Stories really are a funny thing, aren’t they? It’s thanks to stories like The Warm Hands of Ghosts that I can vicariously experience some of the worst things that have …
Book Review: The Warm Hands of Ghosts, by Katherine Arden
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A flash review of every book I’ve read in 2021
2021 was a great year for me in terms of reading. Here’s a super-short review of all the books I read in the past 12 months, and which was my …
Short Story: The Printer of Infinite Despair
Even the howling storm outside could not cover the guttural cry of rage that tore through the Castle of Dread. Inside, the Elock-Tarr – foul creatures born of their master’s …
The ‘Ship of Theseus’-style book I’ve been working on for 17 years
My author blurb is going to be very cliché, once I finally get books published, and have inside jacket covers that require me to actually have an author blurb. You …
Rivers of London is a mixed bag that nonetheless leaves you wanting more
A quick warning: this review doesn’t exactly contain spoilers, but it does contain a couple of references to how and when certain aspects of the plot unfold. It’s up to …
I loved this book – so why can’t I review it?
I feel like I’ve fallen at the first hurdle of this book blogging malarkey. The formula is simple, right? Read book, write down thoughts, publish thoughts (after making sure they …
Christmas Book Haul and Tackling My TBR Pile
Firstly, excuse the lack of a ‘Happy New Year’ greeting. It’s just been announced that the UK is back in total lockdown again, so 2021 isn’t off to a very …
Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi is beautiful, spellbinding, mesmerising. But…
ENTRY FOR THE TWELFTH DAY OF THE TENTH MONTH IN THE YEAR IN WHICH I READ PIRANESI Piranesi is a masterclass in many things – building a world so beautiful …