Review: The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter

The Rage of Dragons is a fast-paced solid fantasy novel and I really enjoyed powering through it. It offered a lot of the things that I really enjoy about fantasy - strong world-building, magic, something to really drive the characters, an outside threat and excellent fight scenes. That doesn't stop me from finding a few criticisms of my own, however.

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Review: This is How You Lose the Time War

This. This was good. I finished reading This is How You Lose the Time War on Saturday and have had to take a brief reading break to 1) pack boxes for a house move and 2) get over how good this was.

Blog Blast and Review: Gods of Jade and Shadow by

I'm very excited to participate in my first Blog Blast Tour and I'm even more excited that it is for this book - Gods of Jade and Shadow - which is a super retelling of Mayan mythology set in 1920s Mexico with the most pragmatic protagonist.

Review: The Aunt Who Wouldn’t Die by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay

This short story was sweet, snappy and funny and I really enjoyed it.

Review: Beneath the Surface by Fiona Neill

I was completely gripped by this book from the very beginning. The thriller-style snappy writing and the Gothic-esque setting of the Cambridge fens really appealed to me and I found myself reading this at a lot faster and more desperate speed than I'd expected.

Top Ten Tuesday: Auto-buy Authors

This is my first ever Top Ten Tuesday post as, after reading everyone else's, I realised that there a quite a few authors that I've started looking out for specifically. I pick up a lot of books from charity shops, and there are some authors that I just get really excited about when I see one of their books in print and know that they will definitely be coming home with me.

Review: The End of the Line by Gray Williams

Sci fi, urban fantasy, thriller, crime? That's a lot of genres all packed into one book. The End of the Line makes a solid attempt at combining all of these, resulting in a dark gritty novel that questions how far you will become your own demon in order to kill another (literally).

Review: The Little Bookshop at Herring Cove by Kellie Hailes

I don't know why I keep doing this to myself - I'm a sceptical romantic at best, and at worst, a bit of a misanthrope. So when I read romance, I need chemistry. I need sparks. I need disagreements and I need risk. I didn't get that here.