Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

I started this book just after its hype a couple of years ago. I did not get into the narrative at the time, and I sorrowfully returned the book. Then too, it was a library book. I am noticing a trend of trying to reread paperback copies of books that I abandoned as hardcovers and…

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

It was near impossible to avoid hearing about this book before its release. I found it mentioned in places that I do not usually use to find my next-to-read books. When I saw it at my library as a hardcover, I brought it home and sat down with it. There was a discolouration thanks to…

Lost Worlds and Mythological Kingdoms edited by John Joseph Adams

I have learnt to take a chance on short stories that do not fit my usual mould. I love being surprised the way I was with this one. The Light Long Lost at Sea by An Owomoyela  This was not a very exciting way to begin but was very immersive. We have one character meeting up with…

Alex Neptune, Dragon Thief by David Owen

There are some versions of books targeting younger audiences that appeal to people of all ages. This is one of them.Alex has been friends with Zoey for a long time. She knows of his tumultuous relationship with the water that borders their town. It has always seemed that the ocean has been wanting to kill…

Hangdog Souls by Marc Joan

Book is available to request on NetGalley until the end of this month I wanted to read this book because of the setting. I am usually not a horror-themed reader, but given that the stories were placed in Southern India (where I come from, not the exact state- but close enough), my curiosity was aroused.…

Pact and Pattern #1,#2 by J.T.Greathouse

The Hand of the Sun King It took me a while to get to this series, but I was extremely surprised when I finally did. There is something familiar in the narrative, but it has its own flair leading me to pick up the next book as soon as I finished with the first.In the…

Regency Faerie Tales #1,#2,#3 by Olivia Atwater

I was lucky enough to read three books in this series, one after the other. Although the timeline is not direct, it is more fun to see the world develop this way. Half a Soul: I shall begin at the very beginning with the first book in the series. There is a novella prequel that…

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

Narrated by: Samara MacLaren I had both digital and audio copies of this book and decided to listen to it. It was further down my list of audiobooks, but it managed to make its way up, and I heard it to the end in very few sittings, something I rarely end up doing (continuously, that…