WERBUNG / ADVERTISEMENT: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. A Lair of Bones is the first book in the Curse of the Cyren Queen quartet, the second series by Helen Scheuerer after the Oremere Chronicles. Read on to see what I thought about this dark fantasy. What is […]
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Kate in Waiting | Becky Albertalli | Review
By kat @ bookish blades on 18/06/2021WERBUNG / ADVERTISEMENT I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Just in case this wasn’t clear, I love Becky Albertalli’s books and writing. So of course I had to get my hands on a copy of Kate in Waiting as soon as possible. Read on to […]
I picked up Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales on a whim (because it is very orange, let’s face it) in the bookshop and then started reading it almost immediately. I expected a nice, fun, maybe slightly dramatic YA but what I got was so much more. Cntinue reading to find out what exactly I […]
The Marvelous Mirza Girls | Sheba Karim | ARC-review
By kat @ bookish blades on 16/05/2021WERBUNG / ADVERTISEMENT I received a copy of this book via NetGalley. This will not influence my honest opinion. What is it about? To cure her post–senior year slump, made worse by the loss of her aunt Sonia, Noreen is ready to follow her mom on a gap year trip to New Delhi, hoping India […]
Mini-Reviews | A Pho Love Story & A Taste For Love
By kat @ bookish blades on 15/05/2021Hoohoo, guys! Let’s make this clear once and for all: I love food. I love eating it, I love cooking and baking and I love reading about it. So of course, I’m always here for stories that deal with food. And just this month, I’ve already read two books about food, one about cooking, one […]
Victories Greater than Death | Charlie Jane Anders | ARC-review
By kat @ bookish blades on 14/05/2021WERBUNG / ADVERTISEMENT I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. That doesn’t influence my honest opinion. What is it about? Tina never worries about being ‘ordinary’—she doesn’t have to, since she’s known practically forever that she’s not just Tina Mains, average teenager and beloved daughter. She’s also the keeper of […]