Pine by Francine Toon Book Review
Pine by Francine Toon. Photo: Amazon UK |
Undelivered promises of thrills and gothic chills - is this really the future of 'horror' novels?
Into the Fire by Jeaniene Frost Book Review
Into the Fire by Jeaniene Frost. Photo: Amazon UK |
Fiery action-filled plot, but not enough love making
This is the forth book in the Night Prince series and surprisingly I didn't know that Vlad and Leila's story didn't end on the third book - I thought it was a trilogy. I was really excited to pick up the final book in the series and see how their story ends - Vlad has always been a favorite of mine (I love a fiery man).
However, I found that this good didn't grab me as much as Frost's other titles. This time around I found that Vlad's overprotectiveness was a tad too much. Instead of it coming off as protective and the usual Vlad sexiness - he came off as overbearing and insanely aggressive. I didn't find it an attractive quality this time around.
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell Book Review
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell. Photo: Amazon UK |
A heart-breaking, yet beautiful tale of love, family and unimaginable loss
From the moment I heard about this book I knew it had a top spot on my TBR list and this was all from just the pre-buzz within the publishing industry before the book's official publication date. Once the book was released and the media started to sing it's praises and when Maggie O'Farrell won the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020 award with this novel - I knew I had to pick up a copy right away. I went into this book with high expectations as a big Shakespeare fan and it was intriguing to me as I'd never thought about his life prior to his career in London.
I found it very interesting to speculate what Shakespeare's childhood and home life was like back in Stratford. O'Farrell has a very unique writing style in this book - sweeping descriptions and a very jumpy timeline/viewpoint. It's also slightly maddening that she never refers to Shakespeare's first or last name in the entirety of the novel. She names every other character, but never William.
Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer Book Review - Part 2
Seemingly never-ending; it's 756 pages and it definitely feels that insanely long.
My part one review went up to page 376, so this second part review covers from page 376 all the way until the ridiculous ending point at 756. While the first half of this novel was quite enjoyable, the second half dragged on and on and took me weeks to get through. It's unfortunate because all the action happens in the first 300 pages and then not again until around the 600 mark.
If you're a fan of pacey, page-turning novels, maybe give this one a miss.
Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer Book Review - Part 1
Well Met by Jen DeLuca Book Review
Well Met by Jen DeLuca. Photo: Amazon UK |
A Renaissance faire with a broody love interest wrapped in leather acting like a cheeky pirate - SIGN ME UP!
Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton Book Review
Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton. Photo: GoodReads UK |
Guilty pleasures? Hamilton offered nothing but pain throughout this entire novel
Unfortunately I was introduced to this series by many ‘Top 10 vampire romance series’ that had other good vamp books on the list so I figured I’d give this series a try. Boy do I wish I hadn’t.
I honestly don’t think much happened at all in this book. She goes to a club, then has to solve a mystery, then goes to some weird sex party, then the male sidekick she had dies (also suddenly he is her ‘lover’ even tho they kissed ONCE) yahhh okay....