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 ›
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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 ›
Dead Until Dark, Charlaine Harris
Oh my god, dudes, how many years have I been meaning to read this book?! For longer than the TV show has existed, that’s how long. When did I finally get around to it? This year. 2018. Jesus. Nevertheless, I… Read More ›
The Ape That Understood the Universe: How The Mind and Culture Evolve, Steve Stewart-Williams
Let me start by saying that this book was even further out of my average reading zone than I expected. Don’t get me wrong, I chose it specifically because it was out of the realm of what I would normally… Read More ›
Bodies in a Bookshop, R.T. Campbell
Ok, first things first: reading this book should have been a delight. It was an irritation. NOT because of the story, which I quite enjoyed. Not because of the writing, which is just fine considering this was first written in… Read More ›
The Secret World: A History of Intelligence, Christopher Andrew
Ok so, I was scrolling through Netgalley with keyword searches to see if anything was available that would be both fun for me to read, and actually relevant to what I do. Despite cyber being all the rage right now,… Read More ›
The Legacy of Beauregarde, Rosa Fedele
I absolutely was not prepared for this book. First of all, I rarely (if ever) read contemporary novels. I certainly have never read an Australian contemporary. And I definitely have never read a gothic, supernatural, Australian contemporary. And yet. The… Read More ›
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, J.R.R. Tolkien
Happy Middle earth March 2018, everyone!! Was there ever a character so beloved, yet mysterious, as the effervescently-odd Tom Bombadil? Admittedly, I didn’t have a damn clue what people were talking about years ago, when the die-hard literary Tolkien fans… Read More ›
Krampus the Yule Lord, by Brom
Dudes. MY DUDES! Ok, Krampus the Yule Lord is honestly one of the best books I’ve read in years. And yes, I realize that this review is a little late given this book is about Yule (in December) and it… Read More ›
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