Tag Archive | fantasy
All The Crooked Saints
All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater My rating: 5 of 5 stars Well, I don’t know what I was I expecting, but it wasn’t this. And yet, when I was given it, I loved it! Beatriz and Pete and Joachin and Daniel, and the Pilgrims, and the Soria’s, and the history, and mystery, and […]
Godsgrave (The Nevernight Chronicles 2)
Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff My rating: 5 of 5 stars Piss and blood, but this is an AMAZING series! Following the extraordinary conclusion to Nevernight (#1), Kristoff kicks up a gear in Godsgrave, the continuing story of Mia Corvere – 17-year-old Blade of the Church of the Black Mother, last surviving member of her family, […]
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicles 1)
Nevernight by Jay Kristoff My rating: 5 of 5 stars The opening chapter of this book is extraordinary. As is the whole. The writing is clever, and visceral, and bloody, and emotional. I loved every word. And Holter Graham is a great reader, too. No plot, no character analysis. I fear there will be spoilers. […]
Blossom
Blossom by Tamsin Janu My rating: 3 of 5 stars There’s lots to like about this story. Lottie is a sweetie. She’s had a lot to contend with in her life so far, and when a waif in a potato sack appears on her doorstep, Lottie knows exactly what to do – take her in […]
Obernewtyn
Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody My rating: 4 of 5 stars Have I said before how much I love audio books? They are the best way to read and do something else! So, with the long wait between titles, I’ve not wanted to get into The Red Queen, (Obernewtyn #7), because I’ve forgotten so much of […]
Coraline
Coraline. An Adventure too Weird for Words by Neil Gaiman My rating: 5 of 5 stars I listened to this walking the darkened streets of my suburb. Scared the bejesus out of me. Definitely one to read with the lights on. Dawn French is a perfect choice to read this – alternately funny and scary […]
Angel Creek
Angel Creek by Sally Rippin My rating: 4 of 5 stars Loved this family-based fantasy.Jelly is struggling with moving away from her primary school friends, She is worried about starting high school, doesn’t get along with her cousin, Gino, and there a family undercurrents that are making her very uneasy.It all adds up to one […]
Throne of Glass
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas My rating: 3 of 5 stars The whole time I was reading this I felt that I was playing catch-up. The author kept on referring to people and places in the main characters past, without any sort of scaffolding or explanation. And then I had a flick through […]
Of Poseidon
Of Poseidon by Anna Banks My rating: 3 of 5 stars Of Poseidon seems that it may be just another novel in the para-normal romance genre that’s been sweeping the world. And on one level it is. Girl meets boy, they fall in love, he turns out to be something fantastic. Love blossoms. Etc. But […]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl My rating: 5 of 5 stars What’s not to love about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?!Classic rags-to-riches story with Roald Dahl’s trademark black humour. My favourite scene (ruined in the Willy Wonka version) is the Fizzy Lifting Drinks. I remember passing myself laughing at the description of […]
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