Fire: Demons, Dragons and Djinns is the first in Rhonda Parrish’s Elemental Anthologies series, so naturally I read it last. You can tell how much I loved each one as I continued to buy the set. I’m now looking forward
Book Review | Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Project Hail Mary is probably the best science fiction book I’ve read. Er, what? Yes. I got it from the library before Christmas and didn’t get around to it in time for the Goodreads Space Opera group book of the
Book Review | The Flames @Words_by_Sophie
The Flames is the second artistic fiction I’ve reviewed since the turn of the year, once again via Netgalley and the publishers, to whom I am very grateful. And, like I, Mona Lisa, I rate The Flames is a cracker.
Book Review | The Lantern Men by Elly Griffiths @ellygriffiths
The Lantern Men is number 12 in the Ruth Galloway series by Elly Griffiths. You’d think after writing twelve in a series they would be getting stale. Not a bit of it. This one’s a real page-turner! Even when something
Book Review | Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance
The blurb Net-Galley sent for Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance made me reach for the mouse and click immediately. Unlike some blurbs, this one really delivered. I’m very grateful to Net-Galley and the publishers for the opportunity to review this book
Best of 2016 Giveaway Hop
Welcome to my first Giveaway Hop of 2017. It’s the Best of 2016, featuring the books that eventually emerged as my top five. Thank you, Mary at BookHounds, for running this hop, and many other top events throughout the year
Book Review | Dear Amy by Helen Callaghan
This is the first book I’ve got of my own accord through Net-Galley. A few came that way as a result of blog tours, but I picked this one out of the Net-Galley list and I wasn’t disappointed. It was
Best of 2014 – review, giveaway and blog hop
As usual, I’m doing a review of my books that I read in 2014, and highlighting the best of the best. Unusually, I’m also doing a giveaway with your choice of my final selection as the prize. This is a
My best reads of the year
With over 50 reads this year, most of which have been reviewed on the blog, I have plenty of 5 star ratings to choose from. I think it’s worth commenting on my Goodreads stars. It’s a close call between 4