The Black Witch – 3 stars

The Black Witch – 3 stars

I’ve been wanting to read this one for quite some time, and finally got around to doing it. I’m glad I did. Laurie Forest weaves a fantastic YA epic fantasy tale with a myriad of cultures, characters, religions, and worlds. The world building is rich and...
Uprooted – 3 stars

Uprooted – 3 stars

This was a lovely read – a beautifully done fairy tale. The story starts off with a ‘girl taken off to the tower by a bad-ish guy’ plot, but gradually expands from there to include a much bigger, wider, world, escalating to battles between kings and...
Thorn of the Night Blossoms – 3 stars

Thorn of the Night Blossoms – 3 stars

This one is a novella, so was a nice, quick, read one afternoon when I just wanted to curl up in my chair for a couple of hours reading. The plot moves very quickly, and at the beginning I was a bit disoriented because there were so many names to keep track of and the...
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue – 4 stars

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue – 4 stars

What a beautiful tale. If you’re coming to this one expecting a compelling, deep, and fast-moving plot, you’ll be disappointed. BUT, Schwab is a wonderful writer and the story she unfolds over the pages of Addie is well worth the time spent… the...
Troubled Blood – 4 stars

Troubled Blood – 4 stars

This was hands down my favourite of the Strike novels so far. Even though it was a cold case, the mystery had me hooked right from the start, and some of the scenes (especially re-tracing the victim’s steps through dark alleys) were genuinely creepy. I was...