I struggle a bit with writing the reviews for these books, cos they're so good I feel like I really need to do them justice ya know? Like, yesterday I put out a review for one of The Witcher books and I always enjoy writing those reviews and don't worry too much about the 'quality'... Continue Reading →
Review: A CLASH OF KINGS (A Song of Ice and Fire #2) by George R. R. Martin
A CLASH OF KINGS is so fucking good man, definitely equally as good A Game of Thrones. It picks up where the previous book left off, with the Seven Kingdoms in the midst of a brutal internecine war. Sansa Stark is held hostage by the Lannisters in King's Landing; Arya is making her way back... Continue Reading →
Review: A GAME OF THRONES (A Song of Ice and Fire #1) by George R. R. Martin
I chose A GAME OF THRONES to kick off my Wyrd & Wonder grimdark theme because it was the first grimdark book I ever read and, with its complex characters and lack of pretensions it remains, to this day, the finest book in the genre in my humble opinion. The story starts out by introducing... Continue Reading →
Reading Update 07/04/2021
Good afternoon bookwyrms, hope you're all doing well. It's been a canny while since I've done one of these reading updates! Usually I write them up often enough to catch every book I read so I'm sad that little run has come to an end, but I've read too many in the intervening period to... Continue Reading →
The Bear and the Maiden Fair: March in Review
Happy Easter weekend bookwyrms. I don't do these monthly review posts very often, mostly cos I'm lazy and don't want to, but also cos I usually just think of them as 'wrap ups' of what I've already posted, and I find writing those kinds of posts tedious even if I do like reading other people's.... Continue Reading →
SFF prints and ART GIVEAWAY by Rin from The 13th Shelf
Happy birthday to Parsecs & Parchment! Throughout my time in the SFF book blogosphere, Jon’s blog has been a must-read for me, as his stamp of approval is rare and hard-earned. He’s introduced me to some fantastic authors that really made my year, and my TBR is littered with his top recommendations. I’m honored that... Continue Reading →