a woman in her twenties who reads
When it comes to Amazon services I've somehow collected all of them over the past few years. One that I really enjoy is Kindle Unlimited and today I have a few top picks for you. Kindle Unlimited, a service that doesn't actually require a Kindle, is a monthly subscription that gives you access to a…
One of my favourite genres is what you would consider ‘new weird'. Technically 'new weird' fiction is an offshoot of the ‘weird’ subgenre of speculative fiction. New weird books cross traditional genre boundaries in attempts to overturn cliches but they often get miscategorised as science fiction or horror. They’re polarising but I love them and…
I’m sure this comes as no surprise but after finishing The Diviners and Lair of Dreams I jumped straight into Before the Devil Breaks You and have some thoughts to share. Title: Before the Devil Breaks You Author: Libba Bray Publisher: Atom Page count: 546 Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fic Average Goodreads rating: 4.28 My star rating: 4 In my current ranking of…
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I had grand reading plans for October, but it seems I’ve been caught up in the Libba Bray hype as after re-reading The Diviners last week I jumped straight into Lair of Dreams. Title: Lair of Dreams Author: Libba Bray Publisher: Atom Page count: 613 Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fic Average Goodreads rating: 4.13 My star rating: 5 Like last time, I read…
Over the past couple of years the dark academia genre has slowly become one of my favourites. I did a bit of Googling and found the definition to be ‘dark academia is an aesthetic centered on higher education, writing, the arts, and classic Greek and Gothic architecture, as well as romantic longing and death’. And…
I haven’t stopped talking about how much I love the autumn season, so I thought I’d tell you all about the books I plan on reading in the coming weeks. It was super hard to cut it down, but I think I’ve ended up with a good mix of backlist titles and new releases that…
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