Page Count: 224 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW I enjoyed Atwood’s writing style, and her take on the myth was definitely interesting to read. Though I may not necessarily follow her interpretation of Penelope and the maids, it was very enjoyable to read and I found it fun to ponder – especially near the end where itContinue reading “The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood”
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Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White
Page Count: 384 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW A fantastic Queer horror story. I loved how religion was fused with body horror and found families. I read most of it in one go and I actually liked the open ending as often I do not but it worked well with the story that was being told. TheContinue reading “Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White”
The Sun and its Shade by Piper CJ
Page Count: 612 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW I loved this! The characters, the world-building, the slowly complicating yet simplifying plot that tightens and unravels is amazing. There were some sad moments that really hit me due to the jarringness of how they happened but it was fitting with the tone of the characters and the storyContinue reading “The Sun and its Shade by Piper CJ”
The Garden Of Time by JG Ballard
Page Count: 9 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW It was only nine pages long but it deserved a review. The prose was beautiful and, even though short, he still managed to create a build up of events to slowly reveal a haunting conclusion. The incremental progression and then a swift twist of what was truly being heldContinue reading “The Garden Of Time by JG Ballard”
Dungeon Academy: No Humans Allowed by Madeleine Roux
Page Count: 204 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW I accidentally read the second in the series before this one so I did know some of the plot points before reading it. but this did not detract from my enjoyment of the story. I enjoyed finding out how Zelli met her friends and I loved the adventure thatContinue reading “Dungeon Academy: No Humans Allowed by Madeleine Roux”
The Dragon’s Eye (Dragonology) by Dugald A Steer
Page Count: 281 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW I haven’t read the large interactive Dragonology book that this story uses as its basis, but it was a fun and cute children’s story about dragons and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Until August by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Page Count: 110 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW It is an interesting little book and one that is very poetic. It is short and sweet being only 110 pages but it was very beautiful. I had never read a book by Marquez before as they’ve never sounded like a genre I would enjoy but I might considerContinue reading “Until August by Gabriel Garcia Marquez”
Diary of an Oxygen Thief by Anonymous
Page Count: 151 Rating: 2/5 REVIEW It was well-written grammar wise but I was expecting it to be dark and messed up from the beginning and build up but it turned out to be pretty boring and mundane and the writing was trying too hard to make it seem like this gothic tale when itContinue reading “Diary of an Oxygen Thief by Anonymous”
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Page Count: 243 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW It was such a beautiful read and I am glad that I picked it back up after dropping it a while ago. The tale is a depressing one, but it shows how the worst thing that can sometimes happen is absolutely nothing. The trapping and mundane despair of theContinue reading “The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides”
Vivi Conway and the Sword of Legend by Lizzie Huxley-Jones
Page Count: 353 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW A really interesting premise of a story with an autistic main character chosen to hold Excalibur and defeat a bunch of creatures with her friends. I loved this book and all of the Arthurian and Celtic Myth references within the story and the characters with a fascinating storyline andContinue reading “Vivi Conway and the Sword of Legend by Lizzie Huxley-Jones”
Imagination Mansion 