Happy Maxton Hall Season 2 Release Day! 🥍💌 This show consumed me when it first came out, and ever since I’ve been counting down the days until the English translation came out! Many thanks to Mona Kasten @monakasten for writing James Beaufort and to Rachel Ward @racheltranslates for bringing this story to a wider, international […]
♦️⏳ Red City ⏳♦️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Godfather meets Lev Grossman’s The Magicians in Marie Lu’s incredibly adult debut fantasy, flavoured with dark academia. In Angel City, a reimagined version of Los Angeles, two crime syndicates – Grand Central and Lumines – war for power and control of the illicit substance, sand. Sand enhances an alchemists […]
Happy Halloween 🎃 In honour of spooky season, here are some of my favourite recommendations. A truly eclectic mix of genres, from horror to fantasy. Books featured are: 🕯️One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig @rmgillig – a deliciously dark gothic fantasy featuring a world full of enchanted cards, haunted houses, dangerous romance and deadly stakes. […]
⚔️📜The Everlasting 📜⚔️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A lady knight and a bespectacled scholar. When a historical scholar unearths an ancient book about the legend of Sir Una Everlasting, whose sainthood built a nation, he steps into a time loop that spans millennia. (Think Joan of Arc meets Arthurian knights). Owen Mallory has been fascinated by Una by […]
🏛️🪙Fallen City🪙 🏛️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The atmosphere is rich and luscious throughout. Temples, togas, gods and priestesses – everything you’d expect from a Greco-Roman inspired fantasy. Maris Casperia is a Magistrate’s daughter. Her fate has been written for her since the day she was born, destined to inherit her mother’s seat and serve in the Consul’s […]
🍁🍂 My Autumn TBR 🍂🍁 In honour of October 1st, here are some of my most anticipated reads I want to get to this autumn! We have an eclectic mix of horror, epic fantasy and dark academia, all perfect for the spooky season. There are some books I read in September that I haven’t included […]