The heart-breaking but heart-warming, thrilling and explosive to the Throne of Glass series is finally here (in this book review, at least). The Kingdom of Ash sees my personal favourite character, Aelin, along with Adralan King Dorian and Lord Choal who have been a part of the series from the beginning. Not to mention newer... Continue Reading →
* Beware of plot spoilers below. * For fans of the Throne of Glass series, Sarah J Maas’ The Assassin’s Blade allows us emotional insight into the heart of notorious assassin Celaena. This jaw dropping, heart-stopping prequel, to the best-selling fantasy series, allows the reader to see how Celaena came to be enslaved in Endovier,... Continue Reading →
The British Library provides a detailed description of one of its most noted items - first edition of William Shakespeare’s collected world - The First Folio - was nine hundred pages and contained 36 of his plays. It was published on 1623, only seven years after Shakespeare died. John Heminge and Henry Condell, (friends and... Continue Reading →
Early on, it is clear to see that Cassandra Clare and co’s side splitting yet emotional collection of tales (from the shadow-hunter academy). This is evident in a scene, where protagonist Simon has begun the physical side of his training; where he is “convinced all gym teachers were actually demons escaped from some hell dimension,... Continue Reading →
One of the greatest storytellers, Shakespeare often referenced books, stories, and reading in his plays in various different contexts. From insults and praise to monologues and metaphors; the basic concept of reading a book, and the notion of the book itself, were woven into Shakespeare’s most notable ‘bookish’ phrases, used across his tragedies, comedies and... Continue Reading →
*Beware of Spoilers for the Carve the Marks sequel, and The Fates Divide, later on,* The Carve the Mark Duology by Veronica Roth follows her best-selling, Divergent series. It has more of a science fiction drama genre than the dystopia action adventure of Divergent. Carve the Mark and The Fates Divide are set in an... Continue Reading →
Veronica Roth lands on her feet with a spectacular finish, going for the gold, as her debut adult fantasy novel ‘chosen ones’ hits the shelves. Edgy, mysterious and hilariously relatable, the ‘chosen ones’ is a exhilarating courageous joyride through a doubles sided mirror. On one side, the chosen ones have became famously rich saviours, saving... Continue Reading →
Although, Shakespeare did not write fictional books, he wrote ingenious intriguing plays that have been turned into academic and beautifully designed script books, that readers still enjoy in the twenty first century. In these plays (and thus script books) , Shakespeare told stories of side splitting comedy, passionate romance and tear jerking travesties. Many of... Continue Reading →
When the nation was told to self isolate, and shops were forced to close, everyone began to revisit their favourite pastimes. The scent of petrichor after rain, a cosy drink and a good book has since been a treasured pastime amongst readers; and one that people appear to have revisited during lockdown. It appears lockdown... Continue Reading →
There are three things that unite readers, a love of books, a love of words and most importantly, a loving of reading for pleasure. Reading for pleasure is a tale as old as time, reading not out of necessity or requirement but reading because we love to read books. In a world where stories have... Continue Reading →
the girl and the city of books 