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The Aurora Cycle by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Posted on March 24, 2022March 29, 2022 by Elizabeth

This week, I’m over at Nerds of a Feather with a review of The Aurora Cycle by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. It’s a stylish teenage space opera offering action and adventure.

Bluebird by Ciel Pierlot

Posted on February 10, 2022February 3, 2022 by Elizabeth

February is the month of Valentine’s Day, so I usually like to review some romance novels. But sometimes what I really want is an action-packed space adventure with a grudging friendship at its heart. Rig lives on the fringes of a society carved up by three human factions. Once, she was a brilliant inventor for […]

The Rook by Daniel O’Malley

Posted on January 27, 2022January 17, 2022 by Elizabeth

The Rook by Daniel O’Malley had been languishing on my Mt TBR for some time when the TV series was released. I watched the first season, or maybe part of the first season, before eventually wandering off to shinier shows. More recently, I dusted off the book because it fit a prompt for last year’s […]

A Psalm for the Wild-built by Becky Chambers

Posted on September 20, 2021September 13, 2021 by Elizabeth

Today has not gone to plan. A weather change is coming through, leaving me in a significant amount of pain. I need to start making dinner in an hour and the kitchen is still a disaster from yesterday. The dog is whining to be taken for a walk (again). And I’ve been trying to write […]

Foxhunt by Rem Wigmore

Posted on August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 by Elizabeth

2021 is apparently my year for New Zealand authors. Queen of Swords Press has happily enabled me by releasing Foxhunt by Rem Wigmore this month. This solarpunk novel shows a world in which humanity managed to halt its headlong rush into ecological oblivion. A greener, more sustainable path is enforced in part by the Order […]

Succulents and Spells by Andi C. Buchanan

Posted on August 16, 2021August 9, 2021 by Elizabeth

As I have mentioned previously, there has been some delightful fantasy romance coming out of New Zealand recently. One group of authors have banded together to produce Witchy Fiction, a range of light romance novellas about witches set in New Zealand. Of the titles I’ve read so far, my favourite has been Succulents and Spells […]

Monstrous Heart by Claire McKenna

Posted on July 19, 2021July 16, 2021 by Elizabeth

April 2020 was a bit of a rough time. Australia reeled from devastating bushfires straight into pandemic. Understandably, many books released around then missed my radar entirely. One of those was Monstrous Heart. Fortunately, the recent release of the sequel caught my attention and drew me into this deliciously Gothic series. Arden Beacon comes from […]

The Lord of Stariel by A.J. Lancaster

Posted on June 21, 2021May 27, 2021 by Elizabeth

There has been some delightful fantasy romance coming out of New Zealand recently. Last year’s WorldCon brought The Lord of Stariel to my attention and I’m very glad it did. Hetta Valstar is not a respectable woman in the strictest sense. After all, she has magic: both illusion and pyromancy, the former of which she […]

The Theft of Sunlight by Intisar Khanani

Posted on March 15, 2021March 11, 2021 by Elizabeth

If you’ve been following along with my posts for a while, you’ll know that this year hasn’t been the best time for my reading. And if you’ve been following me for a long time, you’ll know that I’m a big fan of Intisar Khanani’s work. My review of Thorn dates back to the second year […]

Ghost Bird by Lisa Fuller

Posted on January 18, 2021January 11, 2021 by Elizabeth

Published: October 2019 by University of Queensland PressFormat reviewed: Paperback, 280 pagesGenres: Young adult thriller, magical realismSource: Available: Publisher (print and electronic) ~ Abbey’s ~ Amazon (AU, CA, UK, US) ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Book Depository ~ Booktopia ~ Dymocks ~ Indiebound ~ Kobo ~ Smashwords Stacey and Laney are twins — mirror images […]