Hiya book lovers With Christmas being just around the corner, I thought I’d highlight some South African reads that should go on your TBR pile. We have so many phenomenal SA authors that deserve to be celebrated , and because this list will be an extensive one, I am splitting this post and making it a series. I know it won’t be possible to include every single South African author, but I am going to try to highlight books from every genre and make it as diverse as possible (so, with respect, please don’t ask me why so and so isn’t on the list – there’s more to come). First up: 1. Sing Down the Stars by Nerine Dorman A book I recently received for review ( thanks you NB publishers ) and am super excited about diving into is Sing Down the Stars. I was first introduced to Nerine’s writing years ago, when I read one of her first books, What Sweet Music They Make (Would 100% still love to see more of that). Over the years, I ’ve come to know Nerine as well and she’s not ...
So I’ve been meaning to do this post for some time now, but life, as you know, has a way of interrupting and as a result, this post had to take a bit of a backseat. But without further ado, it’s time to announce the winners of the A Court of Thorns or Queen of Shadows (depending on the reader’s choice). In the last post, I asked you to recommend a fantasy novel that you think more people should know about. I’ve gotten some great responses in return and thought I’d share them in this post, along with the winner details. In no particular order, here are the novels that, based on your recs, I’ll definitely be checking out: Tracy: Man of his word by Dave Duncan. Not given good press but it is a good read. Yun-A: This is hard but I would have to say Elizabeth C. Bunce's Star Crossed series . It's a set in a fantasy world, much like Throne of Glass and the world is amazing. Nicc209: This is hard... I'd say the Healer series by Maria V. Snyder , the first book being Touch Of...