Caraval by Stephanie Garber

Readers all over the world were saying that if you liked The Night Circus, you would love Caraval… I loved the circus setting of The Night Circus so I was excited to read more about magical performers and I loved knowing that Caraval was about two sisters instead of two lovers. When I opened my January Fairy Loot box and saw that Caraval was the book of the month, I started reading it straight away. So yeah, this review is up 2 months after I finished the book but hey – it’s here now! …

Read More Read More

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

April 5, 2017 Kirsty Hanson

After hearing loads of positive things about this from people that I trust, I decided to give this book ago. I love reading about magic, witches and wizards and evil. So basing the book off these points, this book seemed like the perfect book for me. …

Read More Read More

Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel

March 24, 2017 Kirsty Hanson

Set nine years after the first book in the series: Sleeping Giants, Waking Gods was almost as good. And even though there were a few things in the book that didn’t go my own way, I still thoroughly enjoyed reading it! …

Read More Read More

Luna: Wolf Moon by Ian McDonald

March 16, 2017 Kirsty Hanson

If you read my review of the first book in the series: Luna: New Moon, you will know that I enjoyed it – but I wasn’t really its biggest fan. The same goes for this book – which is the second book – however, I felt like it suffered from the middle-book-syndrome. …

Read More Read More

Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel

March 14, 2017 Kirsty Hanson

Asdfghshshsbsjs! I am just speechless at how amazing this book was and I am so so excited to start reading the second book! For me, Sleeping Giants is like a hidden gem. I didn’t really know what to expect going into it. All I knew was that the cover was pretty and it was about a scientist who discovers something strange. It sounded pretty good to me! …

Read More Read More

The Golem of Prague by Irene Cohen-Janca

March 10, 2017 Kirsty Hanson

When I received this book from the publisher, I didn’t know that it was a very short book (smaller than I novella). I think it took me 10 minutes to read and once I had finished it, I wasn’t quite sure what the moral of the story was and what I had to take away from it. …

Read More Read More

Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton

March 6, 2017 Kirsty Hanson

After reading the much-loved Rebel of the Sands, Traitor to the Throne jumps ahead nearly a year to when the Rebellion has gained much more ground and Amani is fighting for what she believes in. I feel like this book suffered the second-book-syndrome. That’s not to say it was rubbish (because it really wasn’t!) it just wasn’t as good as the first one – hence the four stars instead of the five. …

Read More Read More

The House of Mountfathom by Nigel McDowell

March 4, 2017 Kirsty Hanson

Upon receiving this book, and after reading the synopsis, this was the kind of book that sounded like something I would absolutely love: magic, family, and adventures. It seemed like the perfect read and I couldn’t wait to delve into it. …

Read More Read More

Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton

February 24, 2017 Kirsty Hanson

I used to work in a charity shop bookstore and one day, I came across this majestic being of a book and bought it. It was £1.50 and I had no clue that it was one of the most hyped up books of the time until I went onto Goodreads and saw all of the raving reviews that surrounded it. I’m so glad that I ended up buying this book! …

Read More Read More

Evening’s Land by Pauline West

February 12, 2017 Kirsty Hanson

Evening’s Land by Pauline West is the kind of book that you have to read closely and with an open mind as there are plot lines that are very far-fetched and moments in the book where something doesn’t quite fit. It was an interesting read due to being mainly after life after death and questioning that, but I felt like there was too much going on at the same time. …

Read More Read More

The Bibliophile Girl

Browsed by
Category: fantasy