Alpha Female Friday #4: 21st August 2020

Alpha Female Friday is a new book meme being, which I- BooksRMyCupofTea a long time ago and today I am reviving it. This book meme involves doing the following things: Name one book that you’ve read with alpha female characters in it; women with strong, bold, and unique personalities.List those characters and simultaneously explain why they are…

Love and Train Journeys: Book Review of It Started in Budapest by Julie Daines

Title: It Started in Budapest Author: Julie Daines Pages: 184 Expected publishing date: 10th August 2020 Publication: Covenant Communications My rating: 4 stars Summary: Molly Cooper is haunted by one simple fact: it is her fault her twin brother, Matthew, has spent his life trapped in a frail body while she has thrived. Deep in…

Stories about Quarantine: Review of My Darlin’ Quarantine by Elizabeth Stewart

Title: My Darlin' Quarantine Intimate: Connections Created in Chaos Author: Elizabeth Stewart Expected publishing date: 30th June 2020 Publication: Flandricka House Press My rating: 2 stars Summary: If you think it was rough locked down with your partner, imagine how you would feel locked down with your dentist? Or with the finance manager at a…

Sisterly Love: Review of We Are Family by Nicola Gill

Title: We Are Family Author: Nicola Gill Pages: 500 Expected publishing date: September 3rd 2020 Publication: Avon Books UK My rating: 4 stars Summary: Laura has a laid back attitude to life. Her home isn’t spotless, and after a hard day she likes to take to bed with a block of cheese. Jess, on the…

All Things Gothic: Review of The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole

Title: The Castle of Otranto Author: Horace Walpole Pages: 192 Publishing date: December 1st 2014 (first published 1764) Publication: Oxford University Press My rating: 3 stars Summary: 'Look, my lord! See heaven itself declares against your impious intentions!' The Castle of Otranto (1764) is the first supernatural English novel and one of the most influential works…

Young Love: Review of Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali

Title: Love from A to Z Author: S.K.  Ali Pages: 384 Publishing date: April 30th 2019 Publication: Salaam Reads My rating: 4 stars Summary: A marvel: something you find amazing. Even ordinary-amazing. Like potatoes—because they make French fries happen. Like the perfect fries Adam and his mom used to make together. An oddity: whatever gives you…

Mirrors on the Wall: Review of The Glass Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg

  Title: The Glass Magician (The Paper Magician #2) Author: Charlie N. Holmberg Pages: 222 Publication Date: November 14th 2014 Publication: 47North My rating: 4 stars Summary: Three months after returning Magician Emery Thane’s heart to his body, Ceony Twill is well on her way to becoming a Folder. Unfortunately, not all of Ceony’s thoughts have…

The Good Life : A Book Review of Bell Hammers by Lancelot Schaubert

Title: Bell Hammers: The True Folk Tale of Little Egypt, Illinois Author: Lancelot Schaubert Pages: 346 Expected Publication Date: October 12th 2020 Publication: Lance Schaubert My rating: 4 stars I received this book from a Netgalley request for an honest review.  Summary: PRANKS. OIL. PROTEST. JOKES BETWEEN NEWLYWEDS. AND ONE HILARIOUS SIEGE OF A MAJOR CORPORATION.…

Mini Review of The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg

Title: The Paper Magician Author: Charlie N. Holmberg Pages: 222 Publication date: September 1st 2014 Publication: 47th North Summary: Ceony Twill arrives at the cottage of Magician Emery Thane with a broken heart. Having graduated at the top of her class from the Tagis Praff School for the Magically Inclined, Ceony is assigned an apprenticeship in…

WWW Wednesday #4: 29th January 2020

Hello everyone, As university started this week, I am having a hard time keeping up with my reading. Even after planning my week for reading, I have not been able to read much. Nonetheless, I am going to do my fourth WWW Wednesday post. This meme is hosted by Taking on a World of Words and…