My Favourite Books of 2021

Hey everyone! 2021 is nearly done, so here's my annual best books of the year post. These posts are a bit of a tradition for me as I've done them every single year I've been running Jack's Bedtime Reading. Not that that's very long really, but still. There always pretty challenging posts to do because …

Five of the Best: Atmosphere

Hi everyone, welcome back to Five of the Best! The premise is of this ongoing series of blog posts is pretty simple: I pick a theme for the post and then I pick five books that I believe are some of the best at showcasing this theme. The theme this time is Atmosphere. Now, for …

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 …

Five of the Best: Prologues

Hi everyone! So, I've decided to do a bit of thing here and start a new series of posts. How exciting! This is going to be the first of something I'll be calling 'Five of the Best'. The idea behind the series will be simple – I'll pick five books that I think are amongst …

My Favourite Books of 2020

Hi everyone! 2020. What a year, right? With only a few days left, I thought it was about time I told you all about my favourite books of the year. This type of post is the closest thing I have to a tradition here on Jack’s Bedtime Reading! The premise here is quite simple: I …

A Beginner’s Guide to Novels set in the World of Warhammer Fantasy

There are just so many fantastic, richly-developed fantasy worlds out there to explore! I couldn’t actually pick an absolute favourite, I don’t think; if I had to, the world of Warhammer Fantasy would definitely be in contention, though! It’s a veritable gold mine of lore, background and fully-fleshed out civilisations and races. Of course, all …

Women in SFF: Recommendations & my TBR

Hey everyone! So if you don't all know this already, the good people over at Fantasy Hive are promoting great female authors in Science Fiction and Fantasy throughout the month of July. They have some great stuff on there, including some really interesting interviews with female authors, so do go check it out! Anyway, I …

Six Amazing Recent Debut Novels

Hey everyone! I don't know if any of you have noticed this, but it feels a bit like fantasy as a genre is going through some form of golden age at the moment. Great books seem to be coming out left, right and centre, while TV and film (having seen the success of The Lord …

Books & Series for Surviving Quarantine

Hey everyone! So, we've all suddenly got quite a bit of free time at the moment, haven't we? I wonder why! Anyway, let's say that for hypothetical reasons you are forced to stay inside and entertain yourself for a sustained period of time, then what could you do to entertain yourself? Sure, watch the extended editions of …

My Favourite Books of 2019

Hi everyone! Gosh, it is nearly the end of the year now. Only a week or so left! And I am sure you all know what that means? That's right, it is time to make a list of my favourite books that I have read this year! I bet you knew that from the title …