Review: The Edinburgh Mystery and Other Tales of Scottish Crime

This collection of classic crime short stories with Scottish links is full of variety, and perfect to dip into for some atmospheric tales…

Review: Someone Else’s Shoes by Aldrea Alien

This queer Cinderella retelling is only a novella, but it packs in a lot of worldbuilding and character work!

Middle Grade Mini-Reviews: Girl Power!

I’ve read a number of middle grade books recently with fabulously determined, powerful girls at the forefront, so I thought I’d scoop them up into one post for you as a kind of showcase of fun heroines! All of these books were sent to me free of charge, either as e-ARCs via NetGalley or as physical proofs, but as ever that doesn’t affect my opinions. There’s a wide range, from modern day thriller to historical fantasy, so hopefully something will catch your eye…

Blog Tour: Lord of Worth by Philippa Jane Keyworth

To round off the week, it’s my stop on the blog tour for Lord of Worth, a sweet Georgian romance!

June TBR Challenge: Just Get On With It

Can you hear the exasperation in that title?! As you’ll have no doubt seen if you read my May Wrap Up post yesterday, I’ve really been struggling to get my TBR down in the last few months. I’ve been so hectically busy with other projects that my reading rate has fallen below my books-in rate, so this month I’ve decided to focus on a few books that feel like they’re looming large on my to-do list – not necessarily long books, but just things I keep thinking about. I’m also dropping the number to just nine books, as the last couple of months I haven’t managed to finish longer TBRs, and I can always add more later if I need to!