Supernatural – Escape to the Bookshelf

‘Mother of Rome’ by Lauren J.A. Bear

Rhea Silvia was born a Latin princess, until grief and greed stripped her of her title and saw her transformed into a priestess. She then became a mother and, by association, a condemned woman. And finally, in the most unexpected of transformations, she became a wolf. And that wolf became the Mother of Rome. ThisContinue reading “‘Mother of Rome’ by Lauren J.A. Bear”

‘The Bone Diver’ by Angie Spoto

The Sealgairs are seal hunters; killing is in their blood. Until a few years ago Kier was no different, and then one bad hunt stripped her of all ability to kill. Now she can’t even harvest a single mollusc from the sea floor, let alone face a seal with a single knife like she onceContinue reading “‘The Bone Diver’ by Angie Spoto”

‘The House Saphir’ by Marissa Meyer

Mallory makes her living as haunted house guide. The ghost is real and the stories she tells her paying customers are real, though she might be guilty of a bit of embellishment and faked theatrics. And the souvenirs she sells are very much not real, despite the high price she charges for them. There’s alsoContinue reading “‘The House Saphir’ by Marissa Meyer”

‘As Many Souls as Stars’ by Natasha Siegal

Release date: 6 November 2025 Cybil. Esther. Rosamund. Three women, one soul. With each lifetime their soul grows bigger and brighter and more powerful. But two things stand in their way with every generation: the Harding Curse and the demon known as Miriam Richter. One wants to destroy their happiness and the other wants toContinue reading “‘As Many Souls as Stars’ by Natasha Siegal”

‘The Book of Heartbreak’ by Ova Ceren

Release date: August 26 2025 Sare Silverbirch is cursed. If her heart breaks five times before her eighteenth birthday she will die. If she survives, then she will lose all ability to love. Four heartbreaks in and two months away from her eighteenth birthday, Sare finds the first clue to the origins of her curse.Continue reading “‘The Book of Heartbreak’ by Ova Ceren”

‘Hymn to Dionysus’ by Natasha Pulley

Release date: April 3 2025 A knight in the Theban army, Phaidros lives by the motto his beloved commander taught him: duty is honour, and obedience is strength. He never questions his duty or obedience to his commander or to his city and he never questions the dangerous path that life has given him. UntilContinue reading “‘Hymn to Dionysus’ by Natasha Pulley”

‘The Dark Mirror’ by Samantha Shannon

Release date: 25.02.2025 SPOLIER ALERT: This is book five in an ongoing series. I do not recommend reading this review if you have not read the first four books in the series. Paige Mahoney has always dreamed of escaping Scion and returning to the free world beyond, where her mere existence doesn’t make her aContinue reading “‘The Dark Mirror’ by Samantha Shannon”

‘Moonstone’ by Laura Purcell

When Camille makes a social faux-pas, her family send her to live in the country with a godmother she has never met. But her godmother’s house holds secrets and her sick daughter Lucy is an enigma that Camille may never understand. I enjoyed the foreshadowing that took place throughout this book. Right from the firstContinue reading “‘Moonstone’ by Laura Purcell”

‘Upon a Frosted Star’ by M.A. Kuzniar

When the mysterious invitations fall from the sky, Forster jumps at the chance of a diversion from the everyday frustrations of his life. He is therefore pleasantly surprised when the magnificence of the party inspires his most successful series of paintings yet. The following winter he scours London high and low for clue to theContinue reading “‘Upon a Frosted Star’ by M.A. Kuzniar”