2021
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Book Review – How to be a Hero
Title: How to be a Hero Author: Cat Weldon Published: 21st January 2021 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genre: Middle grade, adventure, Norse mythology Rating: 3/5 stars A viking thief desperate to be a hero. A trainee valkyrie on a mission to prove herself. An ungodly case of mistaken identity. When trainee valkyrie Lotta mistakes an unconscious viking thief, Whetstone, for a fallen hero and takes him triumphantly to Valhalla, things are definitely not turning out to be epic or glorious. Having lost a precious talking cup, Whetstone is also desperate to cover up his mistake and the two embark on a quarrelsome journey to find it and regain their heroic status.…
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My Anticipated Releases | Jan-Mar 2021
Hello everyone! I am very excited to be sharing some of my anticipated releases for January to March (Jan-Mar 21) of this year!! I’ve got a mix of middle grade, YA and adult books on this list. There are just so many good books coming out!! Middle Grade Books There are so many great middle grade books coming out in the next few months, including some very exciting sequels!! Murder on the Safari Star is the third book in the Adventures on Trains series, a mystery series set on a different train every book!! I love these books, the mysteries are really good and puzzling, its a perfect Agatha Christie…
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Book Review- The Survivors
Title: The Survivors Author: Jane Harper Publisher: Little, Brown Book Published: 21st January 2021 Genre: Thriller, Mystery TWs: Drowning, Death, Suicide, Death of a child, Rating: 4/5 stars The compelling new novel from Jane Harper, the New York Times bestselling author of The Dry. Kieran Elliott’s life changed forever on the day a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences. The guilt that still haunts him resurfaces during a visit with his young family to the small coastal town he once called home. Kieran’s parents are struggling in a community which is bound, for better or worse, to the sea, that is both a lifeline and a threat. Between them all…
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Get to Know the Fantasy Reader Tag
Thank you to Literary Leisha for tagging me in the Get to Know the Fantasy Reader Tag! Bree Hill originally created this tag as the Get to Know the Romance Reader Tag, and The Book Pusher adapted it for fantasy readers. This looks like a really fun way to chat about fantasy books! What is your fantasy origin story? (the first fantasy novel you read) The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis! My dad had a paperback set of all the books, and I devoured them when I was younger. They were so wonderful and absorbing, I wanted to travel to Narnia too! If you could be the hero/heroine in a fantasy novel,…
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Six for Sunday | Books I Wish I’d Read in 2020
Hello everyone, welcome to another Six for Sunday post! Today we are discussing the 6 books I wish I’d read in 2020! Honestly this list could have been much longer, there are so many books I want to read, but I have narrowed it down to the 6 I want to get to as soon as possible!! Thanks as always to the lovely Steph for hosting! The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon I have only heard good things about this f/f fantasy novel, and honestly I am disappointed I haven't got to it yet. It's just so huge!! Buy from Waterstones here The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern I…