Page Count: 126 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW This is a Christmas classic for a reason and I usually end up reading it every year for the season. I love the concept of the Christmas spirits of past, present, and future and Marley chained with the physical representation of his crimes while alive. I enjoyed the explorationContinue reading “A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens”
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Regency Reunions at Christmas by Gaston, Martin, and Dickson
Page Count: 331 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW All three stories had immersive storytelling and, even though they were short, felt complete. They may or may not be historically accurate as that’s not something that I look for specifically but they produced the right atmosphere as historical fiction. The romances present were interesting and entertaining and, thoughContinue reading “Regency Reunions at Christmas by Gaston, Martin, and Dickson”
No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai
Page Count: 177 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW This story was beautiful and tragic. The tale of constant alienation and sorrow was told with such wonderful prose and, even though I have not had his experiences, the writing garnered feelings of empathy and a shared discomfort with society. The idea of society as an individual had anContinue reading “No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai”
Dungeon Academy, Last Best Hope by Madeleine Roux
Page Count: 272 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW What a finale! I loved this so much and it was such a brilliant ending and climax to the battle that has been on the horizon since book one. There was tragedy and loss which I wasn’t expecting at a book with such a young target audience (5-8yrs) butContinue reading “Dungeon Academy, Last Best Hope by Madeleine Roux”
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
Page Count: 136 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW This was such a beautiful and poetic book about the relationship of astronauts to both space, Earth, and each other. The stories woven in with the atmospheric prose brought it to life. I usually dislike a lack of constructed dialogue but I felt like this actually accentuated the dream-likeContinue reading “Orbital by Samantha Harvey”
By Ash, Oak, and Thorn by Mellissa Harrison
Page Count: 242 Rating: 3.5/5 REVIEW I loved the concept that this book was going for, the characters, and the story’s plot, but I couldn’t quite get into the writing style and I found it quite jarring. The ability for all the creatures to talk to each other and the concept of the Hidden FolkContinue reading “By Ash, Oak, and Thorn by Mellissa Harrison”
Benny & The Blue Whale by Andy Stanton
Page Count: 380 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW The story that Andy VS ChatGPT ended up making was bonkers and hilarious but the comments from the (human) author really made me think about the difference between creating and being creative and how, at least for now, AI can only really do the former while true storytelling requiresContinue reading “Benny & The Blue Whale by Andy Stanton”
Dead Poets Society by N H Kleinbaum
Page Count: 166 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW The writing was not the strongest but that is probably due to the fact that it is a novelisation of a film and so a script turned into prose and I have not watched the film so I won’t feel its full effect. However, I still enjoyed the beautifulContinue reading “Dead Poets Society by N H Kleinbaum”
Boot by Shane Hegarty
Page Count: 227 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW A cute little tale of a determined little toy robot who just wants to get back to his human girl and the other robots (and enemies) he meets along the way. I loved the contrast between the robots that had a personality knocked into them and the other normalContinue reading “Boot by Shane Hegarty”
Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I by Tracy Borman
Page Count: 240 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW I’ve always been fascinated by medieval royals and queens specifically so reading about two as famous as Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I was as epic and fraught with danger as I assumed it would be. There were so many details about both women that I had never heard ofContinue reading “Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I by Tracy Borman”
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