Examining books thematically and considering how they interact with other works of fiction is something I really enjoy doing, so I have been looking forward to reviewing Victoria Dowd’s latest novel, Death in the Aviary, the first in her Charlotte Blood 1920s series, as it affords me the opportunity to do just that. Synopsis ‘New […]| crossexaminingcrime
Each time the globe turns, murder strikes… 1597, London. When Beatrice’s husband returns from exploring the New World, he comes home with unexpected a mysterious woman, and an enormous painted…| Bewitching Books, Ravenous Reads
Hello and welcome to my 2025 edition of the Mid Year Freak Out Book Tag. Back in June (was it really that long ago?) Veros tagged me to join in with this one and I really did intend to get to it so…| Bewitching Books, Ravenous Reads
“Back then, when I was a young woman, there were still witches”: That was how Nana Alba always began the stories she told her great-granddaughter Minerva—stories that have stayed with Minerva all h…| Bewitching Books, Ravenous Reads
It’s time for my second ‘cover love’ post as part of Tammy’s Summer Of Horror. My main reason for joining in with the event was in an effort to check the horror genre out mo…| Bewitching Books, Ravenous Reads
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of bo…| Bewitching Books, Ravenous Reads
I’m a reader. Of course, I attempt to organise my TBR and ultimately fail. This tag celebrates this fact by asking about my organisation, the oldest books on my TBR and upcoming releases on m…| Me & Ink
Welcome to book spotlight where instead of giving you another book review, I’m just going to talk about books I’ve read recently that I enjoyed. Prepare yourself for the fangirl gushing. If youR…| Keeper of the Wood Between Worlds
FOR MORTALS TO RISE THE GODS MUST FALL. In ancient Greece, the twelve gods demand the ultimate tribute – food, treasure, even human sacrifice. There are some mortals who cling to a desperate prophe…| Bewitching Books, Ravenous Reads
