It’s Wyrd & Wonder time!

I joined the Wyrd & Wonder clan either last year or the year before, but to my shame I never managed to participate much - for no good reason! Because W&W is all about celebrating all things fantasy and bookish, and those are very much 'me' 🙂 So this year I'm trying harder and have …

Finders Keepers – Stephen King

"Wake up, genius." I read and reviewed the first book of the Bill Hodges trilogy recently, finding it readable but not spectacular. I’ve ended up giving the new, middle book – Finders Keepers – the same rating, but in truth I liked it more. Two things improved the read for me: the first is that …

A Darker Shade of Magic – V.E. Schwab

"Kell wore a very peculiar coat. It had neither one side, which would be conventional, nor two, which would be unexpected, but several, which was, of course, impossible." Victoria Schwab usually writes YA, and I think it shows here - this isn't YA, but it's refreshingly light for a fantasy novel. There are sequels planned, …