πππππ When she was running with her crew, before she enrolled at the Mage school, Temari Hall, Lira revelled in running a con. She was an expert at it, especially when she…
Category: coming of age
Clara Thorn: The Witch that was Found – Don Jones
πππππ Clara has never fitted in, not properly. Apart from the love of her mother and father, she feels alone – Lost, almost. When she moves to Las Vegas, and joins a…
Septembers Best Releases
Where has the year gone? I can barely believe it’s October! Wow. What a month September was. A historical month, with the death of Queen Elizabeth II, which catapulted the UK into…
To Wield a Crown: Book Four of the Curse of the Cyren Queen- Helen Scheuerer
πππππ Rohesia of the Bone Cleaners is facing the final trial, to receive the Gauntlet Ruby and complete the Crown of Bones with the birthstones of Saddorial. As she and her friends…
Death’s Fair Maiden – Dan O’Mahony
πππππ Tommy Kennedy is an alternative, sensitive soul. He’s a musician and loves old 80’s indie rock bands from Britain, especially The Cure, The Smiths and Morrissey. He’s also very knowledgeable about…
Roots of Blood – Elise Volkman
πππππ Nym lives with her Master on a sheltered, isolated island in the province of Galia. He keeps her safe from the vile men who hunt her for her blood, which has…
Meadowstead – Jack Hollins
πππππ In the village of Meadowstead, everyone knows that once they’re in their middle years, they’re going to die. Eventually, their body will no longer be able to provide the Nobels who…
This is Not a Story About Murder: Eve Archer Book 1 – A. P. Coituex.
πππππ Eve is a brilliantly intelligent, socially awkward 8th grader, and regularly finds herself in trouble with her teachers. She repeats phrases she doesn’t really understand, is relentlessly bullied by the clichΓ©d…
August Reads
I know, I know. It’s almost the end of September, and I’m only just getting around to posting my favourite August reads. August is ridiculous in my house, from children being off…
A Tangle of Sleuth and Thief – Jonathon Lockard
πππππ Eerin is a pickpocket; a street urchin trying to scrape enough coin together so that she and her brother can escape the slums of Peat. She’s disguising herself as a boy…