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Book review: A Lesson in Vengeance
Book review of A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee This is my book review of A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee. It’s a Dark Academia vibe standalone book about Felicity and her schoolmates at Godwin House. Magic, witches, mysteries and romance in a thrilling mix. A Lesson in Vengeance “Felicity Morrow is back at Dalloway School, a centuries old, ivy-covered campus that was home until the tragic death of her girlfriend. […] Witchcraft is woven into Dalloway’s past. The school doesn’t talk about it, but the girls do. In secret rooms and shadowy corners, girls convene. […] It’s Ellis Haley’s first year at Dalloway. A prodigy novelist at…
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Book review of Sherlock’s sisters
Book review of Sherlock’s sisters This book review of Sherlock’s Sisters will be highly influenced by my own taste of course. Like any literary fan with respect for myself, I appreciate a good mystery. And as a fan of the whole detective with good reasoning skills-narrative, this book had me on sight. Sherlock’s Sisters is a collection of short stories which were either written by and/or feature female detectives. All written in the same era as Sherlock Holmes gained popularity. Sherlock’s sisters by Nick Rennison Sherlock Holmes was the most famous detective to stride through the pages of late Victorian and Edwardian fiction, but he was not the only one.…
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Book review: The Cradle of all Worlds
Book review of the Cradle of all Worlds The Cradle of all Worlds by Jeremy Lachlan is a middlegrade/teen fantasy book. It’s the first in the Jane Doe Chronicles about the girl Jane Doe. I honestly picked up this book because I liked the cover (again) and the title seemed enticing. I mean, show me a fantasy-reader who doesn’t appreciate a good portal-story, right? Furthermore, the description on the back sealed the deal for me. I just had to have it. The Cradle of all Worlds “We enter the Manor at will, We enter the Manor unarmed We enter the Manor alone. Fourteen years ago, Jane Doe and her father…
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Book review: Verdensherrerne 2 – Afsløringen
Bog anmeldelse af Verdensherrerne 2 – Afsløringen Verdensherrerne – Afsløringen er andet bind i en fantasy serie af Pernille Neergård. Den handler om en ung pige med magiske kræfter, der bliver sendt på en skole i en parallelverden kaldet Elamenta. Jeg har modtaget et eksemplar af bogen til anmeldelse her på bloggen. Tak til Forlaget Dreamlitt og forfatter Pernille Neergård for anmeldereksemplaret. Verdensherrerne – Afsløringen “Hele Elamenta ved nu, at Anna er Derek De Valentins datter. Flere af adelshusene ser hende som en trussel mod deres ve og vel, fordi hendes evner vokser sig stærkere. Samtidig indblandes Vilat og Anna i efterforskningen af en gammel, blodig religion, som er vendt…
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Book review: Archie comic volume 1
Book review of Archie comic volume 1 This is a book review of an Archie comic book/graphic novel by creators Mark Waid, Fiona Staples, Annie Wu and Veronica Fish. This Archie comic takes its cue from the aesthetics and look of the new Riverdale tv series, while keeping to the original Archie comics. Summary of the comic “Welcome to the new Riverdale! America’s favorite teenager, Archie Andrews, is reborn in the pages of this must-have graphic novel collecting the first six issues of the comic book series that everyone is talking about. Meet Riverdale High teen Archie, his oddball, food-loving best friend Jughead, girl-next-door Betty and well-to-do snob Veronica Lodge…
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Book review: A Place Called Perfect
Book review of A Place Called Perfect This is my book review of A Place called Perfect by Helena Duggan. I picked up the book because the cover reminded me of The Uncommoners by Jennifer Bell, and I liked that series. Even though this book is for children/tweens, I wanted to read it because it looked fun and interesting. Find it right here on Amazon * A Place called Perfect “Violet never wanted to move to Perfect. Who wants to live in a town where everyone has to wear glasses to stop them going blind? And who wants to be neat and tidy and perfectly behaved all the time? Violet quickly…
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Book review: The Little Prince
Book review of The Little Prince This is a book review of The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery in the English translation. I bought the book in the Wordsworth Edition as I thought it was super cute. I’ve heard about it often and thought I’d give it a read. Find it right here on Book Depository or Amazon [affiliate links] The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery “With a timeless charm it tells the story of a little boy who leaves the safety of his own tiny planet to travel the universe, learning the vagaries of adult behaviour through a series of extraordinary encounters. His personal odyssey culminates in…
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Book review: Små mennesker store drømme – David Bowie
Små mennesker, store drømme – David Bowie *This book review will be in Danish since I received the Danish version Jeg modtog et anmeldereksemplar af “Små mennesker, store drømme – David Bowie” fra Forlaget Albert mod en ærlig anmeldelse af værket. Lille David Bowie Serien om “små mennesker, store drømme” handler om personer, der har gjort indtryk i verdenshistorien, set fra et børneperspektiv. Det er bøger, der introducerer disse kendte personligheder som børn med store drømme. Illustrerede bøger om store navne og historien bag dem. Fortællingen om David Bowie er skrevet af Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, på dansk ved Luna Svane Rodríguez og illustreret af Ana Albero. Her følger vi…
