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  • Ed Book Fest Day 3

    Ed Book Fest Day 3

    Hey everyone! So last night was my final day attending the Edinburgh International Book Festival. I’m now poor and more than that, I hate going around Edinburgh when it’s full-blown festival season.  [Road rage while walking is REAL for August in that city, folks] Who did I go see? The lovely…

    Aug 21, 2019
    Book Review
    bookblogger, Books, diversity, EdBookFest, fantasy books, Female protagonists, Folk of Air, Holly Black, inspiration, Kirsty Logan, Modern Faerie Tales, Retellings, Samantha Shannon, The Bone Season, The Priory of the Orange Tree, The Wicked King
  • Ike & Kay – Blog Tour

    Ike & Kay – Blog Tour

    Acclaimed author and managing director of The Times Literary Supplement, James MacManus, creates a compelling historical novel that brings to life an unbelievable but true love story set during the Second World War. In 1942, Cork-born Kay Summersby’s life is changed forever when she is tasked with driving General Eisenhower on…

    Aug 20, 2019
    Book Review
    Blitz, Book Review, bookblogger, duckworth, historical fiction, Ike, London, prelude books, romance, WWII
  • The Last Concerto – Blog Tour

    The Last Concerto – Blog Tour

    Synopsis:  Famed for its natural beauty and rich history, Sardinia in 1968 is notorious, too, for the bandits who kidnap wealthy landowners for ransom. Eleven-year-old Alba Fresu’s brother, and her father, Bruno, are abducted by criminals who mistake Bruno for a rich man. After a grueling journey through the countryside,…

    Aug 19, 2019
    Book Review
    Blog Tour, Book Review, bookblogger, Chick Lit, Contemporary Fiction, Giveaway, HarperCollinsUK, HQStories, love, Music, Musician, Pianist, Sara Alexander, Sardinia, The Last Concerto
  • Ed BookFest Day 2

    Ed BookFest Day 2

    Hey guys, so here I am to talk about my second day of attendance to Edinburgh Book Festival. Yesterday I got to hear AL Kennedy speak, the author of The Little Snake. Which I reviewed here. It’s a call/response to The Little Prince and an amazing read that packs so much power…

    Aug 17, 2019
    Book Review
    AL Kennedy, alexander mccall smith, authors, book blogger, Book Festival, EdBookFest, International Book Festival, Joanne Harris, Kindness, literature, Writing Processes
  • The Return of King Lillian Review

    The Return of King Lillian Review

    GoodReads: The Return of King Lillian is a mythic journey tale – a metaphysical fantasy for dreamers and nonconformists of all ages. So, why the manly moniker in tandem with the womanly name? “The Firstborn Child of The Emperor-King Inherits the Ruling Crown, the Title of Emperor-King and All Powers Thereof.” (Item…

    Aug 16, 2019
    Book Review
    adventures, alice in wonderland, audiobooks, Book Review, bookblogger, fairytales, Hans Christian Andersen, journey, netgalley, nostalgia, Retellings, Suzie Plakson, The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Return of King Lillian, wizard of oz
  • Ed Bookfest Day 1

    Ed Bookfest Day 1

    Hey guys! So I’ve been busy the past couple of days. Saying that I’ll be catching up on blog hopping today with my blessed day off from running to Edinburgh for the Book Festival…which…has been amazing! **That featured image belongs to EdBookFest definitely not meeeeee, please no one sue, I…

    Aug 15, 2019
    Book Review
    alexander mccall smith, bookshops, Chocolat, Dream Angus, EdBookFest, Funny, Joanne Harris, No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Scotland Street, Signings, support authors, The Gospel of Loki, The Strawberry Thief
  • In Truth, Madness – Blog Tour

    In Truth, Madness – Blog Tour

    In Truth, Madness is the fictional story of a correspondent driven to despair by the Middle East and South Asia. A reporter strives to find the truth. The more truth they find, the more maddening the world becomes. Meet Malek Khalil. In his mid-40s, Malek is a brilliant reporter with…

    Aug 13, 2019
    Book Review
    Al Jazeera English, Blog Tour, book blogger, Book Review, Contemporary Fiction, Faith, Imran Khan, In Truth Madness, London, Middle East, random things tours, South Asia
  • Station Fosaan – Blog Tour

    Station Fosaan – Blog Tour

    Blurb: Scientists and their families stationed on the remote planet of Fosaan were promised a tropical vacation-like experience. But Fosaan, devastated from an apocalyptic event nearly 300 years ago, is full of lethal predators and dangerous terrain. Earthers are forbidden to go beyond the safety zone of their settlement and…

    Aug 12, 2019
    Book Review
    Book Review, Book Trailer, bookblogger, Dee Garretson, Giveaway, R&R Book Tours, Reeds&Reels, Space Opera, Station Fosaan, Torch World Series, YA Fantasy, YA Sci-Fi
  • The Wild Book – Blog Tour

    The Wild Book – Blog Tour

    Blurb: The Wild Book is the YA debut of one of Mexico’s foremost authors: a wondrous adventure story of a boy who goes to live with his kooky, book-obsessed uncle in a library where books have supernatural powers. Thirteen-year-old Juan’s summer is off to a terrible start. First, his parents…

    Aug 12, 2019
    Book Review
    Blog Tour, book blogger, Book Review, debut fantasy, hoperoad publishing, juan villoro, lawrence schimel, Magical books, magical library, MG Fantasy, middle grade fiction, the wild book
  • Descended Author Interview: Amanda L. Almaraz

    Descended Author Interview: Amanda L. Almaraz

    Hey guys! I know, late post, but, it’s Sunday.  It is my day to be lazy so deal with it [please]. If you remember, I read and reviewed my bestie’s book she’s published, Descended, and I really want to help boost this book, it means a lot to me because it…

    Aug 11, 2019
    Book Review
    Amazon, author interview, BBC Merlin, Descended, Independent Author, King Arthur, Merlin, nook, Q&A, support authors, YA Fantasy
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