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Things To Do Before the End of the World | Blog Tour
Huge thank you to The Write Reads and Penguin for having me on the Things To Do Before the End of the World blog tour! So what is the book about? One minute you’re walking in the park, hiding from a party. Then you discover that the next nine months will probably be your last. Everyone’s last. You realise that you happen to be alive at the time when your species becomes extinct.You have to decide whether to go with it meekly like you usually do, or to do something brave, to live your last months with all the energy and bravery you can muster, to rage against the dying…
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May TBR
Another month, another TBR post! We are officially into spring here, thank goodness! The bookshops are open, and I am back where I love to be, forcing books onto unsuspecting customers! Here are all the books I am hoping to read next month, in my May TBR. The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin This is a YA paranormal fantasy which looks right up my street! Following Clara, a witch who's magic is tied to each season. I'm hoping for a novel full of magic and powerful witches! The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid This is a dark fantasy inspired by Hungarian history and Jewish mythology which I…
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Popular Fantasy Books I Haven’t Read (yet!)
As a self-titled fantasy lover, there are still some classic and popular fantasy books that I just haven’t read. Whether that be because they are intimidatingly long, or I just haven’t plucked up the courage, here’s my list of shame! (Not really, never be ashamed of what you have and haven’t read!) The Wheel of Time Series This is a foundational fantasy series for the genre, and although I own the first book, I have never picked it up. I think it's a combination of size and length to be honest. This series is huuuuge and each book is so long, its just a large commitment. However, I have heard…
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Book Review | The Outrage
Title: The Outrage Author: William Hussey Published: 13th May 2021 Publisher: Usborne Genre: YA, Dystopian, Contemporary Rating: 5/5 stars “You know, when you live in a time of progress, it seems that progress is the only possible way. The idea that everything we’d gained, all of those hard-won rights, could be taken away from us, and that open minds could be closed again? But then the Outrage happened.” Welcome to England, where the Protectorate enforces the Public Good. Here, there are rules for everything – what to eat, what to wear, what to do, what to say, what to read, what to think, who to obey, who to hate, who…
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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,…