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Long time no see, sweet friends! I haven’t blogged on Nyx Book Reviews in years. After six years of book blogging I found myself kind of… done? In the meantime I’ve moved countries, finished some degrees and am still in the process of my final one (a doctorate), and did a whole lot of reading […]
Hi guys! It has honestly been ages since I blogged regularly on Nyx Book Reviews, but I thought I’d share a bit of a project I’ve been working on lately. I’m editing an anthology called Unspeakable: A Queer Gothic Anthology which is pretty much what it says on the tin! It’s a collection of queer […]
Title: The Luminaries Author: Eleanor Catton Series: Standalone Rating: 3 Stars 848 pages Published October 15th 2013 by Little, Brown and Company Received as present Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository The Luminaries is a technical achievement. The chapters wax and wane, the characters revolve around each other like the stars, their paths intersecting in […]
Title: The Mark of the Witch Author: Maggie Shayne Series: The Portal #1 Rating: 4 Stars 394 pages Published September 2012 by Harlequin Received review copy from the publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository The Mark of the Witch is a delightful soft paranormal romance. Unlike many books in the genre, Mark features two […]
Title: Cleopatra Ascending Author: Maureen Lipinski Series: Shadow’s Edge #2 Rating: 3 Stars 223 pages Published January 8th 2013 by Flux Received a review copy from the publisher on Netgalley Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Cleopatra Ascending is fast, almost too much so. Covering 223 pages, this young-adult paranormal thriller is straight-up non-complex fiction, […]
Title: Magic Shifts Author: Ilona Andrews Series: Kate Daniels #8 Rating: 4 Stars 342 pages Published August 4th 2015 by Ace Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository As Magic Shifts is the eight book in the Kate Daniels series, this review might contain spoilers for the earlier books. Some really big stuff went down […]
Title: The Fifth Season Author: N.K. Jemisin Series: The Broken Earth #1 Rating: 4 Stars 468 pages Published August 4th by Orbit Borred from the library Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Tired of the endless slew of Tolkienesque fantasy, I asked for recommendations of fantasy-loving friends. N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy came up again […]
Hi guys! So my bookcases have been absolutely overflowing lately, and I have decided to get rid of some books. Most of these have been read (though not all), and many are still in new condition. I’ve added a description of the condition of the book, and the price (if applicable). Shipping is €3.20 per […]
Where do you prefer to read? What does one snack on during reading? These and other important questions are covered in the This or That Book Tag, created by Tea & Paperbacks. For more information on the tag and the rules, check out their blog. Rebel that I am, I have actually not been tagged, […]
Title: The Dragonbone Chair Author: Tad Williams Series: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn #1 Rating: 4 Stars 672 pages Published March 1st 2005 by DAW Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository What a fantastic story. Some people can’t stand special snowflake Simon, but I love it all. The Dragonbone Chair is takes a long time […]