It is rare I get the opportunity to review a graphic novel, so when Tor emailed me to ask if I wanted to review Clara & The Devil I jumped at the chance. I’ve never seen or read the original Webtoon so I went into this completely blind. I devoured the whole graphic novel in just two sittings as it’s a story that keeps a lot of information close to its chest, but hints at just enough to keep you reading. This is just Volume 1 and it’s clear that there is a lot more to be explored in the next volumes.
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Review: Honeysuckle by Bar Fridman-Tell
Going into Honeysuckle I had no idea how much I would love it. The synopsis sounded like something I would be into, but the publishers description of ‘feminist Frankenstein’ had me nervous. However, I’m very very happy to report that this might be one of my favourite books of the year so far. It’s dark, haunting and was filled with a slow-burn dread that had me racing through the pages hoping the characters would realise what I had.
Review: Mother of Death and Dawn (The War of Lost Hearts #3) by Carissa Broadbent
Mother of Dawn and Death’s best character arc is Aefe, hands down. In Children of Fallen Gods I was very fond of her, and then over the course of Mother of Death and Dawn I went through so many emotions with her. From seeing her as a villain, to seeing her just as a broken, used person who makes the wrong choices for love, to making the right choices for herself. Her growth and change is what carried the emotional side of this book for me.
Review: Sentient (Ice Plague Wars #2) by Michael Nayak
I loved Symbiote, and after that ending which left the door wide open for the second book I was so excited to get reading Sentient. I’m very glad to say that it did not disappoint, Nayak took the pace he had from the first book and just kept going. This time the stakes were even higher as the plague-carriers find their way to a larger base that has actual contact with the wider world. Nayak has actual real life experience with the setting and that really shines through as he makes McMurdo Station so real and work perfectly as a setting for Sentient.
Children of Fallen Gods (The War of Lost Hearts #2) by Carissa Broadbent
The PoVs, the reveals, the cliffhanger, I’m excited to see where book 3 is going.
Review: This Gilded Abyss (The Titan’s Wrath Trilogy #1) by Rebecca Thorne
I cannot recommend this book highly enough. If you have played and loved Bioshock, you will love this. It has the same vibe, scope and darkness of that series, plus the addition of seeing how this huge submarine fell.
Review: Chef’s Kiss at the Chalet by Sookie Snow
Sometimes you just need to read a small-town romance, and Chef’s Kiss at the Chalet ticked all the right boxes for me. It was cute, cosy and very low-stakes. I had a wonderful few days reading it, and it made me crave all the festive foods!
Review: Made Things (Made Things #1) by Adrian Tchaikovsky
If there’s one thing I love about Adrian Tchaikovsky it’s that he is such a versatile author and I never really know what I’m getting with each book. In this one we take a look at the bottom of a magical city, following Coppelia who is a young thief with puppets for friends. Puppets who are totally autonomous and have a tenuous partnership with her.
Review: Spiderlight by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Adrian Tchaikovsky writes DnD, turns everything you thought you knew on its head, and writes the perfect length book. Spiderlight is a very classic quest story at it’s heart, our band of misfits (the classic cleric, rogue, mage etc) are following a prophecy in which they will defeat the Dark Lord. Simple, classic, already a great story. Then we have a Spider turned into human form (and, yes, you will sympathise with him), and a journey through some of the darkest parts of the land, where deeper personalities are revealed, and darker storylines take place.
Review: Cage of Stars by Frasier Armitage
Cage of Stars is an incredible journey across, and beneath, the surface of an expansive world. Hugely unique in voice and stunningly written. Who would’ve thought I could care so much about a robot?
Review: Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake
I have a confession. This is my first Olivie Blake book. And, I actually honestly really enjoyed it. Taking a sorority and telling it’s story through the eyes of both a student who has just been accepted into The House, and a professor who agrees to be the academic liaison meant that you saw both sides of the indoctrination. And how it can affect different people.
Review: Uncharmed (Rewitched #2) by Lucy Jane Wood
I made no secret of the fact that I loved Rewitched, and I’m thrilled to say that I also loved Uncharmed. But, can Lucy Jane Wood please stop releasing books that are so terrifyingly in tune with my life? In Rewitched Belle was about to turn 30 and was dreading the birthday as much as I was, and in Rewitched it’s all about learning that being imperfect is okay, and you don’t always have to be in control. So, yes, Lucy Jane Wood, get out of my life (but don’t because the books always come at the perfect time).