fantasy books
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A Very Late TBR | July 2026
Did I forget to make a TBR for July? Yes… Life has been all over the place for me recently. But! I am here to deliver today. I’m still finishing off two of the books from June, reviews for those… Continue reading
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Cover Reveal | Faithless Gods – Memories of Fire Book One by L.L. MacRae
Calling all fantasy fans! MEMORIES OF FIRE – the brand new epic fantasy series by L.L. MacRae begins releasing in 2026! Faithless Gods is the first book in L.L. MacRae’s epic fantasy quartet Memories of Fire! Let’s talk cover art!… Continue reading
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BBYNA 2025 Finalist Spotlight Tours | Time-Marked Warlock by Shami Stovall
Hello book dragons, hope you’ve had a great start to your weekend! Today’s post is a spotlight and review for the BBNYA 2025 3rd place finalist: Time-Marked Warlock by Shami Stovall. What is the BBNYA? The Book Bloggers’ Novel of… Continue reading
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June TBR 📚 | Over-caffeinated Nerd
Happy June & Pride month to you all. The British weather has done what it usually does and has gone from bright sunshine at the end of May to heavy rain and overcast skies for the start of June. I… Continue reading
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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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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 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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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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Cover Reveal | The Broken Sword – Dragon Spirits Book 3 by L.L. MacRae
Calling all fantasy fans! THE BROKEN SWORD – the epic conclusion to L.L. MacRae’s Dragon Spirits trilogy is nearly upon us! “Dragon spirits reign supreme in the magic-drenched world of Tassar, where curses linger and ancient enemies rise again.” L.L.… Continue reading
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A Very Late Fantasy | February TBR ⚔🏰
I know we’re nearly halfway through the month and this TBR is incredibly late but I figured it’s better to post one, rather than skip a month. This is only a few books, February is a short month after all.… Continue reading
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5 Most Anticipated Books of 2025
2025 is gearing up to be another incredible year for book releases. Here’s 5 traditionally published books I’ve already pre-ordered for this year. (Indie edition coming soon!) Ambessa by C.L. Clark (February 18th) I admit it, I used to be… Continue reading
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End of Year TBR 📚 Will I read it this year?
With only 4 months left of 2023, lots of readers are starting to panic over how their yearly reading goal is going and usually, how they can catch up. This year I set my Goodreads Reading goal to only 12… Continue reading
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Books I’m giving a second chance
I try and avoid DNFs. I don’t like leaving bo0ks unfinished or giving up on them because it feels a little bit like failure. I’ve found I’m quite intuitive when it comes to choosing books to read and often hit… Continue reading
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Back to Blogging
How is it August already? I feel like I haven’t read enough books yet! I’m back at work and for the next few months in Falmouth, which is a small coastal town in Cornwall, UK. It’s a beautiful little place… Continue reading
Ramblings of an over-caffeinated nerd 