August! This year seems to be flashing by so quickly, but I have to say I have been enjoying the nice weather. More time to sit in the garden and read my books. Have you had any good books set aside for the summer? Or are you saving them up for holiday reading? REVIEWS Legend … Continue reading BLOG: June and July Round-Up
Author/Artist: John Allison (twitter / website) and Lissa Treiman (twitter) UK Publisher: Boom! Genre: Graphic novel, humour, contemporary fiction Susan, Esther, and Daisy started at university three weeks ago and became fast friends. Now, away from home for the first time, all three want to reinvent themselves. But in the face of hand-wringing boys, personal … Continue reading REVIEW: Giant Days, 1-2 – John Allison, Lissa Treiman
Author: Nicki Pau Preto (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Ink Road Books Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult I AM A DAUGHTER OF DEATH. FROM THE ASHES I ROSE, LIKE A PHOENIX FROM THE PYRE. I had a sister once. I promised her the throne would not come between us. But it is a fact of life that one … Continue reading REVIEW: Crown of Feathers – Nicki Pau Preto
Author: Natasha Ngan (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Genre: Epic fantasy, LGBT+ fiction, YA Buy Now: ebook | paperback | hardcover In this richly developed fantasy, Lei is a member of the Paper caste, the lowest and most persecuted class of people in Ikhara. She lives in a remote village with her father, … Continue reading REVIEW: Girls of Paper and Fire – Natasha Ngan
Author: Lygia Day Peñaflor (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Harper Teen Genre: YA, contemporary fiction Buy now: ebook | paperback Miri Tan loved the book Undertow like it was a living being. So when she and her friends went to a book signing to hear the author, Fatima Ro, they concocted a plan to get close to her. Soleil Johnston wanted to … Continue reading REVIEW: All of This is True – Lygia Day Peñaflor
