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Epic Fantasy Book Launch: Forged by Betrayal and Blood by Helen Garraway
Happy release day to Forged by Betrayal and Blood by Helen Garraway! I was lucky enough to pick up a hardback copy at MCM London Comic Con last month from Helen herself at her table in the Writer’s Block. Book… Continue reading
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I’m finally reading Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere novels!
I’ve been in the online book community since 2016 and over the last 10 years I have been recommended Brandon Sanderson’s fantasy novels more consistently than any other author! Even in 2016, he had already published 10 + novels. At… Continue reading
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BBNYA 2025 Finalist Spotlight Tours | Speak the Ocean by Rebecca Enzor 🌊
Hello book dragons, hope you’re all ready for the week ahead. Today’s blog post is my first BBNYA finalist spotlight tour for the 2025 awards. I’m so excited to share Speak the Ocean by Rebecca Enzor with you. I have… Continue reading
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My Bookish Goals for 2026 📚
Happy new year, book dragons! 🥂🎉 I’m posting this a little later than I usually would, I went back to work on the 4th and just haven’t found the time! Hope you all had a great and relaxing festive season.… Continue reading
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3 Fantasy Trilogies I’m reading in 2026
One of my reading goals of 2026 is to get through some of the backlog on my bookshelves (and Kobo e-reader). I already own all of these books, either physically or digitally. Here are three of the trilogies on my… Continue reading
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A Song of Ice and Fire read-a-long 2026
A Song of Ice and Fire is one of those fantasy series that will never leave pop culture. The TV series Game of Thrones is still making an impact in fantasy adaptations six years after its end. Both the show… Continue reading
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BBNYA 2025 Semi-finalist Spotlight Tours | Dark Town by Palmer Pickering
Hello book dragons, hope you’re all ready for the festive season. Today’s blog post is my third BBNYA semi-finalist spotlight tour for 2025. Get ready for Level One of the Dragon’s Crawl in Dark Town, a Fantasy LitRPG by Palmer… Continue reading
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BBNYA 2025 Semi-finalist Spotlight Tour | The City of Mist and Tears by Alex Robins
Hello book dragons, hope you’re all having a fantastic Halloween weekend so far. Today’s blog post is my second BBNYA semi-finalist spotlight tour for 2025. Now spooky season is coming to a close, its time to put the horror books… Continue reading
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BBNYA 2025 Semi-finalist Spotlight Tour | The Godsblood Tragedy by Bill Adams
I am so honoured to be a panellist for this year’s Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award! There were some great books in the early rounds and I am excited to get into the final round of reading and… Continue reading
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Hello Autumn, I have returned. 📚🍂
tw: mention of serious illness Apologies for the lack of posts the last few weeks (or months). My Dad’s liver cancer had grown back, he had to have another major surgery to remove it. Hopefully this’ll be the last time.… Continue reading
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NetGalley Update | August 2025
Reviewing had to take a back seat in July as I was preparing for the first exam in my part-time masters course. I’ve sat the exam now (still waiting for the result) and I’ve got three weeks off work coming… Continue reading
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NetGalley Update | July 2025
As some of you may know, I stopped using NetGalley a while ago due to all of the ARC file types changing to one that wasn’t compatible on Kobo e-reader devices. This has recently been fixed – you can read… Continue reading
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WWW Wednesday | 02 July 2025
Hello bookworms, happy WWW Wednesday. I know I missed last week (again, sorry). I didn’t have any reading to update you on so I skipped it. I’ve got one month left before this semester’s exam season so my revision has… Continue reading
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Review | Cosmic Censorship Vol. 1 by Ryu-Ichi Sadamatsu
Thank you to Titan Manga and NetGalley for this eARC to review. Continue reading
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Introducing a monthly Stephen King read-a-long: King of the Month
I need to catch up on my Stephen King TBR. As a reader and lover of horror literature, reading King’s novels is (sort of) a requirement. Quick PSA, being a fan of the books is NOT required but there’s definitely… Continue reading
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WWW Wednesday | 18 June 2025
Hello bookworms, happy WWW Wednesday! I’m on time this week! We’re over halfway through June but I’m a little further behind on my monthly TBR than I’d like to be. Hopefully I’ll get plenty of reading time in before the… Continue reading
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WWW Wednesday | 11 June 2025
Hello bookworms, happy WWW Wed… Wait, it’s Friday! Sorry this is so late, also for missing last week. I’ve been busy with travelling up and down the country, as well as getting back into some exam revision for my Masters… Continue reading
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Review | The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
I picked up The Familiar as it was the June selection for my local Waterstones book club. This isn’t my first Bardugo novel, as I’ve read and enjoyed some of her Young Adult series in the past. I’ll be reading… Continue reading
Ramblings of an over-caffeinated nerd 