Month: May 2021

Recent Reads: A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas (A Court of Thorns and Roses 3)

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My review:????

A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas has Feyre back in the Spring Court, and if she has to be there, then she’ll get the revenge she wants, and find out exactly what Tamlin has agreed to with the King of Hybern.

This series are all large books – this one is about 700 pages long, but I find they fly by.  The story goes at a good rate, and I didn’t know where it was going to go, which is often a good thing!  This is fantasy romance, so there are sex scenes, but there are also political machinations, the threat of war, and family dynamics.  I enjoy this series, and look forward to the next book!

A Court of Wings and Ruin was published on 2 May 2017, and is available on Amazon, Waterstones and Bookshop.org.

You can follow Sarah J Maas on her website or on Instagram.

You can read my reviews for the previous books in the series here:

A Court of Thorns and Roses (book 1)

A Court of Mist and Fury (book 2)

Recent Reads: 7th Heaven by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Women’s Murder Club 7)

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My review:????

7th Heaven by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro has Joe living in San Francisco, and at the end of the previous book, he proposed to Lindsay, who said they needed to spend some time together, except she also has a thing for Richie, her partner!  There was a moment in the previous book, but she stopped it.

We have a couple of people setting fires to homes of wealthy parents of students who are in college, and a missing young man with a heart problem.  And of course, we have a pregnant Claire, who discovered that she was pregnant when she was in the hospital recovering from being shot (the last book had a lot of drama!).

This is still a fast paced crime series, with a trial in it, and is very atmospheric, which does add to the charm. 

7th Heaven was published on 4th February 2008, and is available from Amazon, Waterstones and Bookshop.org.

You can follow James Patterson on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and his website.

I’m afraid I couldn’t find any links for Maxine Paetro for you to follow.

Women’s Murder Club books:

1st to Die   – book 1 

2nd Chance – book 2

3rd Degree – book 3

4th of July – book 4

The 5th Horseman – book 5

The 6th Target – book 6

Recent Reads: Burn by Patrick Ness

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My review:????

Burn by Patrick Ness is set in a world where it’s 1957, and dragons are real.  Some humans worship them, and the rest of humanity is unsure, but happy with the truce that is between the dragons and the humans.

Sarah Dewhurst lives with her father on their farm.  They’re struggling to make ends meet, and so when her father hires a dragon to clear some fields, she doesn’t know how to feel.  She’s fascinated by the dragon, but also being warned away by her father.

Meanwhile, a teenage boy is on a mission, sent by the head priestess of the dragon worshippers.  He knows his actions are going to prevent a war, and he has been trained to fight.  But he has 2 FBI agents on his tail.

This was a fast paced YA fantasy book, with dragons that act mysterious, teenagers discovering more about themselves, and the threat of war looming.

Burn was published on 6th May 2021 and is available from Amazon, Waterstones and Bookshop.org.

You can follow Patrick Ness on Instagram or his website.

I was given this book in exchange for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to Walker Books.

Recent Reads: Finding the Mother Tree; Uncovering the Wisdom and Intelligence of the Forest by Suzanne Simard

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My review:????

Finding the Mother Tree; Uncovering the Wisdom and Intelligence of the Forest by Suzanne Simard is her story of how she discovered that trees co-operate with each other, to help them all grow more.

This is a very atmospheric book, where you are taken on a journey through woods, to look more closely at trees, and how they grow. 

Suzanne Simard also shares with us how it was as a woman in this field, especially a woman who had ideas that most others thought were ridiculous.  There is scientific information, and you are guided through what this means and why.

I enjoyed this autobiographical story of Suzanne Simard’s discoveries, and what they meant, and the effect all of this had on her personal life.  

Finding the Mother Tree was published on 4th May 2021 and is available from Amazon, Waterstones and Bookshop.org.

You can follow Suzanne Simard on Instagram and her website.  You can watch her talk on ‘How trees talk to each other‘ which is her TED talk.

I was given this book in exchange for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to Penguin Books.