Becky's Book Reviews

In which I write a post inspired by a conversation I had with a friend on Twitter. Disclaimer: This article originally appeared on Women24.com . 1. Astral projection For when we want to leave wherever we are to find some comfort, and peace and quiet to read. Also, there are some amazing literary places to explore, beautiful libraries from around the world to lose ourselves in and fantastic international book fairs we could go to without having to pay for an expensive flight. Oh and if that doesn’t work, there’s always a portkey. In fact, I reckon we should have both options, don’t you think? Gif image: Charmed.Wikia.com   2. The ability to mute people on command Because no book lover enjoys being interrupted.  No really. We absolutely hate it when you do this.   To us, you’re the annoying ad break during prime time television shows. Nobody likes you and nobody wants you. Being able to silence you will prevent us from committing homicide, which means everyone involved bene...

In celebration of the re-release of her book, Of Light and Darkness, I’d like to welcome author Shayne Leighton to my blog today.  Described as a cross between Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus (which I loved) and Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles, Of Light and Darkness is a New Adult paranormal fantasy which chronicles this story of Charlotte, a girl raised by a Vampire in a society where all manner of magical creatures reside. In today’s guest post, Shayne introduces us to the various magical beings that can be found in her book series; from vampires to elves, fairies to shape shifters, each supernatural individual has a role to play.  Before I hand over to Shayne, here’s some more info about the book, which is out now: Of Light and Darkness Raised by a Vampire in a secret society of Witches, Shifters, and Elves, Charlotte finds that she is the freak in her world of magic and wonder. When she stands before an army of impossible obstacles, the likelihood of survival in th...

Hello lovely bloggers So this was actually meant to December post, as I planned on doing this in conjunction with my birthday, but then I decided to take a bit of a break (both work wise and blog wise) and opted to keep this giveaway for January instead.   For me, 2015 proved to be a pretty great year in terms of reading and I thought I’d kill two birds with one stone by not only sharing 5 of my favourite reads of the year, but also by offering a blogger a chance to win any two of the titles listed below. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (this one’s signed) Darkly enchanting, sensuous and lush in its settings and descriptions, this book combines elements from two fairy tales as well as a traditional piece of folklore based on an old Scottish ballad, to tell the story of Feyre, a young huntress who finds herself in the fairy borderlands after inadvertently getting herself into trouble Read the rest of my review over here : The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich This book messe...