2021
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My Anticipated Releases | April to June 21
Hello everyone, slightly later than I had hoped, but I am here to share some of my anticipated releases for April to Jun 2021! This year is jam packed with excellent books, and this quarter is going to be big! Lots of publishers have pushed release dates due to the Pandemic, so lots are due in the next three months! Middle Grade Books I’m starting off this anticipated releases with the middle grade releases I am most excited for! Top of the list is definitely The Edge of the Ocean by L.D. Lapinski, the sequel to the absolutely brilliant Strangeworlds Travel Agency. One of my favourite books of all time,…
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Book Review | A Memory Called Empire
Title: A Memory Called Empire Author: Arkady Martine Published: 23rd January 2020 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genre: Sci-fi, Space opera, Series: Teixcalaan #1 Rating: 4/5 stars In a war of lies she seeks the truth . . . Ambassador Mahit Dzmare travels to the Teixcalaanli Empire’s interstellar capital, eager to take up her new post. Yet when she arrives, she discovers her predecessor was murdered. But no one will admit his death wasn’t accidental – and she might be next. Now Mahit must navigate the capital’s enticing yet deadly halls of power, to discover dangerous truths. And while she hunts for the killer, Mahit must somehow prevent the rapacious Empire from…
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Book Review | The Edge of the Ocean
Title: The Edge of the Ocean Author: L.D. Lapinski Published: 15th April 2021 Publisher: Hachette Children's Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy, Adventure, Magic Series: The Strangeworlds Travel Agency #2 Rating: 5/5 stars Pack your suitcase for a magical adventure! At the Strangeworlds Travel Agency, each suitcase transports you to a different world. All you have to do is step inside… Flick is now a badge-wearing member of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency so when an urgent summons arrives at Strangeworlds from Pirate Queen Nyfe, she and Strangeworlds Society guardian Jonathan immediately pack their bags for an adventure to Queen Nyfe’s world: The Break, a place of magic and piracy. Nyfe’s world is…
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April TBR
Hello everyone, welcome to my April TBR post! As per usual I have got way too many books on this TBR, but hey ho! Lets see what I plan to read! We Were Wolves by Jason Cockcroft I have had a proof of this novel for a couple of months now, and it's being published in May, so I am finally going to pick it up! This is a contemporary teen novel which is being compared to Patrick Ness' A Monster Calls, which I am very intrigued by! Buy from Waterstones here Threadneedle by Cari Thomas Another proof which I received in 2020, this one I have been saving until…
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Book Review | Firekeeper’s Daughter
Title: Firekeeper's Daughter Author: Angeline Boulley Published: 1st April 2021 Publisher: Oneworld Publications Genre: YA, Contemporary, Thriller Rating: 4.5/5 stars Eighteen-year-old Daunis’s mixed heritage has always made her feel like an outsider, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. When she witnesses a shocking murder, she reluctantly agrees to be part of a covert FBI operation into a series of drug-related deaths. But the deceptions – and deaths – keep piling up and soon the threat strikes too close to home. Now Daunis must decide what it means to be a strong Anishinaabe kwe (Ojibwe woman) and how far she’ll go to protect her community, even if…