Magic
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Blog Tour | A Marvellous Light
Hello, I am so excited to be hosting a stop on the awesome blog tour for A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske! Thank you so much Black Crow PR for having me and providing a copy of the book!! I adored this novel so much, its an enchanting and lyrical read! Title: A Marvellous Light Author: Freya Marske Published: 9th November 2021 Publisher: Tor UK Genre: Fantasy. Romance, Historical Rating: 5/5 stars Red White & Royal Blue meets Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell in debut author Freya Marske’s A Marvellous Light, featuring an Edwardian England full of magic, contracts, and conspiracies. Robin Blyth has more than enough bother in his…
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Book Review- Amari and the Night Brothers
Title: Amari and the Night BrothersAuthor: B.B. AlstonPublished: 21st JanuaryPublisher: Egmont UKGenre: Middle-grade, Magic, Sci-fiTWs: Bullying, racism, Rating: 5/5 stars Quinton Peters was the golden boy of the Rosewood low-income housing projects, receiving full scholarship offers to two different Ivy League schools. When he mysteriously goes missing, his little sister, 13-year-old Amari Peters, can’t understand why it’s not a bigger deal. Why isn’t his story all over the news? And why do the police automatically assume he was into something illegal? Then Amari discovers a ticking briefcase in her brother’s old closet. A briefcase meant for her eyes only. There was far more to Quinton, it seems, than she ever…
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Book Review- The Keeper of Lost Things
Title: The Keeper of Lost Things Author: Ruth Hogan Published: 21st February 2017 Pages: 288 Genre: Fiction, Contemporary Rating: 5/5 A charming, clever, and quietly moving debut novel of of endless possibilities and joyful discoveries that explores the promises we make and break, losing and finding ourselves, the objects that hold magic and meaning for our lives, and the surprising connections that bind us.Lime green plastic flower-shaped hair bobbles—Found, on the playing field, Derrywood Park, 2nd September.Bone china cup and saucer-Found, on a bench in Riveria Public Gardens, 31st October.Anthony Peardew is the keeper of lost things. Forty years ago, he carelessly lost a keepsake from his beloved fiancée, Therese.…
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Shelf Control 10/01/17
This is a weekly feature that I will be posting on a Tuesday, where I will be spotlighting a book that I have on my shelves that I haven’t read. This is a great idea for a weekly post, as I have loads of unread books, and i find it really interesting to read why others have purchased and want to read certain books!! This is hosted by Bookshelf Fantasies. ~~~ This Week’s Book: Title: Poison Study Author: Maria V. Snyder Published: 2007 Pages: 409 Synopsis: About to be executed for murder, Yelena is offered an extraordinary reprieve. She’ll eat the best meals, have rooms in the palace—and risk assassination by anyone trying…
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Quick Book Review- Rivers of London
Title: Rivers of London Author: Ben Aaronovitch Published: January 10th 2011 Pages: 392 Series: Peter Grant/ Rivers of London Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Fiction Rating: 4.5/5 My name is Peter Grant. Until January I was just another probationary constable in that mighty army for justice known to all right-thinking people as the Metropolitan Police Service, and to everyone else as the Filth. My only concerns in life were how to avoid a transfer to the Case Progression Unit – We do paperwork so real coppers don’t have to – and finding a way to climb into the panties of the outrageously perky WPC Leslie May. Then one night, in pursuance of a murder…