Title: Ninth House Author: Leigh Bardugo Genre: Fantasy/Paranormal/Dark Academia In short: Bardugo’s adult debut is dark, twisted and brilliant. No spoilers Ninth House was one dark read. Being Leigh Bardugo’s first adult novel, I did expect to see some more adult themes. However I did not expect them to be quite so intense. Throughout the book Bardugo touches on … Continue reading
Title: The Queens of Innis Lear Author: Tessa Gratton Genre: Fantasy In short: A Shakespeare retelling which misses the mark. No spoilers The Queens of Innis Lear is an unesscacarily long retelling of the famed Shakespeare play, King Lear. Being unfamiliar with King Lear, I had no idea what to expect from this story, but … Continue reading
Title: Some Places More Than Others Author: Renée Watson Genre: Middle Grade/Fiction In short: A sweet story about family and finding your place in the world. No spoilers I’m not someone who usually reads middle grade books. Flick back over my past reviews and you’ll likely notice that most of the books I read are sci-fi, or fantasy. I’ve simply always … Continue reading
Title: I Hold Your Heart Author: Karen Gregory Genre: Young Adult/Romance In short: A quick paced read about what happens when love becomes possession. No spoilers Gemma leads a pretty normal life. A seventeen year old teen from the UK, she spends most of her time studying, working at a cafe part time and hanging out with her friends. … Continue reading
Title: The Dragon Republic Author: R.F Kuang Genre: Fantasy/military In short: An epic sequel to The Poppy War No spoilers When I saw this book staring up at me from the shelves at the bookstore I was shocked. I knew the sequel to The Poppy War had just been released but what I did not know was just how large the … Continue reading
Title: DarkDawn Author: Jay Kristoff Genre: Fantasy In short: Not the ending I was expecting. Some spoilers It’s finally here! The ending to Jay Kristoff’s stabby, Nevernight trilogy. I’ve only waited a year to hold Darkdawn in my hands, but it was a long year. After all, that Godsgrave ending was one helluva cliffhanger. But now I’ve read it, I have to … Continue reading
Title: Hunted Author: Meagan Spooner Genre: Fantasy In short: A great retelling of a classic tale No spoilers I’ve always been one for a good old fairy tale retelling. Give me any book, film or television show based on an old story and I will Despite this being a retelling, I wasn’t wholly sure of … Continue reading
