Title: A Tempest of Tea Author: Hafsah Faizal Published: 22nd February 2024 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genre: YA, Fantasy Series: Blood and Tea #1 Rating: 5/5 stars On the streets of White Roaring, Arthie Casimir is a criminal mastermind and collector of secrets. Her prestigious tearoom transforms into an illegal bloodhouse by dark, catering to the vampires feared by society. But when her establishment is threatened, Arthie is forced to strike an unlikely deal with an alluring adversary to save it – and she can’t do the job alone. Calling on some of the city’s most skilled outcasts, Arthie ..read more

Hello and welcome to Weekly Wrap Up (25/03)! We are slowly reaching the end of March and I am very excited to see Spring! Read on to see what I’ve been reading and enjoying over the last week! Books Read Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis This is one of my most anticipated reads of 2024, and I was so excited to get a proof copy from Hodderscape. This is described as The Grand Budapest Hotel in space, and it is so good! It’s got a mystery that ruins through the novel too, which really keeps the reader locked in! I loved it. Buy from Waterstones or Bookshop.org Paws by Kate Foster This sweet ..read more

Hello and welcome to another Weekly Wrap Up (16/03). I read two 5/5 star books this week which is almost unprecedented for me, but very enjoyable! Let’s wrap up my week! Books Read The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett This is one of my most anticipated releases of 2024, I was so excited to receive a copy from Hodderscape! This is an awesome sci-fi mystery novel with brilliant world-building and some really fun and hilarious characters. This was the first of my two 5 star reads this week! Buy from Waterstones or Bookshop.org Kindling by Traci Chee I was kindly sent a proof copy of K ..read more

Title: The Glorious Race of Magical Beasts Author: Alex Bell Published: 1st February 2024 Publisher: Faber & Faber Genre: Middle grade, adventure, fantasy Rating: 4/5 stars An out of this world magical adventure with talking animals, risk-taking and friendship aplenty! A new standalone magical story from the best-selling author of the Explorers’ Club series. Twelve-year-old Eli is an apprentice librarian at the largest library in the world. But when his grandmother falls ill, he enters the Glorious Race of Magical Beasts to raise money for her treatment. This annual race is always hel ..read more

Title: The Last Murder at the End of the World Author: Stuart Turton Published: 28th March 2024 Publisher: Bloomsbury Genre: Fiction, Thriller, Dystopian Rating: 3/5 stars Solve the murder to save what’s left of the world. Outside the island there is nothing: the world destroyed by a fog that swept the planet, killing anyone it touched. On the island: it is idyllic. 122 villagers and 3 scientists, living in peaceful harmony. The villagers are content to fish, farm and feast, to obey their nightly curfew, to do what they’re told by the scientists. Until, to the horror of the islanders, one ..read more

Hello, welcome to another Weekly Wrap Up (15/01). It’s still January, it feels like this month goes on for years and it’s just so dark! Thankfully we have books to escape into, read on to see what I’ve been enjoying this week! Books Read Jayben and the Golden Torch by Thomas Leeds This is a lovely middle grade fantasy about Jayben who wakes in the Elf world with no memories but a great destiny to save the elf world and all their memories. It’s great fun! Buy from Waterstones or Bookshop.org Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo. I have been actively avoiding this book because I hate the cover so m ..read more

Title: So Let Them Burn Author: Kamilah Cole Published: 16th January 2024 Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Genre: YA, Fantasy Series: Divine Traitors #1 Rating: 3/5 Whip-smart and immersive, this Jamaican-inspired fantasy follows a gods-blessed heroine who’s forced to choose between saving her sister or protecting her homeland – perfect for fans of The Priory of the Orange Tree and Fourth Wing. Faron Vincent can channel the power of the gods. Five years ago, she used her divine magic to liberate her island from its enemies, the dragon-riding Langley Empire. But now, at s ..read more

Hello, welcome to another weekly wrap up (16/10) post! I have been particularly lacking on posting these, I’m trying to get them up more regularly! This wrap up is quite light, I didn’t read as much as I wanted to, but I did watch a very Halloweeny tv show! Books Read Hazardous Spirits by Anbara Salam I was very lucky to be sent a proof copy of this novel from Hodder. It’s a historical novel set in 1920s Edinburgh featuring seances, spirits and some very lavish parties! Buy from Waterstones or Bookshop.org Currently Reading Flowers in the Attic by Virginia Andrews This is my audiobook o ..read more

Hello, welcome to my book review of He Who Drowned the World, the sequel to the brilliant She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan. This was one of my most anticipated releases of 2023, read on to hear my thoughts! Title: He Who Drowned the World Author: Shelley Parker-Chan Published: 24th August 2023 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genre: Fantasy, LGBTQ+ Series: The Radiant Emperor Duology #2 Rating: 4/5 stars Zhu Yuanzhang, the Radiant King, is riding high on her recent victory that tore southern China from its Mongol rulers. Young, ambitious, and in possession of the Mandate of Heaven, Z ..read more

Hello and welcome to my book review of The Kamogawa Food Detectives. This is a brilliant cosy read which I would highly recommend during the colder winter months. Title: The Kamogawa Food Detectives Author: Hisashi Kashwai Translator: Jesse Kirkwood Published: 5th October 2023 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genre: Fiction Rating: 4/5 stars The Kamogawa Food Detectives, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese sleuthing series for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold. What’s the one dish you’d do anything to taste just one ..read more