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Book Review | Black Hole Cinema Club
Title: Black Hole Cinema Club Author: Christopher Edge Published: 14th March 2023 Publisher: Nosy Crow Genre: Middle grade, Thriller, Science Fiction, Rating: 3/5 stars Another edge-of-your-seat adventure from the award-winning author of Escape Room, Christopher Edge. A trip to the cinema will never be the same… When Lucas meets his friends at the local cinema – nicknamed ‘The Black Hole’ – they’re excited about the movie marathon ahead. Non-stop action, blockbuster special effects and all the snacks they can eat. But as the lights go down, Lucas, Ash, Maya, Caitlin and Finn watch in disbelief as a jet-black tidal wave comes crashing out of the cinema screen and the five friends…
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Weekly Wrap Up 29/04
Hello and welcome to another Weekly Wrap Up (24/04) post! This week has seen the beginning of some really nice spring-like weather in Edinburgh, and my inability to finish any books! I started and DNF-ed 2 books this week, so this will be a very brief wrap up! So, skipping the books read, we’re straight into currently reading! Currently Reading The Stars Undying by Emery Robin After failing to find a book to read, I decided to just pick up one of my library books that is due for return soon. This is a fun sci-fi, it reminds me a lot of Arkady Martine, and also slightly of Gideon the…
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Weekly Wrap Up 22/04
Hello and welcome to another Weekly Wrap Up (22/04) post. Read on to hear about the books I’ve finished and hope to read next, and a new tv show I’ve been enjoying! Books Read Unsouled by Will Wight I picked this novel up on a whim seeing it was 70p on Kindle. This is a fantasy/sci-fi novel, the first in quite a long series. I enjoyed this first book, it was only 300ish pages, and did a lot of set up for the following books. The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins I have had this book on my TBR pile for a while, and as it is a…
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Book Review | A Tempest of Tea
Title: A Tempest of Tea Author: Hafsah Faizal Published: 22nd February 2024 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genre: YA, Fantasy Series: Blood and Tea #1 Rating: 5/5 stars On the streets of White Roaring, Arthie Casimir is a criminal mastermind and collector of secrets. Her prestigious tearoom transforms into an illegal bloodhouse by dark, catering to the vampires feared by society. But when her establishment is threatened, Arthie is forced to strike an unlikely deal with an alluring adversary to save it – and she can’t do the job alone. Calling on some of the city’s most skilled outcasts, Arthie hatches a plan to infiltrate the dark and glittering vampire society known…
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Weekly Wrap Up 25/03
Hello and welcome to Weekly Wrap Up (25/03)! We are slowly reaching the end of March and I am very excited to see Spring! Read on to see what I’ve been reading and enjoying over the last week! Books Read Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis This is one of my most anticipated reads of 2024, and I was so excited to get a proof copy from Hodderscape. This is described as The Grand Budapest Hotel in space, and it is so good! It’s got a mystery that ruins through the novel too, which really keeps the reader locked in! I loved it. Buy from Waterstones or Bookshop.org Paws by Kate…