YA, general fiction, adventure, sci-fi and romance are just some of the genres of books I read and review here. Every time I read a book, I share my thoughts both here on the blog and on my Instagram.
Book Review: Unfiltered by Guenther Steiner
My Incredible Decade in Formula One This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Unfiltered by Guenther Steiner IBSN 9780857506245 Published 8 October 2024 Pages 336 Genre Biography/Non Fiction Fasten your…
Book Review: Surviving to Drive by Guenther Steiner
A Year of Formula 1 at Haas F1 team This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Surviving to Drive by Guenther Steiner ISBN 9781529177480 Published 19 March 2024 Pages 304…
Book Review: Offtrack by Esha Patel
Swoon-worthy rivals-to-lovers F1 romance This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Offtrack by Esha Patel ISBN 9780008693930 Published 4 September 2024 Pages 384 Genre Romance Formula One meets The Hating Game in this rivals-to-lovers romance…
Book Review: The Heart of the World by Amie Kaufman
Book 2 of the Isle of the Gods Duology, YA Fantasy This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. The Heart of the World by Amie Kaufman ISBN 9781761067389 Published 27…
Book Review: First Base by Ally Wiegand
Slow burn sports romance This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. First Base by Ally Wiegand ISBN 9781471416927 Published 23 April 2024 Pages 256 Genre Sports Romance It was just…
Book Review: Off the Ice by Jaqueline Snow
A Grumpy/Sunshine Forced Proximity Sports Romance This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Off the Ice by Jaqueline Snow ISBN 9798356707049 Published 7 October 2022 Pages 302 Genre Sports Romance Falling for the hopeless…
Book Review: Back Together Again by Gracie York
Humpty Dumpty Retelling Sports Romance This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Back Together Again by Gracie York ISBN 9781959389194 Published 13 April 2024 Pages 170 Genre Sports Romance Eleven…
Book Review: The Perfect Putt by Annah Conwell
Book Two in the More Than A Game series This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. The Perfect Putt by Annah Conwell ISBN 9798327129634 Published 30 May 2024 Pages 267 Genre Romance Golf is for rich,…
Book Review: The Golden Goal by Annah Conwell
Book 1 of the More than a Game series This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. The Golden Goal by Annah Conwell ISBN 9798873280766 Published 2 January 2024 Pages 281…
Book Review: Left Field Love by C.W. Farnsworth
Baseball Sports Romance This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Left Field Love by C.W. Farnsworth ISBN 9798988044222 Published 12 June 2023 Pages 522 Genre Sports Romance Lennon Matthews has…
Book Review: Married to my Grumpy Minotaur Boss by Ami Wright
All about the new fantasy romance This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Married to My Grumpy Minotaur Boss by Ami Wright ISBN 9798326449832 Pages 320 Genre Romance It’s a…
Book Review: Pucked in the Kitchen by Megan Wade
Book 1 in the Curves on Ice series This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Pucked in the Kitchen by Megan Wade Published 16 May 2024 Genre Sports Romance Pages…
Book Review: The Curious Why by Angela DiTerlizzi
Book Two in The Magical Yet series This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. The Curious Why by Angela DiTerlizzi ISBN 9780316500142 Published 14 May 2024 Genre Children’s Literature- Picture…
Book Review: Mim and the Vicious Vendetta by Katrina Nannestad
Book Five in the Travelling Bookshop series This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Mim and the Vicious Vendetta by Katrina Nannestad ISBN 9780733343117 Published 6 March 2024 Genre Children’s…
Book Review: Easy Tiger by Ali K Mulford
Book Two in the Prickle Island Zoo series, a romantic comedy This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Easy Tiger by Ali K Mulford Published 26 March 2024 ISBN 9781923184046 Genre Contemporary…
Book Review: The Glass House by Anne Buist and Graeme Simsion
A novel of mental health This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. The Glass House by Anne Buist and Graeme Simsion ISBN 9780733651472 Published 27 March 2024 Genre Contemporary Fiction…
Book Review: More Than Clickbait by Philippa Young
A Steamy Brother’s Best Friend Secret Identity Rom-Com This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. More Than Clickbait by Philippa Young ISBN 9781739413521 Published 2 May 2024 Genre Contemporary Romance…
Book Review: Fake Dating the Footballer by Marion De Re
For the Love of Rom-Coms series Book 3 This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Fake Dating the Footballer by Marion De Ré ISBN 9798876381262 Published 14 March 2024 Genre…
Book Review: Olivia Cole and the Legend of the Silver Seed by Ricky Melamed
A Middle Grade High Fantasy This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Olivia Cole and the Legend of the Silver Seed by Ricky Melamed Genre Middle Grade Fantasy Pages 280…
Book Review: One Taste by Sophia Bloom
A grumpy single dad small-town romance This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. One Taste by Sophia Bloom ISBN 9798322420231 Published 16 April 2024 Genre Romance Pages 252 Reasons not…
Book Review: Just My Luck by Rebecca Rennick
Book 3 in the Gummy Bear Orgy Series This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Just My Luck by Rebecca Rennick ISBN 9798218333621 Published 5 March 2024 Genre Sports Romance…
Book Review: Faebound by Saara El-Arifi
First book in a new romantic fantasy trilogy This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Yeeran is a warrior in the elven army and has known nothing but violence her…
Book Review: She’s A Keeper by Ali K Mulford
Book 1 of the Prickle Island Zoo series, a romantic comedy This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. She’s A Keeper by Ali K. Mulford Published 28 February 2024 ISBN…
Book Review: Tidal Ancestry by Amanda Casey
Book 2 in the Ocean Apothecary series This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Tidal Ancestry by Amanda Casey ISBN 9798986293660 Published 1 March 2024 Genre Fantasy Pages 491 Two…
Book Review: Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett
Emily Wilde series book 2 This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett ISBN 9780356519166 Published 9 January 2024 Genre Fantasy Pages…
Book Review: The Nightmare in Him by Suzanne Wright
Book Two in the Devil’s Cradle series This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. The Nightmare in Him by Suzanne Wright ISBN 9780349434605 Published 30 January 2024 Genre Fantasy Romance…
Book Review: Play Me Once by Carina Taylor
All’s Fair Book Two This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Play Me Once by Carina Taylor Published 5 January 2024 ISBN 9798874056254 Genre Romance Pages 274 What happens when…
Book Review: Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Prequel to Legends & Lattes This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree ISBN 9781035035861 Published 14 November 2023 Genre Fantasy Pages 352 Viv’s career…
Book Review: Back to You by Richard Plourde
The astonishing fate of John Fisher This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Back to You by Richard Plourade ISBN 9782924099865 Published 22 January 2024 Genre Contemporary Fiction Pages 256…
Book Review: The Wiener Across the Way by Amy Award
Book Two in the Cocky Kingmans series This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. The Wiener Across the Way by Amy Award ISBN 9781950228980 Published 22 January 2024 Genre Sports…
Book Review: The C*ck Down the Block by Amy Award
Curvy girl and Football Quarterback sports romance This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. The C*ck Down the Block by Amy Award ISBN 9781950228751 Published 25 September 2023 Genre Sports…
Book Review: Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
Book Two in The Empyrean series This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros ISBN 9780349437033 Published 8 November 2023 Genre Fantasy Pages 640 Everyone expected…
Book Review: Desire and Social Distance by Sophia Thorne
Book 1 of the Distance Duet This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Desire and Social Distance by Sophia Thorne ISBN 9798387019739 Published 24 March 2023 Genre Contemporary Romance Pages…
Book Review: The Honey Witch by Sydney J Shields
Cottagecore fantasy romance This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. The Honey Witch by Sydney J Shields ISBN 978056522531 Published 14 May 2024 Genre Fantasy Romance Pages 368 The Honey…
Book Review: Carpe F*cking Diem by K.D. Miller
Small town, Second Chance romance This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Carpe F*cking Diem by K.D. Miller ISBN 9798988760900 Published 20 August 2023 Genre Romance Pages 291 Savannah Riley…
Book Review: Not For Me by Jade Young
A Second Chance Romance This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Not For Me by Jade Young ISBN 9798870274720 Publication Date February 9 2024 Genre Romance Pages 372 Cassandra Harley…
Book Review: The Bookshop by the Loch by Julie Shackman
A Scottish escape novel This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. The Bookshop by the Loch by Julie Shackman ISBN 9780008614300 Genre Romance, General Fiction Pages 362 ulie ShackmanLexie Dunbar…
Book Review: Resisting My Boss by Marion De Ré
A Workplace Romantic Comedy This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Resisting My Boss by Marion De Ré ISBN 9798865519874 Genre Romance, Comedy Pages 308 The minute my new boss…
Book Review: A Pirate’s Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne
Book Two in the Tomes & Tea Series This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. A Pirate’s Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne ISBN currently unavailable as it is being…
Book Review: Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne
This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Can’t Spell Treason without Tea by Rebecca Thorne ISBN 9781035031016 Publication Date 25 July 2023 (Currently being republished) Genre Cosy Fantasy Pages 352…
Book Review: Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross
Book Two of the Letters of Enchantment This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you to Harper Collins Australia and Harper Voyager Australia for the ARC copy of Ruthless…
Book Review: Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
Book One of the Letters of Enchantment This post contains affiliate links as I’m a part of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross ISBN 9780008600662 Published 18 August 2023 by Harper Collins Australia…
Book Review: Break Out by Kylie Kent
Break Out by Kylie Kent IBSN 9781923137059 Publication Date 21 November 2023 Genres Romance, Sports Romance, Hockey Pages 400 pages Liam That feeling you get skating across the ice, legs burning, adrenaline pumping. It’s unmatched. Much like my current stats. Hockey has always been my sole focus, getting to the playoffs, winning the Stanley Cup—that’s…
Book Review: The Temporary Wife by Maya Alden
An Age Gap, Arranged Marriage, Holiday Romance This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you The Temporary Wife by Maya Alden ISBN 9798861980197 Publication Date 1 November 2023 Genre Romance Pages…
Book Review: Beyond the Father by Opeshum
First book in the 8 book Sci-Fi epic. This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Beyond the Father by Opeshum IBSN 9798218952754 Genre Sci-Fi Pages 313 A uniquely different world…
Book Review: To Reforge A Destiny by Claire Butler
This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. To Reforge a Destiny by Claire Butler IBSN 9780645794830 Publication Date 5 October 2023 Genres New Adult Fantasy Pages 325 A betrayal to…
Book Review: To Reclaim a Kingdom by Claire Butler
This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. To Reclaim a Kingdom by Claire Butler IBSN 9780645794816 Publication Date 26 April 2023 Genres New Adult Fantasy Pages 209 Two fallen kingdoms.…
Chapter Reveal: A Fire in the Flesh by Jennifer L Armentrout
Exciting news! We are so thrilled to reveal the first three chapters for A Fire in the Flesh, the enchanting third novel in the Flesh and Fires Series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout and Blue Box Press, coming October 31st! Download the chapters here→ https://dl.bookfunnel.com/37tku6zu5t Pre-order your copy today→ https://bit.ly/3F3f7mn…
SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER
Goodbye September, Hello October! September was filled with so many reads and additions to content here and on Instagram for Emwigsters Bookshelf. [[[[[jetpack/paywall]]]]] Reading Update September has been filled with some stand out reads which will be having reviews coming to my website during October. These books were Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole…
Book Review: Forged by Magic by Jenna Wolfhart
This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. What is Forged by Magic? Forged by Magic by Jenna Wolfhart is a cosy fantasy mystery romance with some spice and a pinch…
Book Review: Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree IBSN 9781035007325 Published by Pan MacMillian Australia on June 28 2022 Genres high fantasy low stakes, cosy,…
Book Review: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. My thoughts on The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches I have fallen into the rabbit hole the cosy sub-genre of fantasy and…
Book Review: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Fourth Wing is the first book in the Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros. It is a high fantasy novel with chronic illness representation. BLURB Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general – also known as her tough-as-talons mother – has…
Lightfall: Shadow of the Bird Book Review
Shadow of the Bird is the second book of the Lightfall series by Tim Probert. Thank you to Harper Collins Australia for the review copy. BLURB After a battle that nearly cost them their lives, Bea and Cad awaken in the hidden settlement of the Arsai, mysterious creatures who can glimpse into the future. The…
The Isles of the Gods Book Review
The Isles of the Gods is the first book in a new YA series which is Amie Kaufman’s first solo novel. Thank you to Allen and Unwin for the review copy. SUMMARY Selly, a girl raised on the seas, finds herself on an unexpected journey with Prince Leander of Alinor, a spoiled and entitled prince.…
Ascension Book Review
Ascension is written by Nicolas Binge. Thank you to Harper Collins Australia and Harper Voyager for the review copy. SUMMARY A group of scientists, including renowned scientist Harry Tunmore, are sent to investigate a mysterious mountain that has appeared in the Pacific Ocean. As they ascend, they encounter strange occurrences such as time and space…
The Foxglove King Book Review
The Foxglove King is the first book in the Nightshade Crown series by Hannah Whitten. SUMMARY Lore, who has been living a dangerous life working for a cartel and hiding her affinity for death magic, is captured by the King’s warrior-monks after a failed job. Instead of being executed, King August offers her a chance…
The Magical Yet Book Review
The Magical Yet is written by Angela DiTerlizzi. SUMMARY Each of us, from the day we’re born, is accompanied by a special companion—the Yet. Can’t tie your shoes? Yet! Can’t ride a bike? Yet! Can’t play the bassoon? Don’t worry, Yet is there to help you out. REVIEW The Magical Yet is one of my…
In the Lives of Puppets Book Review
In the Lives of Puppets is written by TJ Klune. It is his latest fantasy novel. SUMMARY In a secluded home in the trees, a family of robots and a human live together. The human, Victor Lawson, fixes an unfamiliar android named ‘HAP’ and discovers a dark shared past between HAP and Giovanni Lawson, the…
Mim and the Anxious Artist Book Review
Mim and the Anxious Artist is the third book in the Travelling Bookshop series by Katrina Nannestad. I would like to thank Harper Collins Australia for the review copy. BLURB Mim Cohen roams the world in a travelling bookshop, with her dad and brother and a horse called Flossy. Flossy leads them where she will,…
Ming & Marie Spy for Freedom Book Review
Ming and Marie Spy for Freedom is the second book in the Girls who changed the World Series by Jackie French. Thank you to Harper Collins for the review copy. BLURB Ming Qong is convinced that girls have changed the world throughout history. So when Ming is thrust back in time to Belgium during WWI,…
Gus and the Starlight Book Review
Gus and the Starlight is written by Victoria Carless. I would like to thank Harper Collins for a review copy. BLURB Gus doesn’t want to make friends. She also doesn’t want to be intrigued by the cat-lady teacher at her new school, or the Riley’s Comet project that she and her seaweed-eating science partner are…
The Travelling Bookshop: Mim and the Baffling Bully Book Review
The Travelling Bookshop: Mim and the Baffling Bully is the first book in the Travelling Bookshop series by Katrina Nannestead. BLURB The right book might just change your life … Mim Cohen roams the world in a travelling bookshop, with her dad and brother and a horse called Flossy. Flossy leads them where she will,…
The Book of Stolen Dreams Book Review
The Book of Stolen Dreams is the debut novel by David Farr. BLURB Rachel and Robert live a grey, dreary life under the rule of cruel Charles Malstain. But when their librarian father enlists their help to steal a forbidden book, they are plunged into adventure. With their father captured, it is up to Rachel…
The Falconer Book Review
The Falconer is the first book in the Falconer trilogy by Elizabeth May. BLURB One girl’s nightmare is this girl’s faery tale She’s a stunner.Edinburgh, 1844. Eighteen-year-old Lady Aileana Kameron, the only daughter of the Marquess of Douglas, has everything a girl could dream of: brains, charm, wealth, a title—and drop-dead beauty. She’s a liar.But…
The World Between Blinks: Rebellion of the Lost Book Review
The World Between Blinks: Rebellion of the Lost is the second book in the World Between Blinks series by Amie Kaufman and Ryan Graudin. BLURB After Jake and Marisol’s last adventure in the World Between Blinks, the cousins are safely back where they belong. Until, suddenly, they’re not. When they return unexpectedly to the World…
The War of Two Queens Release Blitz
War is only the beginning… From the desperation of golden crowns And born of mortal flesh A great primal power rises As the Harbinger of Death and Destruction. The War of Two Queens, the highly anticipated fourth book in the Blood and Ash series from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout is available now!…
Eyes that Speak to the Stars Book Review
Eyes that Speak to the Stars is written by Joanna Ho and illustrated by Dung Ho. BLURB A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers’ after seeing his friend’s drawing of them. After talking to his father, the boy realizes that his eyes rise to the skies and speak to…
The Travelling Bookshop: Mim and the Woeful Wedding Book Review
The Travelling Bookshop: Mim and the Woeful Wedding is written by Katrina Nannestad. BLURB The right book might just change your life … Mim Cohen roams the world in a travelling bookshop, with her dad and brother and a horse called Flossy. Flossy leads them where she will, to the place where they’re needed most…
Ming & Flo: Fight for the Future Book Review
Ming & Flo Fight for the Future is written by Jackie French. BLURB Twelve-year-old Ming Qong is convinced that girls must have changed the world, even if they are rarely mentioned in history books. So when Ming gets the chance to go back in time, she imagines herself changing destinies from a glittering palace or an explorer’s…
The Love That Grew Book Review
The Love that grew is written by Sarah Ayoub and illustrated by Mimi Purnell. BLURB I thought I could not love another,not a sister, nor a brother.But just like magic, my love then grewwhen I was blessed with more of you. REVIEW A beautiful story from all mothers to their children. It highlights how love…
League of Liars Book Review
League of Liars is written by Astrid Scholte. It is a mystery thriller which was one of my anticipated reads. BLURB Ever since his mother was killed, seventeen-year-old Cayder Broduck has had one goal–to see illegal users of magic brought to justice. People who carelessly use extradimensional magic for their own self-interest, without a care…
Only A Monster Book Review
Only a Monster is written by Australian author Vanessa Len. BLURB Don’t forget the rule. No one can know what you are. What we are. You must never tell anyone about monsters. Only a monster would kill a hero. Right? Every family has its secrets, but the summer Joan Chang-Hunt goes to stay with her…
The Chime Seekers Book Review
The Chime Seekers is by Ross Montgomery, published by Walker Books Australia. BLURB Step into a world of faerie tricks and hidden danger… When an evil faerie steals Yanni’s baby sister and swaps her for a Changeling, Yanni is swept into a dangerous race against time to get her back. For faeries delight in tricks…
The Warrior in my Wardrobe Book Review
The Warrior in my Wardrobe is by Simon Farnaby. It is another hilarious time-travelling adventure. BLURB Join Rose, Merdyn the wizard and Bubbles the guinea pig in another hilarious time-travelling adventure. Rose must save her kidnapped brother from a Dark Ages Warrior! Merdyn is the greatest wizard of the Dark Ages. Obviously. Rose is his 21st-century…
A Heartfelt Christmas Promise
A Heartfelt Christmas Promise is by Nancy Naigle. BLURB Vanessa Larkin was supposed to be spending Christmas in Paris, France on a business trip she hoped to enjoy as a working vacation. Instead, she’s been assigned to Fraser Hills, North Carolina–home of the Best Fruitcake in the USA–to convert her company’s property into warehouse space…
A Shadow in the Ember Book Review
A Shadow in the Ember is the first book in the Flesh and Fire series by Jennifer L. Armentrout. BLURB Born shrouded in the veil of the Primals, a Maiden as the Fates promised, Seraphena Mierel’s future has never been hers. Chosen before birth to uphold the desperate deal her ancestor struck to save his people, Sera…
Six Crimson Cranes Book Review
Six Crimson Cranes is the first book in a new duology by Elizabeth Lim. BLURB Shiori, the only princess of Kiata, has a secret. Forbidden magic runs through her veins. Normally she conceals it well, but on the morning of her betrothal ceremony, Shiori loses control. At first, her mistake seems like a stroke of…
Once Upon A Broken Heart Book Review
Once Upon a Broken Heart is the first book in a new series by Stephanie Garber, the author of the Caraval trilogy. BLURB Evangeline Fox was raised in her beloved father’s curiosity shop, where she grew up on legends about immortals, like the tragic Prince of Hearts. She knows his powers are mythic, his kiss…
Lakesedge Book Review
Lakesedge is written by Lyndall Clipstone. I want to thank Pan Macmillan Australia for the review copy.It’s publication date is the 31st August and RRP is $24.99. BLURB There are monsters in the world. When Violeta Graceling arrives at haunted Lakesedge estate, she expects to find a monster. She knows the terrifying rumours about Rowan…
Den of Vipers
Den of Vipers is by K.A. Knight. BLURB Ryder, Garrett, Kenzo, and Diesel—The Vipers. They run this town and everyone in it. Their deals are as sordid as their business, and their reputation is enough to bring a grown man to his knees, forcing him to beg for mercy. They are not people you mess…
Dance for Me Book Review
Dance For Me is the first book in the Club Avalon series by Kay Elle Parker. BLURB Down on her luck, Boadica McGee Is desperate for a job. Bills to pay, a roof to keep over her head, and vultures for parents leave her with few options. When her best friend offers her a dream…
Bound by Honor Book Review
Bound by Honor is the first book in the Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles by Cora Reilly. BLURB A modern mafia fairytale.Born into one of the leading mob families in Chicago, Aria Scuderi is a mafia princess known for her beauty. What many consider a gift means her doom when she’s forced to marry Luca…
Talk For Me book Review
Talk For Me is the third book in the Club Avalon series by Kay Elle Parker. BLURB She’s the Domme with a secret…or two.He’s the Dom with a twist. Constance Monroe knows the importance of balancing the good and bad in life. As a psychologist and a Mistress, she helps other people achieve what she…
Cry For Me book review
Cry For Me is the second book in the Club Avalon series by Kay Elle Parker. BLURB Everyone, it seems, knows how much she loves Jasper, including the man himself, but that doesn’t stop the pain of the axe falling on her dreams with a sharpened blade. It’s only compounded when—apparently consumed by guilt for…
Vow To Protect Book Review
Vow To Protect is by J.L Beck and Monica Corwin. BLURB They call me a monster. Murderous and hateful. Beautiful but broken.Nothing can calm the ever raging storm inside of me. As the ruthless leader of the Doubeck family there is a certain standard of brutality, I have to uphold. Then I meet her. Beautiful,…
Chasing Love Book Review
Chasing Love is the first book in the Dark Love series by Kat T Masen. BLURB He was my first love.Shattered me, then left without a goodbye.Eight years have passed, and now he’s back.But, I’m engaged.And he will do anything to make sure I’m his…again. I’ve fought hard to rebuild my life. So when the…
Someone You Love Book Review
Someone You Love is written by Kristen Granata. BLURB Charly Johnson created a bucket list when cancer left her mother with less than a year to live. They didn’t make it all the way through the list before she died, but she made Charly promise to finish it and live her life to the fullest.…
Neon Gods Book Review
Neon Gods is the first book in the Dark Olympus series by Katee Roberts. BLURB Society darling Persephone Dimitriou wants nothing to do with her mother’s ambitions. She has plans to leave the ultra-modern city of Olympus and start her life far away from the backstabbing and politics. But that all goes down the drain…
Small Favors Book Review
Small Favors is written by Erin A. Craig. BLURB Ellerie Downing is waiting for something to happen. Life in isolated Amity Falls, surrounded by an impenetrable forest, has a predictable sameness. Her days are filled with tending to her family’s beehives, chasing after her sisters, and dreaming of bigger things while her twin, Samuel, is…
House of Eclipses Book Review
House of Eclipses is the first book in a new duology by Casey L Bond. Thank you to Lady Amber PR for the ARC copy. BLURB Noor is the unwanted, unloved third born of the Aten, chosen vessel of the sun goddess, Sol. While she has no chance at inheriting her father’s title, what she…
Unravel the Dusk Book review
Unravel the Dusk is the last book in the Blood of Stars duology by Elizabeth Lim. BLURB Maia Tamarin’s journey to sew the dresses of the sun, the moon and the stars has taken a grievous toll. She returns to a kingdom on the brink of war. The boy she loves is gone, and she…
Spin the Dawn Book Review
Spin the Dawn is the first book in the Blood of Stars duology by Elizabeth Lim. BLURB Maia Tamarin dreams of becoming the greatest tailor in the land, but as a girl, the best she can hope for is to marry well. When a royal messenger summons her ailing father, once a tailor of renown,…
Lost in the Never Woods Book Review
Lost in the Never Woods is written by Aiden Thomas. This is a stand alone novel by the author of Cemetery Boys. BLURB Something sinister waits within the trees . . . It’s been five years since Wendy and her two brothers went missing in the woods, but when the town’s children start to disappear,…
July Wrap Up
This month has been full of reading amazing books as well as starting back up completing my masters. I read a good amount of books along with completing a 24 hour reading challenge with other Aussie readers. The books I read this month were: Lords of Pain by Angel Lawson Twisted Love by Ana Huang…
The Rose Daughter Book Review
The Rose Daughter is the seventh book in the Supernatural series by Maria Lewis. I would like to thank Hachette Australia for the review copy. BLURB She never meant to be a hero… In fact, Dreckly Jones has made a point her whole life to be exactly not that. The daughter of a forbidden union…
Realm Breaker Book Review
Realm Breaker is the first book in a new series by Victoria Aveyard. I would like to thank Hachette Australia for the review copy. BLURB A strange darkness grows in Allward. Even Corayne an-Amarat can feel it, tucked away in her small town at the edge of the sea. She soon discovers the truth: She…
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