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Book Club March Review: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
I think Leigh Bardugo is a great writer and her Ninth House series is a favourite for both myself and CY, therefore I have been looking...

Kayleigh A
Apr 21, 20253 min read


Book Club February Review: Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
Anyone keeping up with BookTok or Bookstagram should have expected to see Onyx Storm , the third instalment of The Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros, as our February book club pick. Both Kay and I read Fourth Wing and Iron Flame last year for The Shame Shelf, and it has now become a tradition to choose this series whenever the next book is released. I mean, who wouldn't choose fawning over Xaden and diving into the world of dragons and signet powers if given the option? I wo

C Y Wang
Mar 19, 20254 min read


Book Club January Review: How to Build a Goddamn Empire by Ali Kriegsman
For the first book of 2025 I wanted to harness the motivation of the New Year and choose a non-fiction book that would get us focussed on...

Kayleigh A
Feb 27, 20255 min read


Book Club December Review: How To End A Love Story by Yulin Kuang
After last month's unfortunate choice of book, and because it's cuffing season, I was keen to pick something easy (and romantic) to read...

C Y Wang
Jan 11, 20253 min read


ARC Book Review: I Dreamed of Falling by Julia Dahl
Thank you to NetGalley and Bedford Square Publishers for the advanced reader copy! In I Dreamed of Falling , Roman Grady leads a mundane life as a reporter for the local newspaper when his long-time girlfriend—and mother of his son—is found dead near a cliff edge. The police are quick to rule it an accident, but as Roman and his mother dig deeper into her life, unsettling secrets threaten to unravel their family. The Good Stuff The premise of the book promised intrigue and my

C Y Wang
Jan 7, 20252 min read


Book Club November Review: Restoration by Rose Tremain
I hate to admit it, but this book managed to defeat me and I haven’t actually finished it yet (although I will finish it, I swear!)...

Kayleigh A
Dec 10, 20243 min read


Book Club October Review: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Since it's spooky season (and it's one of my favourites), I really wanted to choose a horror novel for October's book club pick. I read...

C Y Wang
Nov 9, 20242 min read


Book Club September Review: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
First off, I’ll start by saying I loved this book. And it’s a good thing, since I wanted my birthday month book to be a good one! I chose...

Kayleigh A
Oct 14, 20243 min read


Book Club August Review: Almond by Won-Pyung Sohn
For August, I wanted to try something different. Perhaps not as different and out there as Kayleigh's Monsterbait romance from last...

C Y Wang
Aug 31, 20242 min read
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