Everything about The City of Dusk spoke to me. The cover is gorgeous, it seemed to be dark and full of surprising characters, and it is written by an author I previously enjoyed (⇒ Scavenge the Stars). So of course, I was over the moon when I got accepted for an ARC. Continue reading to […]
Liked the Classic? Try the YA Retelling!
By kat @ bookish blades on 20/04/2022Hoohoo, friends of the blade! I love retellings! Especially when it’s retellings of my favourite classics. Seriously, throw all the Pride and Prejudice & Jane Eyre retellings my way, I beg you. Also Count of Monte Cristo. I need all the recs I can get. I tend to like retellings of classics more than the […]
Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim | Review
By kat @ bookish blades on 16/04/2022I do enjoy a good retelling, especially if it’s a retelling of a story I love. Since The Count of Monte Cristo is one of my favourite classics, I of course had to pick up Scavenge the Stars. Continue reading to find out if it lived up to my expectations. ABOUT SCAVENGE THE STARS When […]
History With A Twist | Six Fantastic Historical Novels
By Kat @ Bookish Blades on 13/04/2022Hoohoo, friends of the blade! I love history and I love historical novels! Especially those with a little twist. Wether it’s a person getting another gender or adding fantastical elements, I love the twists. So of course, I had to make a list with some recommendations! My Calamity Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton & […]
Hoohoo, friends of the blade! I had Chasing Lucky on my shelves ever since it was released. I’m not sure why I haven’t picked it up earlier since I absolutely love Jenn Bennett’s YA contemporaries (more on that in my list of auto-buy authors). But I finally read it within two days and as always, […]
Hoohoo, friends of the blade! Each of us has those authors that make us want to read everything they write. Even shopping lists. So everytime they release a new book, we wait (im)patiently for it, buy it, read it and then fall in love all over with the author’s writing.I love when favourite authors just […]

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