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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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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…
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March Wrap Up
Hello everyone and welcome to my March wrap up! Can you believe March has finished? Spring is finally here! I can’t wait for longer days, sunshine and spring flowers to bloom! March was a productive month for me, I was still on furlough from work so I had a lot of free time to fill with books! I managed to read 15 books last month, check them out below! Middle Grade Reads Murder on the Safari Star by M.G. Leonard & Sam Sedgman This is the third book in the Adventures on Trains series, one of my favourite middle grade series! This series follows Hal and his Uncle Nat as…
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What Beauty There Is | Blog Tour
Hello and welcome to my stop on the What Beauty There Is Blog Tour, organised by The Write Reads and Penguin. Thank you to The Write Reads and Penguin for having me be a part of the tour! So what is the book about?… When everything you love is in danger, how long can you keep running to survive? Life can be brutalWinter in Idaho. The sky is dark. It is cold enough to crack bones. Jack knew itJack Dahl has nothing left. Except his younger brother, Matty, who he’d die for. Their mother is gone, and their funds are quickly dwindling, Jack needs to make a choice: lose his…