by lauralizbuckley | 5 Sep, 2020 | Book Reviews
Genre: Post-apocalyptic fantasy Content warnings: Descriptions of torture, sexual assault Misericorde Plot Summary The angel Tzadkiel believes that mercy still exists in humankind. He’s been allowed 100 years to prove his theory, or else the final...
by lauralizbuckley | 29 Aug, 2020 | Book Reviews
We Hunt the Flame Plot Summary Ever since losing its magic, the kingdom of Arawiya has been slipping further into darkness. Its ruler has become cold and uncaring, and the evil Arz forest is creeping closer by the day. Zafira hunts in the forest to feed her people,...
by lauralizbuckley | 25 Apr, 2020 | Book Reviews
Plot Summary Joe Thorne, an overgrown chimneysweep with thievish ambitions, has got himself in trouble. After his bothersome magical cough turns his hard-earned/stolen treasure to literal potatoes, he is unwillingly swept up into an adventure on the mystical Isle of...
by lauralizbuckley | 18 Apr, 2020 | Book Reviews
Plot Summary – The Lie Tree Faith has an insatiable hunger for knowledge. Her desire to learn unhindered by a strict upbringing, she’s developed a talent for discovering things she shouldn’t. But when she finds notes from her disgraced father about a mysterious...
by lauralizbuckley | 14 Mar, 2020 | Book Reviews
Shadow and Bone Plot summary Alina Starkov and Malyen Oretsev grew up orphans, relying on each other above all else. Soldiers now, although they aren’t as inseparable as they once were, they still mean the world to each other. When their regiment is attacked...
