Feb 4
Waking the Witch by Rachel Burge
UK Publication: August 2022
Reviewed by: Book Worm
Rating: [★★★]
This ARC was provided by Bonnier Books UK (via NetGalley) in exchange for an honest review.
Think you know about Merlin…think again.
Relight My Fire by C.K. McDonnell
UK Publication: January 2024
Reviewed by: Book Worm
Rating: [★★★]
This ARC was provided by Random House UK (via NetGalley) in exchange for an honest review.
Magic, mayhem and murder = delicious fun.
The Blind Light by Stuart Evers
UK Publication: June 2020
Reviewed by: Book Worm
Rating: [★★★]
This ARC was provided by Pan Macmillan (via NetGalley) in exchange for an honest review.
One word review – Ohhhh
The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant
UK Publication: June 2020
Reviewed by: Book Worm
Rating: [★★★]
This ARC was provided by Harper Collins UK (via NetGalley) in exchange for an honest review.
Vive la révolution
Mary or The Birth of Frankenstein by Anne Eekhout
UK Publication: December 2023
Reviewed by: Book Worm
Rating: [★★★]
This ARC was provided by Bolinda Audio(via NetGalley) in exchange for an honest review.
Monstrously good!
This months winners and losers as we head into another New Year. Where does the time go?
Dec 26
The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan
UK Publication: January 2024
Reviewed by: Book Worm
Rating: [★★★★]
This ARC was provided by Hodder & Stoughton (via NetGalley) in exchange for an honest review.
Be careful what you wish for…
Jul 20
It’s that time of year again! My personal favorite of time for our blog: Man Booker season!! The 2018 Man Booker longlist will be announced on July 24. Those of you who follow our blog know that we are obsessed with the Man Booker and for the last three years, BW and I have tried to read our way through the entire long list in order to make our predictions.
For those of you who don’t know, the Man Booker Prize is a major literary award that is awarded to “the best novel in the opinion of the judges.” The prize was created to “increase the reading quality of fiction” and “attract the intelligent general audience.” Each year the panel of 5 judges selects a longest of 12-13 books they consider to be the best books of the year. Books must be first published in English by a registered imprint in UK or Ireland and must have a publication date from October of the prior year through September of the current year.
Our shadow panel of judges returns this year and once again is comprised of BW and myself along with our four contributors: Nicole, Lisa, Anita, and Andrew (you can read more about them in our “about” section). Book Worm and I will be attempting to read all the nominated books before the shortlist is announced and our four contributors will be helping out along the way.
Each panel member has made predictions for which books will make the longlist. Panelists were able to nominate up to 13 books for the list but some chose to nominate fewer. Here are our thoughts and predictions: Read more
Jul 18
There There is a book that will stay with me for a long time. It’s getting a lot of critical acclaim and will likely be a much discussed book among readers this year. Here’s what I thought… Read more
Jun 11
I don’t typically like celebrity books and I don’t read much in the way of memoirs or comedy books. However, Ron Swanson is one of my all time favorite TV characters and I pretty much love everything about Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman. So, I broke my literary fiction trend and picked up this celebrity memoir at Book Expo this year. Read more
Nicole Del Sesto
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