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Currently Reading :: The Rose Daughter :: Maria Lewis
I thought I’d pop in today to share a little update on my current read, The Rose Daughter by Maria Lewis.I was soooo excited when this one arrived in the mail from Hachette! I absolutely adored the other book I have read from Lewis’ Supernatural Sisters series (you can see my review of The Wailing Woman here) and about a quarter of the way in The Rose Daughter is shaping up to be just as good. I love Lewis’ writing style – there is something that feels really relaxed and easy about it to me. The world/myth building is fantastic – there is such a great range of characters who…
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#LOVEOZYA :: Monuments :: Will Kostakis
All 16-year-old Connor is trying to do is avoid his ex-best friend when he stumbles upon a trapdoor to a secret chamber under his school. But when Sally Rodgers breaks into the same secret chamber looking for an ancient being, things take an unexpected turn . . . and Connor’s life will never be the same again. Along with the mysterious Sally and, later on, his new friend Locky, Connor discovers the Monuments – gods who have been buried for generations – who created the world and hid themselves away from humanity to keep everyone safe. But now they’re exposed and vulnerable, and Connor isn’t sure who, himself included, can…
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Review :: The Reckless Afterlife of Harriet Stoker :: Lauren James
What if death is only the beginning? When Harriet Stoker dies falling from a balcony in a long-abandoned building, she discovers a world of ghosts with magical powers โ shape-shifting, hypnosis, or even the ability to possess the living. As she learns more about their community, Harriet is willing to do anything to unleash her own power, even if it means destroying everyone around her. But when all of eternity is at stake, the afterlife can be a dangerous place to make an enemy. Because who knows what grudges people have been holding onto for millennia, just waiting for a reckless girl to give them the chance to get vengeance.…
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Review :: The Lost City :: Amanda Hocking
Amanda Hocking’s YA urban fantasy seriesabout the worlds of trolls have been on my radar for quite some time, but so far I have only gotten around to reading Frostfire, which is the first book in the Kanin Chronicles. I have been keen to read some more – because what’s not to love about adventure and trolls hidden away in our human world (plus the nods to Norse mythology piqued my interest) – so I jumped at the chance to get an early look at this newest (and final) series. Ulla Tulin was abandoned in an isolated Kanin town as a baby. Taken in by strangers and raised hidden away…
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Review :: The Wailing Woman :: Maria Lewis
I found The Wailing Woman an absolute delight to read. As a Buffy fan from way back I always love an urban fantasy, and I think Maria Lewis might be an absolute master of the genre. Here’s the synopsis from the Hachette Australia website – read on to find out some of my favourite things about this one! Good girls don’t talk back. Good girls don’t cry. Good girls don’t scream. Sadie Burke has been forced to be a good girl her entire life. As a banshee, she’s the bottom of the ladder when it comes to the supernatural hierarchy. Weak. Condemned. Powerless. Silent. That’s what she and her six…
