i received strange gods from the author, through Story Origin, in exchange for an honest review. Star Rating: i won’t kid you, i was pleasantly surprised when i read strange gods. it sounded interesting, but i have a thing where if i don’t like the characters name, i usually won’t like the book. (don’t ask, as idk why i feel this […]

I received brindille from Diamond Book Distributors, through Net Galley, in exchange for an honest review. Star Rating: i haven’t read a comic or graphic novel in forever. i’ve missed it. brindille didn’t help, and now i want to read even more of them! i used to read a lot of comics, so when i comes to how they’re written, i […]

I received the perfect family from Simon & Schuster Australia, through Net Galley, in exchange for an honest review. Star Rating: i haven’t read an adult book in forever. all the ones i’ve read recently are ya, so i felt this would be a bit refreshing (and it wasn’t fantasy or sci fi). i went into the perfect family completely blind […]

I received violet black from Penguin NZ, through a giveaway on the Turning Pages Instagram, in exchange for an honest review. Buy now: Mighty Ape | Paper Plus | Whitcoulls Star Rating: violet black is a book set in the near distant future, not long after covid 19, where anti vaxxers caused issues with previously handled diseases to come back harder than before, resulting in […]

i haven’t done a top ten tuesday in a very long time (and certainly not on this shiny new blog of mine). top ten tuesday is hosted by that artsy reader girl. this weeks topic is “Book Titles That Are Complete Sentences“. granted i struggled to complete the list, but i made 10. all links are to goodreads pages, and […]

I received rule of wolves from Hachette in exchange for an honest review. Buy now: Mighty Ape | Paper Plus | the Warehouse | Whitcoulls Star Rating: to say i was really excited for this book is an understatement. i had such high hopes, but i felt so let down. reading other people’s reviews prior to picking realm breaker up, i saw many different views on […]

I received rule of wolves from Hachette in exchange for an honest review. Buy now: Mighty Ape | Paper Plus | the Warehouse Star Rating: not only was rule of wolves better than expected, it was better than king of scars. for me, i don’t usually find the sequel to be anywhere near as good as the original. to say i was surprised is an […]

an honest review of the queen’ rising, by rebecca ross.