Hello everyone, It is time to showcase another of Victoria Williamson’s books as I take my turn on this blog tour for her Gothic novella Red Runs The Witch’s Thread. If you love atmospheric historical fiction with an unreliable narrator, then this is definitely something you might want to consider picking up! In addition, it is ..read more

Pages: 354 Published: 9th May 2023 Genre: Mythological Fiction Content warnings: Sexism, violence Princess, Warrior, Lover, Hero When Princess Atalanta is born, a daughter rather than the son her parents hoped for, she is left on a mountainside to die. But even then, she is a survivor. Raised by a mother bear under the protective eye of the goddess ..read more

Hello everyone, Welcome to another post looking back at the miscellany of the books I read in my first five years of blogging. I am officially halfway through the alphabet, so join me in celebrating this milestone ? I am in the midst of a very busy part of the alphabet. My ‘L’ post was ..read more

Hello everyone, Happy April! Here in the UK we are in the divine beginnings of daylight saving time, and may it last. In contrast, today’s post is a bit more ‘glass half empty’, as I look back at some of the books I have enjoyed that contained sadly disappointing endings that affected my overall feelings ..read more

Pages: 429 Published: 21st July 2022 Genre: Historical Fiction Content warnings: Sexism At its heart, this is a book full of simple yet powerful themes, which are spun together beautifully to create something that is both extremely absorbing and rather moving. With a main character who is impossible not to root for, plus deeply emotive storytelling, it totally draws ..read more

Pages: 409 Published: 8th June 2021 Genre: Fantasy Content warnings: Misogyny, anti-Semitism, Animal death, injury detail In her forest-veiled pagan village, Évike is the only woman without power, making her an outcast clearly abandoned by the gods. The villagers blame her corrupted bloodline—her father was a Yehuli man, one of the much-loathed servants of the fanatical king. When soldiers ..read more

Hello everyone, I thought it was about time that I wrote a list post, and the topic that I settled on was books with animals in the title. This is a longer list than I expected, and you will find that these books are rarely about animals and the title is often written as a ..read more

Hello everyone, It is about time I returned to my A-Z posts, and today I have a rather sizeable one. Lots of things begin with ‘L’! So from books and their authors, characters and their settings, let us look back at some of the things I have read about that start with ‘L’. L’Eden The ..read more

Pages: 174 Published: 28th October 2021 Genre: Mythological Fiction Content warnings: Allusions to rape Exiled to a far-flung island after being abused by powerful Gods, Medusa has little company other than the snakes that adorn her head instead of hair. Haunted by the memories of a life before everything was stolen from her, she has no choice but to ..read more

Hello everyone, I am a little in denial about the fact we are already at the end of February, but here we are and I am just getting into the habit of blogging regularly after some recent writing and editing deadlines. In the meantime though, I have still been reading and one of the many ..read more