Genre: Contemporary Romance Page Count: 384 Rating: 3/5 When Chloe Brown’s life flashes before her eyes in the midst of a near death experience she realises exactly how dull it is. She uses her new outlook to make a list of seven things she wants to do to shake things up. Things like: 1 - … Continue reading Get A Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
Genre: Historical Fantasy Page Count: 622 Rating: 5/5 The south rises as The Dragon Republic invites a deadly enemy into the country in its bid for control of the Empire. Rin is once again betrayed and seeks her vengeance by becoming a figurehead of an army fuelled by the common people. Where to even start … Continue reading The Burning God by R.F. Kuang
I feel like I've had such a good reading month in August. I'm so, so pleased with everything I picked up and I've had such a good time with each and every book in one way or another. Here's a quick look at what I read and my ratings: The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang … Continue reading August Wrap Up
Genre: Historical Fantasy Page Count: 658 Rating: 5/5 After the dramatic conclusion to The Poppy War, we rejoin Rin as she flees from her enemies. Whilst struggling to come to terms with her actions she finds herself enlisted as a weapon to spearhead the birth of a new nation. What follows is another bloody and … Continue reading The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books both of which are right up my street so I couldn't pass up getting involved. This weeks theme … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday
Genre: Sci-Fi Pages: 518 Rating: 4/5 Rosemary Harper is looking to escape to a place where nobody will recognise her. Running from her history she winds up as an admin aboard the Wayfarer, a black hole tunnelling ship about to embark on its most ambitious job yet. Under the command of captain Ashby and surrounded … Continue reading The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books both of which are right up my street so I couldn't pass up getting involved in this. This … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday
Genre: Historical Fantasy Page Count: 545 Rating: 5/5 Desperate to escape a harsh southern life and arranged marriage, Fang Runin takes the Keju, the notoriously difficult exam for the empires academies and shocks everyone by testing into the top war academy at Sinegard. When she arrives she dismayed to find the South has followed as … Continue reading The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
Genre: Dark Romance Page Count: 466 Rating: 1/5 Mae has followed the word of Prophet David her entire life. Everything she and the people of her commune do is based on their beliefs. It is a miserable existence. After a horrific event convinces her to flee all that she has ever known, Mae finds herself … Continue reading It Ain’t Me, Babe by Tillie Cole
Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme hosted by Budget Tales Book Blog in which you simply pick a book from your current goodreads TBR and show it off! The book I've chosen this week is: Goodreads Synopsis: A darkly humorous, surprisingly poignant, and utterly gripping debut novel about a guy who works in Hell (literally) … Continue reading Goodreads Monday
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