A Hunger of Thorns

A Hunger of Thorns⭐⭐⭐.5 3.5 out of 5 stars In a world where magic is commercialised and reduced to glamour patches and drinks found in every supermarket, Maude is a daughter of witches, in a more traditional sense of the word. Raised by her protective grandmother, she reminiscences her wild mother, taken for her resistance

ARC Review: Starling House

Starling House ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 out of 5 stars Title:               Starling House Author:           Alix E. Harrow Publisher:        Tor Format:           ARC, ebook Publication:     31st of October 2023 In Eden, a dying little town in Kentucky, Opal struggles to keep herself and her younger brother afloat. Living permanently in a cheap motel room and working dead-end jobs, she

Broken Hearts and Zombie Parts

Broken Hearts and Zombie Parts⁠⁠⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 out of 5 stars Jesse Spark’s heart fails, and the life-changing open heart surgery becomes necessary. Following his doctor’s advice, he decides to use the time before the procedure well and shoot an ambitious zombie movie over the summer. With his friends in tow, he begins his search for

Non-fiction: American Mother

American Mother ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 out of 5 stars Title:               American Mother Author:           Gregg Olsen Publisher:        Bookouture Format:           ARC, audiobook Publication:     8th of November 2022 In June 1986, the emergency call from Stella Nickel, claiming that her husband Bruce was having a seizure, shook the small town of Auburn in Washington State. A week later, fifteen-year-old

Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies

Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 out of 5 stars Title:               Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies Author:           Maddie Mortimer Publisher:        Macmillan Format:           ARC, audiobook Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies focuses on Lia, her husband and their teenage daughter Iris as they navigate Lia’s terminal illness. The narration moves from the present to the past

Babel

BABEL Babel, or Necessity of Violence: an Arcane History of the Oxford Translator’s Revolution ❤❤❤❤❤ 5 out of 5 Title:               BABEL Author:           R. F. Kuang Publisher:        Harper Collins Format:           ARC, audiobook, hardcover Publication:     1th of September 2022 ‘Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.’ Babel or Royal Institute of Translation

ARC Review: Belladonna

Belladonna ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 out of 5 stars Title:                Belladonna Author:           Adalyn Grade Publisher:        Hodder & Stoughton Format:           ARC audiobook Publication: 30th August 2022 Signa, orphaned as a child, has grown up handed over from one guardian to the next. The wealth and the high social position she is supposed to inherit upon maturity make her

Reviving the classics: Cranford

Cranford ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 out of 5 stars Cranford is an unusual book. It is a novel but reads more like a collection of short stories. The narrator is Mary, a young woman who visits Cranford— a small town where the society consists of a set of older ladies, widows and spinsters. Throughout the years, she keeps

Non-fiction: A Silenced Voice

A Silenced Voice: The Life of Journalist Kim Wall ⭐⭐⭐.5 3.5 out of 5 stars  A Silenced Voice is a true story of a Swedish journalist Kim Wall, who was reported missing while interviewing an entrepreneur and an inventor Peter Madsen on board his submarine. Soon, a mutilated body of a young woman was found in

Emergency Skin

Emergency Skin ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 out of 5 stars Earth was abandoned centuries ago due to climate changes that made it uninhabitable. Now, a soldier is sent to retrieve valuables necessary for future development. Warned about the hazardous nature of his mission, he explores the land believed to be populated by devolved descendants of those left