 This was supposed to of been up in May but forgot to do it as was so busy last week so here it is a week later than it should of been enjoy .
The magical and spellbinding fantasy fairytale retelling . By far one of the greatest books I've read in the last 2 years , I enjoyed this journey especially with Shiori'anma, one of 7 siblings in the kingdom of Kiata , she maybe the youngest but she has the most fun and the most adventures as her brothers are too serious for her now days ... but once she finds a dragon and her step mothers secret , she is cursed and her brothers too , and she has to find a way to break the curse , but doesn't realize that the curse on her is not curse but protection ,... protection from what I hear you say .... well that's where you will find out when you read this book , the six crimson cranes is also a journey of love / friendship and discovery . And she learns a lot not only about herself but the people in her kingdom and her betrothed who turns out to her surprise as a ok guy . Lovely , fast paced adventure . 5/5
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Hi everyone , I just wanted to say hi , and thank you for supporting me on this blog ,... I appreciate you guys so much . thank you and have a lovely day But also I wanted to know what you are all reading at the moment ... Me I'm reading (the Cloisters ) which is a very interesting read at the moment , and so far , I recommend it to you guys . so I know ,.. if you feel like it , fill in the survey below , its only 2 questions nothing to rude or nosey  Thrilling , fast paced , exciting and terrible all at once , with a gothic vibe and a Taste of dracula .
slavery and Escape Twins that are very close , go foraging in the forest , they smell fire and from that moment their lives are changed forever . Twins , there brother and family bear were all taken into slavery by the settled people in the town far away , a family and home now destroyed by these horrible settlers , they used travelers and gypsies as slaves and as payment for something far worse , they seem to dislike us maybe its because we have darker skins than them , some are payment to the higher force called Dragon , he that could ruin the world if not kept happy and under control . The characters I loved them all , kizzy and lil the twins , and Mira their friend and Fen a sort of brotherly character from there gypsies camp , and the story was mostly centered about slavery and friend-ship and love between these two girls in the kitchen , whos adventure begins by is short lived . but they created some memories for the future . we don't really learn much about the others backgrounds of the characters as most of them meet in slavery in the kitchens of this castle they are kept . there wasn't as much time with the other half of the story , I was a bit disappointed because when it really started getting more exciting it was nearly over . but really worth the read , and least I can say I have actually read it now . I loved this book from start to finish , never once felt bored . a bit bloody and thrilling , scary and fight or flight feelings through out . I do think she cut off the end and finished it faster than we would of anticipated , but still great read .  Dark and powerful and yet wildly fantastic
This book follows Jennet and Ben after they lose their parents , they get sent to their great aunt Miss Boston , all the way to Whitby , where there seems to be some mysterious figures , A Dark witch and a horrid hound , Ghosts that only some can see , and a species that has been so long forgotten when only some that can see them , ben has adventures with a stranger and Jennet gets over protective . Miss Boston and her friends find out that life can be too short , No matter who you are . I loved the story , characters and the ideas that came to life reading this book . I almost wish that the witchy stuff was more , but you know the saying less is more you know . lovely story some death and sadness is expected and joy and laughter is here to . great book and great idea . But I'm glad the ending was the ending we got , as i was starting to think it was leading to a second book . You will find Magic , witches , evil hounds , ghostly figures , species long forgotten , death , time , A staff , Chocolates that, well you will have to wait and see . loved the read will definitely read again . 5* hiya friends , sorry I never did a book review March last month , I had been terribly ill for around 5 weeks , just starting to feel better now, not sure if I had covid or just really bad flu ... anyway , I'm back nearly 95% better ,so reading has continued , and I shall have a review hopefully at the end of this month if all goes well . thank you for your support in this blog . have a good day .
 This book was definitely a page turner , it was more than I expected in a scary fast paced book , and it was hypnotic, bewitching and nightmarish at times as its title suggests ,the characters in the book are few and it centers around 2 woman and 2 children , poison and worms . and lots of talking . on a hospital bed.
The book is well written and keeps you anticipating the next page . It was horrifying in a way as you are listening to a dying woman on her death bed and she just wants to find her daughter who is ill as well , but she is pushed to tell her story about the importance of what happened and how she got to where she is now . Being a dystopia read , which Is a bonus , it reminded me of an environmental disasters caused by human actions. The ecological dimension of it reminded me of the same feat that struck Chernobyl all those years ago . it was a good read and a shorter book than I usually read . 3 /5 , I gave this book as at times it felt like it wasn't going anywhere fast . But well worth the read especially if your looking for dystopian and a short book .  This book is a short story , almost shorter then a Novella .
Its about a waitress working , and all of a sudden her manager has to go off sick , she's then left to replace and do the manager's jobs and there fore goes on to take over his rountine and left with the responsibilty of taking the owners meal ( Main boss )to room 607 at dinner time.. in the hotel , but its also her 20th birthday . Its a strange story , but like all his books , are meanigful and interesting , and about kinda everyday things but with a twist , this is the second time ive read this book , and i thought that i need to read more from him in the future . Interesting story , and reccomend to add it to your list of his work . for future little reads . very short story  Another book by Haruki Murakami the strange Library .. was to say the least a bit weird but fun and a little bit scary at times . I loved the odd image in the book as we progress in the story , you get a page of illustrations to represent the stroy so far .
Its about a boy who visits the library and has a nasty experience there . And He loses his new leather shoes . But he gets lovely home made doughnuts while there , and he gets visits from a mystery girl . lets just say it was an interesting read ,.. Novella short story would definetly reccomend to everyone to read .  This book was very well written , it did come across abit confusing towards the middle to the end , but interesting take on a fantasy magical family .
But after the confussion past , i was ok and finally understood the pain and torment the characters had been through from the father as the story went on more and more , the two brothers knew there father was on his death bed and they wanted to find a special item in there parents house , but what they learn in that house is enough to want you to kill someone . , both brothers needed that item to help in there life and be more successfull . I also was a bit sad when you find out the truth , and i did get angry at one of the characters , i loved the story line and background story of some of the characters . But out of All the characters my favourite was Angus and Mera and her grandmother , with magic but not much of it , you would not of thought it was about magic or at least involved a magical family , and i think it could have been used more to make it more exciting through out ... EITHER WAY , I ENJOYED THE STORY NOVELLA . And would definetly read again , and read more from this author .  Child murder Some graphic violence Sexual content and rape warnings
ok my first book of 2023 i started it today and finished it today .. i thought this was actually pretty gruesome and very dark in places but i still loved it , its about revenge and all , and magic death decay and lust . death of a daughter who was pregnant , and revenge over 5 decades ,.. sounds aweasome right , well it was , i loved characters in it , from the cron to the gypsies and the mystery lady in the woods . story line was really well thought out as well . The cover is amazing very eye catching indeed . The descriptive words and sentences used throughtout the book are brilliant and very inspiring to read almost poetic in a way . Lots of blood and gutes throught out this book so beware ....I loved the ending of this book , and hope there is a part 2 . Lots of blood and gutes throught out this book so beware ....and child killing , rape , Some graphic violence , Sexual content . But still loved it all the same . i loved the way it was written .. Will certainly read more from this author and will re read this book again , certainly worth the read , but do not recommend to really young teens , as it has rape ,voilence and sex , and very detailed ways of killing kids . so i would say adult reads only . Banners of skull and bone held black flags which snaked on a breeze, and heavy armour gave rhythmic rattle to the death-dealers it encased . brillant isnt it .  This was a kids book , which i was drawn too , for the creepy cover and great illustrations plus the strange name of the book , i loved her poetic tones through out the book ... the creepy poem was especially inspiring to read .. i thought it was a great book apoem for halloween reads for kids and adults alike . this book was very dark in the way of colour , and seemed very fun as well . would definetly re read this as a 5 minute read ,.. and any small kids who like stories will love this on their shelves . loved the colour palette used through out the book too .
 Lets start with the subject ,.. i love witchcraft books and especially ones that are true stories . the quilt was found with the pages of Marys Diary slipped inside the quilt to hide her story from the god lovers .
Mary is a self proclaimed witch , after her grandmother had been killed for being a witch , Mary who by the help of a Mystery woman traveled across the sea to the americas to start a fresh life away from this country ... , but superstition is hard to escape from where ever you go .... she had reached the americas only to be set upon in the new village a place where she was happy starting a kind of new life , she had meet a new friend an indian boy around the same age .. who taught her alot of the forest and plant life there ,.. one day in the towns meeting house , obadiah wilson from salem looked around and searched Mary out and he accused Mary of bewitching the town girls .. and also the town girls also started to accuse Mary of this too ... infront of the whole town .. Mary ran away with the help of the people who became her friends and helped her escape this down fall . Mary ended up running away in to the wilderness otherwise she would of been hanged by the people who were true believers of god and thought of her of being touched by the devil as such ... and letting the devil into her soul basically. I loved this book and although i thought it would be longer than it was ... i loved how Mary had been a witch but had not brough much attention in the form of spells and rituals as she knew that she had to hide who she really was .. and she did good , she was not seen doing things the other girls did , she was trying to act normal too . I loved this book , i loved Mary , and Rebeka and tobias and a few others . Great read , great book and cant wait to start reading the next one in this duology .. defineatly reccommend .  ok to continue on with this series , i actually really loved this book too , along with 1 and 2 of this series , i love auren and how special she is , i dont like how she is treated in this book , much like the other books as well , But i love that she is finding herself and her powers finding her strength to fight , stand up for her self . , i love slade and his gang of wraths , and just hope she gets out ,. i would of left them all behind and just left if that was me ,.. and i think Auren is a character that is loyal to even the worse of people , like ressa , and mist , i know she wants to save digby too , but i think i would of just gone , i like the story line of these book s and how it all started . all the kings seem to be power hungry and treat people really badly , i just want them all to die in this book . but hey , i was wrong ,.. and its not fair , it frustrates me , that people get treated badly . great book .
still has some steamy parts which i think are great addition to the book , its not just about sex and that stuff this story is more to it than that . its just added bonus . moving on to book 4 soon .  It’s an adult epic fantasy story blending romance, intrigue, and beautiful imagery.
you are still following the kings and queens in orea .. but mostly you are following Auren the gilded favoured ,king midas's saddle .. but as she has found herself free from her cage , she now is in another cage .. shes now in the hands of forths army and even though they do not treat her badly she still feels like shes in a cage .. can she get to see the other saddles or is she to be kept apart .. follow auren as she sneaks around the army camp to try and figure out what to do next .. from one cage to another auren feels she does not want to go back into one now she has tasted some sort of freedom .. but will she fall so hard on her face trying to avoid what shes really thinking . or will she end up back in midas's cage and controll . i loved this book . in fact i have read the 2 books in the series straight after each other , and now im on the 3rd .. and still going strong .. i love auren , and sail and digby .. and of course i even like the commander of forths army .. and his side men .. as they are really trying to help her but she doesnt want it . because she is blinded by one man only , the one who uses her and locks her up in a golden cage . hes out for greed , and wealth and he doesnt care if he hurts auren to get it .. 5*/5 * i was so pulled in to this series , and i already have the 4th book ,. so im so excited .  hi its been a while since i read a kids book .. and this one was just so sweet .. its basically what parent hood is all about with the upsets and trails of having kids ...
i loved the colours of the illustrations ,. not to loud to blind you ... its a lovely story .. and even adults i think will love this book .. for it is a meaningfull tale . even though being a parent is hard for sure , it has its rewards that we keep forever . this book i give a 4* /5* but very good for a bedtime tale  omg ... let me just say this book took me an hour and a half to read ... would of been quicker if i hadnt had house work to do lol .. but i loved it , its one of those books that is short enough to read in a day .. or an hour .. which is why i choose it as one of my 31 books to read this month .
you follow Rhiya on her quest to be a spartan warrior in her kingdom as her parents were ,. but has a talent for blacksmithing too .. one that beats anyone in her kingdom ... she has been told by her aunt who she lives with to go to another kingdom as an emissary to the Northern isles ... at first she didnt want this , but as time goes on as you will see ,.. im not gona give to much away ,. but its exciting and wonderful .. i loved the characters of her and evander , and the queen of the northern isles too .. also youd think that such a small book wouldnt have good world building but it does ... im pleased to say .. the quests shes on soon changes when her life is envoloped with more to think about than her job as a emissary . also abit of sex included so beware .. if thats not what you like then i recommend you dont read .  Ok this was a great book , if you like it a bit spicy than this is your book ,. fantasy with sexual elements in .
I loved the story of Auren and King Midas and his golden touch , the story line and character building are really well done , i love the descriptive use of words . i think the cover is amazing . but i know alot of people did not like this book that the story was just not for them ... not everyone will like the same stuff so ... , i just couldnt put down this book , and ordered the second straight away ... , and Auren just keeps going through stuff in this book , you think that she actually hates it there but i think she actually likes being his Number one saddle .. or favored as they say . she finally gets out of her golden cage onlt to find herself in another cage or prison ,. and soon has to defend her and her friends life ... before geting taken by another , the enemies are always there .. if not this one then the next . She has to be strong to get through the next few days . where are all the guards and the other saddles from king midas .. she feels alone and scared that they will abuse her like the red pirates did . i honestly can not put it down ...its tense in places and yet funny too ...  Omg , I was abit scared at first to read something so ,, erotic with tentacles etc , but i did it and honestly it made me feel abit horny inside ... its the first book on this kind of sexual stuff so i was abit taken back at first ,.. but it made me smile and i loved the relationship between erik and lillian so much that i wanted to follow it to the end .. great short story , something very different to what i usually read for sure , but not a disappointment . Will read someting like this again, in the future for sure . great background and idea of theme of story . good for a short read to fill gaps in your reading schdule
4/5*  Omg what can i say about this book of poetry , it was amazing , if you love mythology then you will love this book , if you love poetry , you will love this book .. exciting and descriptive in its words , i found that the lyrical verse with illustrations to match just added so much to the overall book and feeling .
The illustrations were so well done they were like paintings to my soul ,went great with the overall theme of the book and gave aweasome affect too , it really adds life to the book and the poems , ok this is a Greek mythology a kind of battle for dominance as this Enyymion the main character attempts to wake himself from an endless sleep that was over many years ,.. the poems really sing to me , as i read about greek dominance and all the gods and goddesses through out mythology in greek mythology . definetely a re read for sure . very inspiring indeed .  OK So if you like horror then you will love this short stories book , what drew me to this book is the illustrations by the author .. dark twisted and messy style paintings , loved them so much , i also liked the short stories , they were written well and they were interestiong , and not once did i want to stop reading it ... i was pulled along each page with some paintings and illustrations added to help with my experience in this book and give it that feeling that this author had given this book ..to be . Horricific .
My favourite story has to be i think (out of control) , it was a bout a game controller that came to life and ate the owner of the controller but not to much spoilers as you would want to read them for yourself . i dont uisually read books of short stories , so this one was one of my favorites . well done to the author , and his artistic accomplishmenet . 5* definetly definetly reccomend to any horror seeking persons  Jane is a witch , she is the 6th daughter of the 6th daughter , She is a good witch who wants to share her magic, by making potions and writing spells and sharing and caring for her community and friends , family and all magical and none magical beings . So she opens a magic shop but everyone is against her , including her familiar. I love how Jane perseveres and keeps trying and tries again and again , she doesnt let all the negativity towards her business bring her down and stop her dreams from happening , I also liked how she wouldn't take any crap from a certain someone in the story (a Dragon shifter) also im not to keen on romances so im glad it wasnt a romance story , this was a good read , not the best ive ever had but something i may want to read again . loved the cat character as well , but didnt like in the beginning when the cat is so against her opning the store in the first place ,. very negative indeed , but loved janes character the most .
 My Alien life was marvellous short story , it was about a young girl who's life was in turmoil, on the day of her fathers funeral her great aunt showed up ,and life again flowed along at a slow pace .
They had made a promise to each other , that she would look after the girl until she was 16 years old then she would leave this world . They had gone through a lot of stuff together gardening sewing , and talking a lot to each other , and they also nearly had to fight the government to keep this arrangement in place , but with help from the Deputy she managed to keep the girl and live happy for the remainder of time . This story was touching and heartfelt , and I fell in love with it , the meaning of family no matter how old you are , means a lot if they want to be part of your life . I will give this another read someday , as I feel it could be re read often . Family , love , rights , loss, help and tears , and a little bit of strangeness were all parts of this story . 5*and well recommended , loved it . Maria Preston’s review of My Alien Life: A Novelette | Goodreads  OK read this in one sitting , as usual it helps breaks up thick novels i read , and takes me away from more serious reading , it has helped me in a reading slump and giving me inspiration for my own writing of poetry . My favourite poems in this book are , end of death , None , and Hone , which i thing i could of said most of them in this book . But i dont want to spoil it for you guys out there , knowing it was a great read and exciting and invigarating in many ways , because unlike some poetry out there this was more stimulating and exciting , it was warmth on a cold day or a breeze on a hot day ... just wonderful , absolutely wonderful poetry , i have read in a long time , ALSO well written and the length was just right . 4*/5*  Ok i found it fast paced and the characters interesting especailly seba a very interesting courier , it wasnt my type of genre usually but i found he kept me in the loop at all times and i was pulled in when i thought it could not get more tense and exciting , the thrill of the chase , and the shooting i loved , i was sad in places after some deaths in the story , but i found the characters well thought out and the storyline was very detailed and seba definetly was my favorite character , i liked the fake reported . I loved how the author descibed the chasing through out the book and how far Kamal and Rahman would go to get there score . The chapters were not to long and they were well written .
a great read . yer , characters came to life as you read this book , there were some characters i hated and disliked throught especially towards the end like .But you just cant help but keep reading , i had to re read a few parts becuase i was unsure of a few things as i got lost on some pages , but thats my fault not the authors . I love Nigeria as the background for this story too . a thriller with a great story may consider other books in this genre from now on  i loved this Novella , it was fast paced and exciting , and it just grabed my attention , i thought the characters and there powers were well thought out , the enemies were different unique
The world building was amazing and storyline was one of the best i have read in a while , obvisously i need to read more of this authors books . But overall , one of the best novellas i have read in a while , basically “Private Royn Crowell, is a Senturians , but he has been sent to this outpost where he is treated like an outcast , and then is sent on a mission , just to get rid of him ,yes he will be able to use his powers , and more than one , he has been sent to find the disturbances in the forest , and was told not to come back until he had found it , or could prove what it was , not a simple mission , and now the smell of death and what he finds in the cave not far away from the people who have been slaughtered Royn must not only fight whats outside in the forest but everytime he goes back to the captain at the oputpost it feels like hes fighting him too , as the captain does not listen to him . and when its to late its a fight to the death as the Senturians fight unknow creatures on there doorstep , and not only them there are orcs and other nasty creatures to fight as well , find the truth of what these monsters are up to and how they stop them . 4*/5* |
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this one has alot of sex and its interesting if you like that sort of thing .. i have actually just brought the 1st book and the 3th book lol ,.. so i plan to read all books now . THIS IS MY REVIEW ARCHIVES SO PLEASE DO CHECK THEM OUT THANK YOU
June 2023
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updated Books i am currently Reading at the moment *Magician by Feist *demonolgy by claire sage *wilder girls *awkening beauty Also , Books I would love to be sent to review from authors or pulishers
sci fi Y A Middlegrade fantasy ya/adult poetry self help some horror distopia dark fantasy /dystopian witchcrafty magic related space short stories Poetry thriller But i am prepared to read whatever authors /publishers send me . My Book Reviews
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