Review: The Poppy War – Beautiful and Terrible in Equal Measure

Title: The Poppy War Author: R.F. Kuang Publisher: Harper Voyager Release Date: May 1st, 2018 Genre(s): Historical, Fantasy Page Count: 544 (hardback) Goodreads Rating: 8.5/10       Was she now a goddess or a monster? Perhaps neither. Perhaps both. Before we get into the review, I would like to put out a Massive Trigger …

Diversity Spotlight Thursday: Historical Fantasy

Diversity Spotlight Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Aimal from Bookshelves & Paperbacks. Each week you come up with three book for three different categories: a diverse book you've read and enjoyed; a diverse book that's already been released and is in your TBR; and a diverse book that hasn't been released yet. This …

[Review] Lamb – Jesus Christ and His Best Friend Walk into a Bar…

Title: Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal Author: Christopher Moore Publisher: Harper Collins Release Date: March 1st, 2002 Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Humour, Fantasy Page Count: 464 pages Goodreads Rating: 8.0/10     I'm not going to make a frequent habit of reviewing books that are more than 10 years old, but occasionally …

[Review] The Only Harmless Great Thing – Of Sentient Elephants and Radium Girls

Title: The Only Harmless Great Thing Author: Brooke Bolander Publisher: Tor Release Date: January 23rd, 2018 Genre(s): Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Alternate History Page Count: 96 pages Goodreads Rating: 8.5/10       Books like this remind me just why I love Sci-fi/Fantasy. Not that I need reminders. Not really. I grew up teething on SFF stories, …