Well hello there my lovely nerds! As some of you many know, and the rest of you are about to find out, I adore collecting things. Some of the collections I’ve already referred to are Peter Pan and all things… Read More ›
Fiction Reviews
Bedknob and Broomstick, Mary Norton
Ahh, Miss Price. Had I but known you’d been a book character before you were a character in one of the most iconic films of my childhood… But seriously, folks, I’ve been sleeping on this book. Did anyone else know… Read More ›
Greatest Mysteries of the Unexplained, Lucy Doncaster and Andrew Holland
Hello my lovely nerds! I’m going to be honest with you, Greatest Mysteries of the Unexplained was an impulse buy and mostly because I thought it would be worth a laugh! And it was, so it was money well spent…. Read More ›
Dogs of War, Adrian Tchaikovsky
Well, friends. Clearly, that hope for a more regular upload schedule over the last few months of the year worked out well. Hah. Honestly, I just got busy and had to prioritize: unfortunately, teaching; my PhD; other research; and family/work… Read More ›
Binti, Nnedi Okorafor
Well. Well. Despite the best efforts of Ekho over at @_hex_libris, my introduction to Nnedi Okorafor’s work was not Akata Witch, though I do in fact have that book on my shelf to be read at some point in the… Read More ›
The Atlantis Cipher, David Leadbeater
What’s up, my darling nerds? I have finally (finally!) read a book not only with the word “Atlantis” in the title, but actually about Atlantis!! Unbelievably, it isn’t even part of my Instagram #PPCAtlantis series which is both unfortunate and… Read More ›
Azimuth (The Rahki Chronicles Book 1), Rennie St. James
Hello hello, dear readers! What have we here? Another timely review?! I know, I know. I surprise even myself. Actually, though. I do. Azimuth is the first book in an urban fantasy series called The Rahki Chronicles. The author, Rennie… Read More ›
The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman
My FIRST EVER GAIMAN!! I went into this book blind, knowing nothing more than what was on the blurb of the book and wanting to start reading Neil Gaiman’s works on one of the less-intimidating texts! Because lets be real,… Read More ›
Jane Doe and the Cradle of All Worlds, Jeremy Lachlan
Alright nerds, I’m going to be honest and say I had High Hopes for this book. I had Expectations. The last middle grade book I read was Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow and it might be a little unfair… Read More ›
Records of a Spaceborn Few, Becky Chambers
Can I just say, when requesting a book for review you should always employ your eyeballs for the purpose to which they evolved and actually, properly, READ the description of the book you’re requesting a copy of. Especially that bit… Read More ›