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I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me

07/09/2023 – 13:02

A mixed bag

This was a bit of a mixed bag for me and I'm honestly sad that I didn't enjoy it more. I thought...

Murder: The Biography

30/05/2021 – 15:31

Thoroughly fascinating

This was a fascinating and extremely well researched book looking at the history of murder in...

The Swords of Silence

22/09/2020 – 18:13

not for me

This book just wasn't for me at all and I found it a slog to get through. It tells the story of...

Raybearer

22/09/2020 – 18:09

Fascinating world

This is a wonderful fantasy novel with fascinating and original ideas quite unlike anything I've...

The Foundling

14/01/2020 – 13:06

A little convenient

I flew through this book as the writing was really compelling, but ultimately, I felt that a lot...

Into The Crooked Place

28/10/2019 – 06:00

Fantastic world with a slightly muddled plot

This is a really interesting world with some fascinating magical aspects, but the plot was a...

The Secret Runners of New York

20/08/2019 – 08:46

DNF

I did not finish this book - I read about 50 pages and just found the content incredibly...

The Familiars

11/02/2019 – 10:16

Compelling and fascinating

Although this was a little slow to start, I found it to be very immersive and thoroughly...

My Sister, The Serial Killer

14/01/2019 – 06:29

Deliciously wicked and witty

What a wonderfully wicked little book this is! It tells the story of Korede and her younger...

Soulbinder

17/12/2018 – 19:31

Great addition to a fabulous series

I have loved the Spellslinger series thus far and I think that this fourth offering is probably...

The Turn of Midnight

10/12/2018 – 10:22

Satisfying conclusion

I found this to be a really satisfying conclusion to the events begun in The Last Hours. This...

STAGS

10/08/2017 – 17:54

Nice 'high school sucks' story

This was such a fun book to read. It tells the story of Greer, the new girl at a prestigious...

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