Title: A Discovery of Witches Author: Deborah Harkness Genre: Paranormal Romance/Fantasy In short: A well written paranormal romance. No spoilers The premise for A Discovery of Witches is simple: a vampire and a witch fall in love. Does this make A Discovery of Witches basically Twilight for adults? Kind of. There is a broody, over-protective … Continue reading
Title: A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Genre: New Adult/Fantasy In short: A boring book with an epic ending No spoilers A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire starts off desperately slow. Considering the cliffhanger that it ended on, this kind of surprised me. I had expected so much more to happen … Continue reading
Title: Edgedancer Author: Brandon Sanderson Genre: Fantasy In short: A short snappy novella with a purpose. No spoilers I have a confession to make. I read Oathbringer before I read Edgedancer. I know, I know. It’s a scandal. Brandon Sanderson clearly states at the start of Oathbringer that one ought to read Edgedancer before starting … Continue reading
Title: The Absoloute Book Author: Elizabeth Knox Genre: Fantasy In short: “mind-blowing” No spoilers I felt as if I was climbing a very steep mountain while I was reading The Absolute Book. The summit seemed constantly out of reach. Sometimes it felt as though it was further away than it had when I started the … Continue reading
Title: From Blood and Ash Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Genre: New Adult/Fantasy In short: A fun fantasy with a lot of tension I m quite proud to announce that I have officially read my very first Jennifer L.Armentrout novel. The hype may have got to me and I picked up From Blood and Ash as … Continue reading
Title: A Court of Silver Flames Author: Sarah J. Maas Genre: Fantasy In short: Sarah J.Maas ACOTAR series gets darker and sexier. Sarah J.Maas has captured the hearts of thousands of readers with her sexy Fae series A Court of Thorns and Roses. Three books and a novella in and I have found myself completely … Continue reading
Title: A Sky Beyond the Storm Author: Sabaa Tahir Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy In short: An epic conclusion to a thrilling series The finale of Sabaa Tahir’s An Ember in the Ashes series is finally here. It has been a long time since I first read and fell in love with Tahir’s characters in An Ember … Continue reading
Title: Extraordinary Old Dogs Author: Laura Greaves Genre: True story/pets In short: An uplifting book about some remarkable dogs. Extraordinary Old Dogs is a collection of remarkable tales about dogs from all over the world. These dogs aren’t limited by their breed or their age and many of their stories made me laugh and made … Continue reading
Title: Scythe Author: Neal Shusterman Genre: Young Adult/Sci-Fi In short: A unique premise for a young adult book. It is difficult to describe Scythe to someone who has not read it – but I’ll try anyway. Essentially, it is a book set in a utopian world with a dystopian storyline. It’s a dark book in … Continue reading
Title: The Other Side of the Sky Author: Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner Genre: Young Adult/Sci-Fi/Fantasy In short: A young adult novel that seamlessly blends science and magic. No spoilers Nimh is a goddess on Earth. North is a prince of the sky. They know no different, until North crash lands on Earth changing their … Continue reading
