On the sunless world of Eden, a small group of humans live among the warm, glowing trees and six-legged creatures. Several generations ago, a ship arrived on Eden by accident. After they tried to repair the damage, the crew decided to try to return to Earth, but two remained –… Read more »
Genre: Science Fiction
Review: Immortal Crown, Richelle Mead
Please note, this is the second book in the Age of X series, so this review contains spoilers for the earlier books. You may prefer to check out my review of Gameboard of the Gods on this blog. I am just going to gush because I totally love this book,… Read more »
Review: The Girl with All the Gifts, MJ Carey
Melanie is a ten-year-old girl being kept in a secure facility somewhere north of London. Each day, she and several other children are taken to a classroom strapped into their wheelchairs, and all precautions are taken to keep them away from each other and the adults on the base. Britain… Read more »
Review: The Forever Song, Julie Kagawa
The nail-biting conclusion to the Blood of Eden trilogy that started with The Immortal Rules. This story has vampires, zombies, deadly viruses and humans struggling to survive. Please note, this is the third book in the Blood of Eden trilogy, so this review contains spoilers for the earlier books. You… Read more »
Review: Doctor Who: Touched By An Angel, Jonathan Morris
“Don’t blink. Don’t even blink. Blink and you’re dead. They are fast – faster than you can believe. Don’t turn your back, don’t look away and don’t blink. Good luck.” – The Doctor, Blink (2006) Weeping Angels are one of the most scary (in my opinion) of the Doctor Who… Read more »
Review: Into the Still Blue, Veronica Rossi
Please note: This review is for the third book in the Under the Never Sky trilogy, and so contains spoilers for the first two books. You may wish to read my reviews for Under the Never Sky or Through the Ever Night on The Oaken Bookcase, or Leila’s Under the… Read more »
Review and Giveaway: The Time Tutor, Bee Ridgway
Bee Ridgway’s The River of No Return was one of my favourite reads of last year – a story of time travel and romance set both in Regency times and modern London. To celebrate the paperback release, Penguin have published this special prequel novella to the series – The Time Tutor. The Time… Read more »
Review: Cress, Marissa Meyer
Please note, this is a review for the third book in this series, and so contains spoilers for earlier books. You may wish to read my review of Cinder or Scarlet first, both on The Oaken Bookcase, or Philippa’s review of Cinder instead! Cinder, Scarlet, Thorne and Wolf are on… Read more »
Review: Through the Ever Night, Veronica Rossi
This time it is different for Aria. Unlike in this first book Aria is not new to the aether and she is not a weak dweller; she is an Audile and she is a survivor. The same holds for Perry; a boy-grown-into-a-man and now commanding Blood Lord of The Tides…. Read more »
Review: Luminous Chaos, Jean-Christophe Valtat
A year has passed in the polar city of New Venice, and recent elections mean that Brentford Orsini is no longer the Regent Doge. His successor decides to remove him and several of his supporters from the picture by sending him to set up a diplomatic mission in Paris. Psychomotive… Read more »