Magical Readathon Winter 2019 – Week 3

Week 2 of the magical readathon is here and you can find all the magical information and promts on G’s website below: http://www.magicalreadathon.com If you want to know my journey so far you can find the first chapter here followed by the second chapter here! THE JOURNEY CONTINUES We are back at Hogwarts! The first…

Review – Vicious

Title: ViciousAuthor: V. E. SchwabSeries: Villians #1E.S.C.A.P.E Score: 45(see below for breakdown) From Goodreads: Victor and Eli started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility:…

Review – A Very Scalzi Christmas

Title: A Very Scalzi ChristmasAuthor: John Scalzi 5 Stars ★★★★★ From Goodreads: Deck the halls with boughs of holly! ’Tis the season…for Santa’s lawyer to talk about the legal status of the workshop elves, for Christmas to arrive in an unexpected month, and for the innkeeper at the nativity to spill the beans about what…

ARC Review – Deeplight

Title: DeeplightAuthor: Frances HardingeRelease Date: 31/10/19E.S.C.A.P.E Score: 45(see below for breakdown) I received a free eARC copy from Pan MacMillan , via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. From Goodreads: For centuries the gods of the Undersea ruled the islands of the Myriad through awe and terror: they were…

Review – This is how you lose the Time War

Title: This is how you lose the Time WarAuthors: Amal El-Mohtar and Max GladstoneE.S.C.A.P.E Score: 56(see below for breakdown) 5 Stars ★★★★★ From Goodreads: Among the ashes of a dying world, an agent of the Commandant finds a letter. It reads: Burn before reading. And thus begins an unlikely correspondence between two rival agents hellbent…

ARC Review – The Secret Chapter

Title: The Secret ChapterAuthor: Genevieve CogmanSeries: The Invisible Library #6Release Date: 14/11/19E.S.C.A.P.E Score: 40 (see below for breakdown) 4 Stars ★★★★ I received a free eARC copy from Pan Macmillan , via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. From Goodreads: In the latest novel in Genevieve Cogman’s historical fantasy…

Review – The Mortal Word

Title: The Mortal WordAuthor: Genevieve ColmanSeries: The Invisible Library #5E.S.C.A.P.E Score: 39(see below for breakdown) 3.5 Stars ★★★ From Goodreads: A corrupt countess A spy in danger And an assassin at large The fifth title in Genevieve Cogman's witty and wonderful Invisible Library series, The Mortal Word is a rollicking literary adventure. Peace talks are…