-paced, narrative history of The Greco-Persian Wars. It strikes a great balance between entertainment and information as it recounts the story of these iconic conflicts and battles from the ancient world. Encompassing several centuries of ancient history in the entirety of its scope, …

Five of the Best: Friendship

Hi everyone! So the other week I started a new series of posts called 'Five of the Best'. The premise is pretty simple: I’ll pick five books that I think are amongst the best books going in a particular category/area and give a brief explanation of why I like them so much. The previous post …

Audiobook Adventures: Five Non-Fiction Books

Hi everyone! It's been a while since I've posted anything in my Audiobook Adventures series... Hell, it's been a while since I listened to an audiobook! Which is ridiculous really as they're great. To correct this, I've decided to make a conscious effort to pick up at least one audiobook a month by getting an …

Book Review: The Fires of Vengeance by Evan Winter

This review may contain spoilers for the previous book in the series – The Rage of Dragons. The Fires of Vengeance is the sequel to Evan Winter’s phenomenal debut novel, The Rage of Dragons, and the second book in his The Burning series. The Rage of Dragons was one of my favourite books of 2020 …