Book Review: Soulstar, by C. L. Polk

This is the last novel in the Kingston Cycle, and I had to wait a little bit for the audiobook to become available, but it was worth the wait. You can see my reviews of Witchmark and Stormsong as well. There will be possible spoilers for the first two books at least, in the review …

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Book review: The Wife in the Attic, by Rose Lerner

I'd had this book recommended to me a few times as a great historical sapphic romance. I had been keeping an eye on it, and by total chance I won the author's Halloween giveaway. Given a choice of ebook or audio, I of course took the audiobook - and binged it over one weekend! So …

Small reviews: Lodestar Award for Best YA

Part 3 of the hugo series, after novellas and short stories: the Lodestar's not technically a Hugo but the ballot is the same. As an aside, I've decided I'm not going to review the Novels because I've not read about half of them. Harrow the Ninth requires me to reread Gideon because I forgot the …

Review: Alice Payne duology, by Kate Heartfield

Now this is one of those books that I'd heard good things about back at Dublin2019, and never got around to it. I did love another Heartfield short story, in a Shakespeare anthology some years ago, and I also own her novel, Armed in her Fashion (still on my TBR) so I had an idea …

Review: Persephone Station, by Stina Leicht

I saw this book on a list of 2021 queer releases and I immediately knew I had to read it. It took me some time, but I finally got to it, in audio format. I'm still not sure what to make of it, though, so the review got a bit away from me. Some spoilers …

Review: A Song Below Water, by Bethany C. Morrow

I had the audiobook for A Song Below Water on hold for months with the library, and then the physical book... and it only arrived last week or so (they had a copy but libraries were closed for the whole of winter, and I guess I wasn't the only one who wanted it!) So to …

Review: The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water, by Zen Cho

I feel like I'm reading half a dozen books at once at the moment (probably because I am!) and I needed a break, so 2 days ago I went and put on this quick audiobook, to give me a sense of accomplishment at finishing something. I had tried it before but I was sick at …

Review: The House in the Cerulean Sea, by TJ Klune

I started this book during my holidays a week or so ago, and I wasn't really sold on it at first, but then I found myself reading (listening to) it til 1-2am to get more of it. It did take me a while to get around to reviewing it because I'm of two minds about …

Review: Stormsong, by C.L. Polk

I reviewed the first book in the Kingston Cycle the other day, but I feel like the second in the series deserves its own review, as the mood is entirely different, and yet it's also really enjoyable. The Story After spinning an enthralling world in Witchmark, praised as a "can't-miss debut" by Booklist, and as …

Review: Witchmark, by C. L. Polk

I kept hearing so much good about this series, and I was looking for a cool, romance/light fantasy audiobook so I landed on this. I've now just finished audio-reading the second one in the series, and looking forward to the third! The Story In an original world reminiscent of Edwardian England in the shadow of …