City of Lies by Sam Hawke

Published: July 2018 by Tor Books Format reviewed: E-book (mobi) Series: Poison Wars #1 Genres: Fantasy Source: NetGalley Reading Challenges: Australian Women Writers Challenge 2018 Available: Abbey’s ~ Amazon (AU, CA, UK, US) ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Book Depository ~ Booktopia ~ Dymocks ~ Indiebound ~ Kobo Disclaimer: I was provided with a free […]

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Six Wakes, Mur Lafferty, Kindle, Earl Grey Editing, Mt TBR, books and tea, tea and books

Mt TBR Report: May 2018

My reading for May was slightly less intensely focused on the Hugo Awards. Things have been very busy in the lead up to Continuum and I found I had to break things up with some lighter fare. Judging from my book count for the month, it looks like last month’s binge is easing off… however, […]

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Baker Thief, Claudie Arseneault, books and tea, tea and books, Earl Grey Editing

Baker Thief by Claudie Arseneault

Published: June 2018 by The Kraken Collective Format reviewed: E-book (mobi) Genres: Fantasy, superhero Source: Publisher Available: Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Gumroad ~ Kobo Disclaimer: I was provided with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Adele has only one goal: catch the purple-haired thief who broke into […]

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An Unkindness of Magicians, Kat Howard, Earl Grey Editing, tea and books, books and tea

An Unkindness of Magicians by Kat Howard

Published: November 2017 by Saga Press Format reviewed: Paperback, 356 pages Genres: Dark contemporary fantasy Source: Library Reading Challenges: Beat the Backlist Available:Abbey’s ~ Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Book Depository ~ Booktopia ~ Dymocks ~ Kobo The Unseen World of wealthy and literally powerful magicians in New York City prides itself on remaining […]

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The Beast's Heart, Leife Shallcross, Hodder & Stoughton, Earl Grey Editing, tea and books, books and tea

The Beast’s Heart by Leife Shallcross

Published: April 2018 by Hodder & Stoughton Format reviewed: Paperback ARC, 339 pages Genres: Fairytale retelling, fantasy Source: Author Reading Challenges: Australian Women Writers Challenge 2018 Available: Abbey’s ~ Amazon ~Book Depository ~ Booktopia ~ Dymocks ~ Kobo Disclaimer: I was provided with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. […]

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Earl Grey Editing, Mt TBR, Illuminae, Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff, In the Dark Spaces, Cally Black, Children of Blood and Bone, Tomi Adeyemi, Elementals, Ice Wolves, Lotus Blue, Cat Sparks, Echoes of Understorey, Thoraiya Dyer

Mt TBR Report: March 2018

I’m very pleased with my reading for March. Once again, I came within one book of breaking even on my acquisitions. I would have made it with plenty to spare, had I not caved in to the feminist SFF book bundle being curated by Cat Rambo. I’m especially pleased because I also had a bit […]

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Ice Wolves, Amie Kaufman, Elementals, Earl Grey Editing, books and tea, tea and books

Ice Wolves by Amie Kaufman

Published: March 2018 by HarperCollins Format reviewed: ARC Paperback, 335 pages Series: Elementals #1 Genres: Fantasy, middle grade Source: Publisher Reading Challenges: Australian Women Writers Challenge 2018 Available: Abbey’s ~ Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Book Depository ~ Booktopia ~ Dymocks ~ Kobo Disclaimer: I was provided with a free copy of this book […]

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Echoes of Understorey, Thoraiya Dyer, Titan's Forest, Earl Grey Editing, books and tea, tea and books

Echoes of Understorey by Thoraiya Dyer

Published: March 2018 by Tor Format reviewed: Trade paperback, 350 pages Series: Titan’s Forest #2 Genres: Fantasy Source: Publisher Reading Challenges: Australian Women Writers Challenge 2018 Available: Abbey’s ~ Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Book Depository ~ Booktopia ~ Dymocks ~ Kobo Disclaimer: I was provided with a free copy of this book in […]

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