My Lady Jane (the not entire true story) by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton and Jodi Meadows

You may have heard of Lady Jane Gray, Britain’s Nine Day Queen. But you have never heard her story quite like this before. My Lady Jane (the not entirely true story) is a take on how the authors think Jane’s story should have gone. A few facts combined with A LOT of artistic license makes this humorous and …

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Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan

Thor’s legendary hammer has gone missing and it’s up to Magnus Chase and his group of assorted magical friends to find it before its loss brings about the end of the world. Just another typical week in the afterlife of Magnus Chase, son of Frey. In their quest to find Mjölnir, Magnus and his crew face zombie …

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Book Review: The Diabolic by S.J. Kincaid

Nemesis is a Diabolic. A creature created for the soul purpose of protecting their person. When Sedonia, the person Nemesis exists for, is in danger Nemesis becomes her in order to save Sedonia’s life. But by becoming Sedonia, Nemesis is trapped in a world of politics and deceit. As she navigates the dangerous world of the …

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(Review): The Complete Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm

I think most people are probably somewhat familiar with the Brothers Grimm. Jacob and Wilhem were German academics who are best known for the fairy tales they published in the early 1800’s. Their works which have base in myth, folklore, and legends and have been adapted by countless people for hundreds of years. But I wonder …

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Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman

This new edition of Neil Gaiman’s Odd and the Frost Giants is beautifully illustrated by Chris Riddell. The drawings by Riddell perfectly assist in narrating the story of Odd, a young Viking boy who is taken on an adventure of mythological proportions after meeting a fox, a bear and an one eyed eagle deep in the forest. …

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(The Bachelor in Novel form): Love Elimination by Sarah Gates

When one of the contestants drops out just before shooting begins for Love Elimination, the next hottest dating show, Anna finds herself in an interesting situation. Her producer sister needs the perfect girl next door for the show and is willing to offer Anna the one thing she needs – money to start up her …

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(Glitzy world of High Fashion): Handbags and Gladrags by Maggie Alderson

The novel opens with an email from Emily’s lover in their secret code planning a rendezvous. It’s not until a few chapters later that we find out Emily is in fact married. And from there on the entire novel became extremely predictable. I don’t think there were any events from that point onwards that even …

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(Review): Stealing Snow by Danielle Paige

I’ve been on a bit of a fairytale retelling kick at the moment and I’m loving how authors are using the classic stories as a base to write their own wonderfully twisted, interesting and exciting tales. I had high hopes for Stealing Snow. Loosely based on Hans Christian Anderson’s The Snow Queen (you may be …

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(Lone Wolf No More): Wolf’s Mate by Chantal Fernando

I have been loving Chantal Fernando’s Wind Dragon series so far. When I was at a bookstore last month I had a bit of a difficult decision to make. Should I buy the next one I am up to in the series (Rake’s Redemption, Wind Dragons #4) or do I skip ahead and read about one …

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(Review): Firewalker by Josephine Angelini

Firewalker is an interesting follow up to the first book in the Worldwalker trilogy, Trial By Fire. Picking up where Trial By Fire left off, Lily is back in her own world again but she’s not alone. As Lily recovers from the events of the first book, she has to come to terms with who she is …

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