by lauralizbuckley | 24 Apr, 2021 | Book Reviews
Plot summary of Strange the Dreamer Lazlo Strange has always had a dream: to travel to Weep, the Unseen City, whose name was snatched from his mind when he was a child. Nobody knows anymore what it used to be called, or even whether it still stands, since nobody has...
by lauralizbuckley | 17 Apr, 2021 | Book Reviews
Plot summary of the Cursebreaker trilogy In another world, running alongside ours, magic has a hold of the kingdom of Emberfall. One of the last remaining magic users has trapped the castle in a curse. Prince Rhen is doomed to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year...
by lauralizbuckley | 3 Apr, 2021 | Book Reviews
Darius the Great is Not Okay plot summary Darius feels like a constant outsider. At school, where being half Persian marks him as different. With his mum and sister, who are able to talk Farsi fluently while he only understands fragments. With his dad who, despite...
by lauralizbuckley | 20 Mar, 2021 | Book Reviews
Men Explain Things To Me summary In this collection of essays, established non-fiction author Rebecca Solnit covers a range of feminist topics. From mansplaining (before we had a word for it) to sexual violence, to the overall progress of the feminist movement, Solnit...
by lauralizbuckley | 13 Mar, 2021 | Book Reviews
Pariah’s Lament blurb When an attempt is made on the life of Ashara, Keeper of Yurr, his young, hapless advisor Edvar must uncover and stop those behind it. With enemies in the capital city and the belligerent Tesh, Keeper of neighbouring kingdom Karrabar stirring...
