Title: Sirma Author: Reni Stankova Publisher: Self-Published Publication Date: July 1st 2019 Genre: Historical Fiction Content Warnings: non-descriptive rape scene, an implicit sex scene between consenting adults, and heavy violence. Synopsis: Sirma has spent the first 18 years of her life as a happy and hardworking Slavic girl in her quiet mountain village. Until she… Continue reading Book Review: Sirma
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Book Review: The Affliction Of Praha
Title: The Affliction Of Praha Author: Simon Gillard Publisher: Amazon Digital Services Publication Date: July 9th 2020 Genre: Adult Historical Mystery Synopsis: It’s 20th-century Czechoslovakia… and murder comes knocking.The Teralov family are loved and respected by everyone in Prague, adored for bringing prosperity and hope to its downtrodden people… so nobody expected to find Peter… Continue reading Book Review: The Affliction Of Praha
Book Review: The Poppy War
Title: The Poppy War Author: R.F. Kuang Publisher: Harper Voyager Publication Date: May 1st 2018 Genre: Adult Fantasy Synopsis: When Rin aced the Keju, the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies, it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from… Continue reading Book Review: The Poppy War
Book Review: Briar Coats And The Tunnel Of Styx
Title: Briar Coats And The Tunnel Of Styx Author: K.J. Long Publisher: Self Published Publication Date: November 1st, 2020 Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy Synopsis: Briar is a wild boy. Living in a mangrove-tree city, he has been assigned the job of builder, but he is desperate to become an explorer. At least he can swim… Continue reading Book Review: Briar Coats And The Tunnel Of Styx
Some Other Now: Dream Cast and Favourite Quotes
Hi, so this is my tour stop for the book tour hosted by Hear Our Voices Tours. The quotes in this post are taken from an arc copy of this book and may change in the finished product. Dream Cast Jess: Skai Jackson Jess' Mother: Sandra Bullock Jess' Father: Sterling K. Brown Mel: Angel Aquino… Continue reading Some Other Now: Dream Cast and Favourite Quotes
Book Review: When Life Gives You Mangoes
Title: When Life Gives You Mangoes Author: Kereen Getten Publisher: October 20 2020 Publication Date: Delacorte Press Genre: Middle Grade Contemporary Synopsis: Twelve-year-old Clara lives on an island that visitors call exotic. But there's nothing exotic about it to Clara. She loves eating ripe mangos off the ground, running outside in the rain with her… Continue reading Book Review: When Life Gives You Mangoes
Book Review: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes
Title: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes Author: Suzanne Collins Publisher: Scholastic Press Publication: May 19 2020 Genre: Young Adult Dystopian Synopsis: It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capital, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor… Continue reading Book Review: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes
Book Review: Refuge
Title: Refuge Author: Willa J. Brand Publication Date: May 30 2020 Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Western Romance Synopsis: Taylor is a mother on the run from an abusive husband, searching for a safe place for she and her young son. Convinced that her possessive spouse is hunting them, she is paranoid, exhausted and virtually penniless. Finding… Continue reading Book Review: Refuge
Book Review: Bone Crier’s Moon
Title: Bone Crier's Moon Author: Kathryn Purdie Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Publication Date: March 3 2020 Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Synopsis: Bone Criers have a sacred duty. They alone can keep the dead from preying on the living. But their power to ferry the spirits of the dead into goddess Elara’s Night Heavens or Tyrus’s… Continue reading Book Review: Bone Crier’s Moon
Book Review: Red Dragon
Title: Red Dragon Author: Thomas Harris Publisher: Dutton Publication Date: November 16 1981 Synopsis: A second family has been massacred by the terrifying serial killer the press has christened "The Tooth Fairy." Special Agent Jack Crawford turns to the one man who can help restart a failed investigation: Will Graham. Graham is the greatest profiler… Continue reading Book Review: Red Dragon
