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WWW Wednesday: 26/3/25
Happy Wednesday! It’s been another busy week here, lots of decorating has started! I have so much paint under my fingernails but it’s definitely worth it to brighten the house up. The shed and some raised beds also arrived, so more garden projects are imminent. WWW Wednesday is a weekly recap meme hosted by Sam…
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Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd
Synopsis: 1954: When her former novice’s dependable letters stop, Nora Breen asks to be released from her vows. Haunted by a line in Frieda’s letter, Nora arrives at Gulls Nest, a charming hotel in Gore-on-Sea in Kent. A seaside town, a place of fresh air and relaxed constraints, is the perfect place for a new…
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The Climate Fiction Prize Shortlist.
I don’t follow a huge amount of the various literary prizes that exist, but when I first heard about The Climate Fiction Prize I was very excited. If you’ve been following my reviews for a little bit, you’ll have seen that I read a fair amount of non-fiction and all of it nature writing. In…
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The Witch who Trades With Death by C.M. Alongi
Synopsis: A young witch forced to play concubine for her empirical captor, finally breaks free to find a life of her own, but even those with the power to call Death cannot outrun their past… All witches must serve the cruel and immortal Emperor Yamueto. But after four years of terror and abuse, Khana not only…
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Gorse by Sam K. Horton
Synopsis: Cornwall, 1786. For years, the villagers of Mirecoombe have turned to their Keeper, the old and battle-scarred Lord Pelagius Hunt, mediator between the worlds of men and fey, for help. But this is a time of change. Belief in the old ways, in the piskies and spriggans, has dimmed, kindled instead in the Reverend…
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WWW Wednesday: 19/3/25
Happy Wednesday! I hope you’ve all been having good starts to the week. I’ve been out and about a lot since last Wednesday so I haven’t had a huge amount of time for reading, but I have had lots of fun so it’s all good. WWW Wednesday is a weekly recap meme hosted by Sam…
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