SPOILER ALERT: THIS REVIEW REFERS TO THE OUTCOMES OF BOOK ONE (Once Upon a Broken Heart). IF YOU HAVE NOT READ IT, I SUGGEST YOU TRY THIS REVIEW INSTEAD: ‘Once Upon a Broken Heart’ by Stephanie Garber Evangeline’s life has been fully unravelled and turned upside down. The man she thought she was going to marryContinue reading “‘The Ballad of Never After’ by Stephanie Garber”
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‘The Liars Knot’ by M.A Carrick
SPOILER ALERT: THIS REVIEW REFERS TO THE OUTCOMES OF BOOK ONE (The Mask of Mirrors). IF YOU HAVE NOT READ IT, I SUGGEST YOU TRY THIS REVIEW INSTEAD: ‘The Mask of Mirrors’ by M.A. Carrick Ren’s real face is starting to disappear under the masks of Renata, Arenza, and the Black Rose. Grey Serrado and theContinue reading “‘The Liars Knot’ by M.A Carrick”
‘Song of Silver, Flame like Night’ by Ame̒lie Wen Zhao
To be published 02/02/2023… Once there were ninety-nine clans, each specialising in a different type of practitioning. Over the years the clans warred and united and merged and warred again. Then the first Emperor squashed all other rebellion, created the Hin Kingdom, and outlined a universal Way of Practitioning. This new way was intended asContinue reading “‘Song of Silver, Flame like Night’ by Ame̒lie Wen Zhao“
‘Better than Fiction’ by Alexa Martin
To be published 08/11/2022… Drew recently inherited her gran’s beloved bookshop. It’s an unexpected bequest, but Drew doesn’t hesitate to put her photography dreams on hold in order to continue her gran’s legacy. The fact that she hasn’t read a book since school is inconsequential and when gran’s old book club take it upon themselvesContinue reading “‘Better than Fiction’ by Alexa Martin“
‘Heart of the Sun Warrior’ by Sue Lynn Tan
To be published 10/11/2022… SPOILER ALERT: THIS REVIEW REFERS TO THE OUTCOMES OF BOOK ONE (Daughter of the Moon Goddess). IF YOU HAVE NOT READ IT, I SUGGEST YOU TRY THIS REVIEW INSTEAD: ‘Daughter of the Moon Goddess’ by Sue Lynn Tan Xingyin has been successful in freeing her mother. The moon is now their homeContinue reading “‘Heart of the Sun Warrior’ by Sue Lynn Tan”
‘The Witch and the Tsar’ by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
To be published 08/12/2022… Yaga is immortal. Her mother is (or rather, was) the Earth Goddess Mokosh. Her father: an unknown mortal man. Her closest friends: an owl named Noch, a wolf named Dyen, and her house with chicken legs which is named Little Hen. Her one calling in life: to heal and help theContinue reading “‘The Witch and the Tsar’ by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore“
‘The Thorns Remain’ by JJA Harwood
To be published 16/02/2023… The war took a harsh toll on the village of Brudonnock and the flu took an even harsher one. Moira Jean carries the pain of loss with her every day. When she lost the love of her life she also lost her future; now she feels stuck in Brudonnock, in anContinue reading “‘The Thorns Remain’ by JJA Harwood”
‘The Jasmine Throne’ by Tasha Suri
Priya was born a Temple Child, but she had only survived the deathless waters once when all the Temple Children were burnt. Now she lives as a servant, her powers diminished before she even fully began to understand them. Yet it is Priya’s destiny to be more. Malini was born a princess. Her brother, theContinue reading “‘The Jasmine Throne’ by Tasha Suri“
‘Once Upon a Tome’ by Oliver Darkshire
To be published 06/10/2022… This is a book for booklovers, by booklovers, and about book lovers. Set in Sotheran’s bookstore on the much neglected Sackville Street in London, apprentice Oliver tackles the unexpected ups and downs of the rare book trade.
‘What July Knew’ by Emily Koch
To be published 09/02/2023… TRIGGER WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS DEPICTIONS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. HOWEVER THEY ARE DEALTH WITH IN A TASTEFUL AND SENSITIVE MANNER. July Hooper is ten years old, although her birthday is never much of an occasion. This is because her mother died in a car crash on her birthday when she wasContinue reading “‘What July Knew’ by Emily Koch”
Escape to the Bookshelf 