Author: Connie Willis (website) UK Publisher: Gollancz Genre: Sci-fi, romance Buy Now: ebook | paperback Briddey is about to get exactly what she thinks she wants . . . Briddey is a high-powered exec in the mobile phone industry, overseeing new products from concept ('anything to beat the new apple phone') to delivery. And she works with … Continue reading REVIEW: Crosstalk – Connie Willis
Author: R.F. Kuang (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Harper Voyager Genre: Fantasy, historical fiction (ish) Buy Now: ebook | hardback | paperback (out 18th Oct 2018) I stumbled across this book when I saw review copies being offered on twitter. The cover was so beautiful, I immediately leapt on it, but was only able to get a digital … Continue reading REVIEW: The Poppy War – R.F. Kuang
Author: Joanne M. Harris (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Gollancz Genre: Fantasy Buy Now: ebook | hardcover The first writing I got to read from Joanne Harris was A Pocket Full of Crows, which I was lucky enough to get a chance to check the page proofs for whilst I was interning at Gollancz. It was … Continue reading REVIEW: Testament of Loki – Joanne M. Harris (Runemarks #6)
Author: Stephanie Garber (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Genre: Young Adult, fantasy, romance Buy Now: ebook | paperback Welcome to Caraval, where nothing is quite what it seems . . . Scarlett has never left the tiny isle of Trisda, pining from afar for the wonder of Caraval, a once-a-year week-long performance where the … Continue reading REVIEW: Caraval – Stephanie Garber
Author: Gary Shteyngart (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Granta Books Genre: literary fiction, near-future sci-fi, dystopic fiction Buy Now: ebook | paperback In a very near future a functionally illiterate America is about to collapse. But don't tell that to poor Lenny Abramov, proud author of what may well be the world's last diary. Despite his job … Continue reading REVIEW: Super Sad True Love Story – Gary Shteyngart
Author: Lacey London (website / twitter) UK Publisher: self-published (from what I can establish) Genre: Romance, chick lit Buy Now: ebook With a love of cocktails and wine, a fantastic job in the fashion industry and the world’s greatest best friends, Clara Andrews thought she had it all. That is until a chance meeting introduces … Continue reading REVIEW: Meet Clara Andrews – Lacey London
Once you are all dressed up in your bookish dresses and/or skirt, naturally you need a coordinating accessory in which to store all the books you are currently reading, along with a variety of notebooks and pens, because we should never leave the house without one of those. Where to Buy: Yoshi Price: £90.00 Notes: Interior pockets, a … Continue reading BLOG: Bookish Fashion #2 – Bags
Author: Naomi Novik (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genre: Fantasy, YA Buy now: ebook | paperback This book was sent to me by my pen pal, as a 'travelling book' - a book to be read and sent on to someone else. I had never heard of it prior to its arrival at the … Continue reading REVIEW: Uprooted – Naomi Novik
If you have spent any time on the internet of late, you will have probably heard of the phrase 'trigger warnings'. There are a lot of strong feelings about them, some of these feelings are negative, and there is a lot of talk about 'millenial snowflakes' etc etc. In case, somehow, you haven't come across … Continue reading BLOG: Trigger Warnings
My graduation is coming up - okay, in July, but it's good to be prepared - and I have been considering my outfit whenever I have a spare moment, because there's nothing like being a stereotype of my gender. Because I did a Publishing degree, I have decided that I wanted to make sure that there … Continue reading BLOG: Bookish Fashion #1 – Dresses and Skirts
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