• 2018,  Book Reviews,  Fiction,  Historical

    Book Review- A Shout in the Ruins

    Title: A Shout in the Ruins Author: Kevin Powers Published: 15th May 2018 Pages: 272 Genre: Fiction, Historical Rating: 4/5 stars “A masterpiece. Powers has written a novel that includes all the ferocity, complexity, and racial violence of the American South” — Philipp Meyer, author of American Rust Set in Virginia during the Civil War and a century beyond, this novel by the award-winning author of The Yellow Birds explores the brutal legacy of violence and exploitation in American society. Spanning over one hundred years, from the antebellum era to the 1980’s, A Shout in the Ruins examines the fates of the inhabitants of Beauvais Plantation outside of Richmond, Virginia. When war arrives, the…

  • 2018,  Book Reviews,  Fiction,  Sci-fi

    Book Review- American War

    Title: American War Author: Omar El Akkad Published: 4th April 2017 Pages: 333 Genre: Fiction, Sci-Fi Rating: 4.5/5 Sarat Chestnut, born in Louisiana, is only six when the Second American Civil War breaks out in 2074. But even she knows that oil is outlawed, that Louisiana is half underwater, that unmanned drones fill the sky. And when her father is killed and her family is forced into Camp Patience for displaced persons, she quickly begins to be shaped by her particular time and place until, finally, through the influence of a mysterious functionary, she is turned into a deadly instrument of war. Telling her story is her nephew, Benjamin Chestnut,…

  • 2018,  Book Reviews,  Fantasy,  Net Galley,  YA

    Book Review- Gilded Cage

    Title: Gilded Cage Author: Vic James Published: 14th Feb 2017 Pages: 368 Genre: YA, Fantasy Series: Dark Gifts #1 Rating: 4/5 stars In modern-day Britain, magic users control everything: wealth, politics, power—and you. If you’re not one of the ultimate one-percenters—the magical elite—you owe them ten years of service. Do those years when you’re old, and you’ll never get through them. Do them young, and you’ll never get over them.This is the darkly decadent world of Gilded Cage. In its glittering milieu move the all-powerful Jardines and the everyday Hadleys. The families have only one thing in common: Each has three children. But their destinies entwine when one family enters the…

  • 2018,  It's Monday What Are You Reading

    It’s Monday, What Are You Reading?

    This meme is hosted by Kathryn at the Book Date. ~~~ I feel like I haven’t been able to do that much reading recently because of work, but I’ve actually done more than I thought I had! What I Read Last Week: The Gravity of Love by Noelle Harrison. I was a part of the blog tour for this novel, you can check out my review post here The Last Romeo by Justin Myers. I read this novel for review, and I really enjoyed it. It was light-hearted and quite funny. When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi This is an amazing non-fiction book about a neurosurgeon’s personal struggle with cancer. What…