Awards season is upon us and I'm honoured and humbled to have been asked to be a judge on the Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards panel this year. After much chaotic discussion the nominees have been chosen. Readers, feast your eyes on the shortlists: BEST FANTASY THE ONCE AND FUTURE WITCHES by Alix E. HarrowTHE... Continue Reading →
Reading Update 12/01/2021
Why oh why did I have to set myself Things To Do when it comes to reading? That review-a-day thing I'm planning for Wyrd & Wonder? Yeah I'm gonna have to get my read on if I'm to get up to speed with that. Of course this was always predictable for a committed mood reader... Continue Reading →
The Unpopular Opinions Book Tag
I adapted this tag from a Booktube video Justine from I Should Read That did over a year ago (I'm still watching my way through her entire back catalogue of videos) cos her video was fun and I found myself coming up with my own answers as I watched, so I thought why not write... Continue Reading →
Reading Update 24/01/2021
Happy Sunday bookwyrms. Got a bit of a bumper update this week cos I've been doing a fair bit of reading. You might be aware by now that I've given myself the rather hefty task of writing a grimdark review for every single day of Wyrd & Wonder (that's 31 grimdark fantasy books alone I've... Continue Reading →
9 Books I’m Excited for in 2021
I rarely pay much attention to upcoming releases, mostly cos my existing TBR is already beyond parody and even if I never read a new book again I've got enough already on there to see me through several ages of man. That being said, there are quite a few 2021 releases I'm counting down the... Continue Reading →
Blog overhaul AND a brand new logo!
I overhauled the blog! Finally (FINALLY!) you can browse all the latest posts on the homepage. This has been my dream ever since I launched the site and now I've lived to see it become reality. I'm weeping with joy here, it's the most emotional I've been since the end of the Vox Machina Critical... Continue Reading →
Review: THE AFFAIR OF THE MYSTERIOUS LETTER by Alexis Hall
Ever wanted to read an exceptionally funny queer as fuck Sherlock Holmes reimagining in a chaotic Lovecraftian multiverse where Holmes is a drug-addled pansexual freelance sorceress and Watson is a gay trans war veteran of an inter-dimensional conflict at the end of the universe? Well have I got a book recommendation for you! Upon returning... Continue Reading →
Get to know the SF Reader
I recently saw a bunch of people doing this tag and it looked like a lot of fun. I'm also in a bit of a reviewing funk at the mo, which is annoying given I have a few more books I'd like to talk about for SciFi Month, but this was a nice way to... Continue Reading →
Author Interview: Corey J. White
Hi Corey, thanks so much for doing the interview! I've just finished your newest book, Repo Virtual, and absolutely loved it. How have you found the experience of releasing a book this year? It's been tough, to be honest. When you spend so much time planning, researching, writing and editing a book, you really hope... Continue Reading →
Reading Update 18/11/2020
Recently Finished: SHADOW AND BONE by Leigh BardugoI decided to read this on a whim without really knowing anything about it. Mainly because I'm very interested in reading Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo and I have a weird thing where I like to read authors books in order, so I can see how they... Continue Reading →