Hello hello, and welcome or welcome back to my little bookish corner of the internet. Today I’m sharing my review of Tangling With Trolls, the second book in the Haven Ever After series. You can read my review of book one, Getting It On With Gargoyles, here. This is a fantasy romance series aimed at adults, so although the covers might be colourful, please be aware there’s sexual content. I’m adding this warning after recently seeing a post about middle grade aged children reading books with cartoon-like covers, and would hate to be responsible for the same thing. Synopsis A month ago, I ..read more

Hello hello, and welcome or welcome back to my little bookish corner of the internet. Today I’m sharing my review of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches. Synopsis A warm and uplifting novel about an isolated witch whose opportunity to embrace a quirky new family—and a new love—changes the course of her life. As one of the few witches in Britain, Mika Moon knows she has to hide her magic, keep her head down, and stay away from other witches so their powers don’t mingle and draw attention. And as an orphan who lost her parents at a young age and was raised by strangers, she’s used to b ..read more

Hello hello, and welcome or welcome back to my little bookish corner of the internet. Today I’m sharing my review of The Book of Witches, an anthology of witchy stories, from the high fantasy to the science fiction. Synopsis An array of original stories from around the world bring a new and exciting twist to one of the most beloved figures in fiction: witches. Witches! Whether you know them from Shakespeare or from WICKED, there is no staple more beloved in folklore, fairy tale, or fantasy than these magical beings. Witches are everywhere, and at the heart of stories that resonate with many pe ..read more

Hello hello and welcome or welcome back to my little bookish corner of the internet. Today I’m sharing my review of Season of the Witch, the first book in the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina series. Synopsis It’s the summer before her sixteenth birthday, and Sabrina Spellman knows her world is about to change. She’s always studied magic and spells with her aunts, Hilda and Zelda. But she’s also lived a normal mortal life — attending Baxter High, hanging out with her friends Susie and Roz, and going to the movies with her boyfriend, Harvey Kinkle. Now time is running out on her every day, norma ..read more

Hello hello and welcome or welcome back to my little bookish corner of the internet. Today I’m sharing with you my review of the urban fantasy novel The Witch’s Kiss, young adult novel by writing duo Katherine and Elizabeth Corr. Synopsis Sixteeen-year-old Meredith is fed-up with her feuding family and feeling invisible at school – not to mention the witch magic that shoots out of her fingernails when she’s stressed. Then sweet, sensitive Jack comes into her life and she falls for him hard. The only problem is that he is periodically possessed by a destructive centuries-old curse. Meredith has ..read more

Hello hello and welcome or welcome back to my little bookish corner of the internet. Time for another review, and this time I’m sharing my review of Broken Wish, first book in The Mirror series. I actually had my attention drawn to this series after seeing a review of the second book in the series, and decided to start from the beginning. Synopsis 1865 Hanau, Germany Sixteen-year-old Elva has a secret. She has visions and strange powers that she will do anything to hide. She knows the warnings about what happens to witches in their small village of Hanau. She’s heard the terrible things peopl ..read more

Hello hello and welcome to my – spooky! – bookish corner of the internet. Today I’m going to be sharing some of my favourite spooky reads for the season. Even with today being Halloween, it doesn’t mean spooky season is over; it’s not time to dig out the Christmas books just yet! I love Autumn so I’m going to revel in it for as long as I can. Witchy Books Malice – Sapphic Sleeping Beauty retelling with twists, turns, and magic. These Witches Don’t Burn – Teenage girl starting to find her magical footsteps while avoiding her ex-girlfriend and trying not to get killed. Spellslinger – Book one i ..read more

Hello hello and welcome or welcome back to my little bookish corner of the internet. Today I’m sharing with you my review of The Babysitters Coven, the first book in a trilogy, and the absolutely perfect read for when it came along. Synopsis Seventeen-year-old Esme Pearl has a babysitters club. She knows it’s kinda lame, but what else is she supposed to do? Get a job? Gross. Besides, Esme likes babysitting, and she’s good at it. And lately Esme needs all the cash she can get, because it seems like destruction follows her wherever she goes. Let’s just say she owes some people a new tree. Ente ..read more

Hello hello, and welcome or welcome back to my little bookish corner of the internet! It’s spooky season for sure now, with Autumn having had properly started and October drawing around us like a cape. I listened to this book at the end of September, and it was the perfect listen to watch the months change. Synopsis The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children. If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company. And there are no strangers in the town of Near. These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life. But when an act ..read more

Hello hello and welcome or welcome back to my little bookish corner of the internet. Today I’m sharing my review of Mark of the Wicked as part of the blog tour being run by TBR and Beyond. Today is day two of the tour, and you can find the list of other posts here. Synopsis: Content Warnings: minor body horror, threat of harm to animals and animal death. Some animal death is real and some is imagined. A young witch tries to unravel the mystery of who is framing her for dark magic in Georgia Bowers’ creepy YA debut fantasy, Mark of the Wicked. Magic always leaves its mark. All her life ..read more