Hai Beautiful! Eh, I don’t know how I feel about this one… They Both Die At The End was the unanimously voted Book of the Month for @TheBookishTravellers book club for April. Due to timezones (the entire inspiration for our name by the way), we weren’t able to meet up and discuss it, but I have so so many thoughts on it that I need to release! Goodreads Summary On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and […]
Continue ReadingThe Song of Achillies by Madeline Miller | Spoiler-Free Book Review
Hai Beautiful! A novel that is worth all the hype! For the second month of The Bookish Travellers book club, we chose to read The Song Of Achilles by Madeline Miller! ~ The Bookish Travellers ~ a monthly book club run by Lily @readingchateau, Emily @emreviewsbooksfilms, Mackenzie@lupinslibrary_, Charlotte @charlottereadsx and myself @thebookishbree! This book, along with Madeline Miller’s other novel Circe, has been constantly recommended to me by my friends for ages now and I am literally in love with this story! Goodreads […]
Continue ReadingSix of Crows by Leigh Bardugo | Spoiler(ish) Book Review
Hai Beautiful! It’s about dang time I read this! What an amazing novel! I went into this novel with only the word of those who have raved about this book/ series/ universe on the internet since its release and subsequent conclusion. I’ve seen the special edition in my book store for months now, but with no real reason to purchase it, I always left the store with longing in my heart. Until… Eventually! There was a reason to buy it. […]
Continue ReadingThe Lost Book Of The White by Cassandra Clare & Wesley Chu | Spoiler-Free Book Chat!
Hai Beautiful! ✨ All the feels!!! ✨ I don’t think I can even begin to explain how much love I have for Magnus Bane and literally how willing I am to read anything about him. Like at all. Give me Magnus Bane folding laundry and I’ll eat that shit up! Goodreads Summary Life is good for Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood. They’re living together in a fabulous loft, their warlock son, Max, has started learning to walk, and the streets […]
Continue ReadingHelena by Claire L. Smith | Spoilery Book Review/Chat
Hai Beautiful! Get ready for some spooks 🙈 If you have been on my seen any of my recent YouTube videos in the past few months, you’ll know that I have been hanging out to read this ever since it was announced!! Goodreads Summary On the outskirts of London, 1855, mortician and funeral director Helena Morrigan struggles with her limited finances and the heavy burdens of her past. Desperate to secure herself, she takes up residence in an aged house […]
Continue ReadingMemento by Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman | Novella Spoiler Chat
Hai Beautiful! I think we hyped it up too much… If you have read the Illuminae Files series (Illuminae, Gemina and Obsidio) in the past two or so years; a.k.a. since the release of Obsidio, you’d know about Memento, the companion novella that only a few readers were able to get their hands on. Finally, after begging and begging and begging and more begging from fans of the series, Jay and Amie were able to officially release the once exclusive novella as an […]
Continue ReadingTrueLife By Jay Kristoff | Spoiler Book Review
Hai Beautiful! Why did I choose this book to read during NaNoWriMo? TrueLife was everything I expected (and more) from the last book in a very action-packed, heart-shattering series! Goodreads Summary Best friends have become enemies. Lovers have become strangers. And deciding whose side you’re on could be the difference between life and death. For Eve and Lemon, discovering the truth about themselves–and each other–was too much for their friendship to take. But with the country on the brink of […]
Continue ReadingThe Mermaid, The Witch & The Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall | Spoiler Free Book Review
Hai Beautiful! My new favourite read of 2020!! If you are looking for a queer novel about scary pirates, a runaway princess, rebellion against the government, a powerful entity and beautiful mermaids; then this is the novel for you! Goodreads Summary A desperate orphan turned pirate and a rebellious imperial daughter find a connection on the high seas in a world divided by colonialism and threaded with magic. Aboard the pirate ship Dove, Flora the girl takes on the identity of Florian […]
Continue ReadingIt Sounded Better In My Head by Nina Kenwood | Spoiler Free Book Review
Hai Beautiful! I love a good coming-of-age novel! This was the most fun I’ve had reading a young adult contemporary in a long time. It was raw with feeling, emotion and youthful ignorance. Every young woman can learn from this novel and everyone who’s lived this can laugh and enjoy the experience. Goodreads Summary When her parents announce their impending divorce, Natalie can’t understand why no one is fighting, or at least mildly upset. Then Zach and Lucy, her two […]
Continue ReadingRetribution Dies by Chloe Hodge | Spoiler Free Book Review!
Hai Beautiful! The sequel and new covers! The sequel to the most epic novel by my favourite indie/ self-published author is here and I have read it! This review will be entirely spoiler-free for both the first and second books, so you won’t have to worry if you haven’t read either (yet). Goodreads Summary Blood will spill. Death awaits … But who will pay the price? The battle for Renlock may be won, but the war for Everosia is far from over. […]
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