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The Girl with No hands

- The Handless Maiden, by Denise Grobbelaar Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm (1812 Version) A miller, who was so poor that he had nothing more than his mill and a large apple tree which stood behind it, went into the forest to gather wood. There he was approached by an old man, who said, "Why do you… Continue reading The Girl with No hands

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The North Wind

โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ ** I received an ARC for an honest review ** Description Wren of Edgewood is no stranger to suffering. With her parents gone, it is Wrenโ€™s responsibility to ensure she and her sister survive the harsh and endless winter, but if the legends are to be believed, their home may not be safe for… Continue reading The North Wind

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At Dark, I Become Loathsome

โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ ** I received an ARC for an honest review ** Description If youโ€™re reading this, youโ€™ve likely thought that the world would be a better place without you. A single line of text, glowing in the darkness of the internet. Written by Ashley Lutin, who has often thought that, and worse, in the years… Continue reading At Dark, I Become Loathsome

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Cover Real: Loki Novel

Cover Design: Luke Spooner I am very excited to real the cover for my first novel Loki: Untangling A Tale published by IFWG Publishing and releasing worldwide in May 2025! Want to know more? You can read announcement here From the description: What if you were born a monster? Deformed and shunned by your race?… Continue reading Cover Real: Loki Novel

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Black History Month Reads

Black History Month (1 February - 1 March) recognises and celebrates the struggles and vibrancy of African-American authors. Some of the issues tackled in the books I've read or currently reading include the slave trade, war, refugees, social inequality and marginalisation. So check out all these amazing books from gothic horror, speculative fiction, dark academia,… Continue reading Black History Month Reads

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The Night Ends With Fire

** I received an ARC for an honest review ** โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Description The Three Kingdoms are at war, but Meilinโ€™s father refuses to answer the imperial draft. Trapped by his opium addiction, he plans to sell Meilin for her dowry instead โ€“ but when she discovers that her husband-to-be is violent and ill-tempered, she decides… Continue reading The Night Ends With Fire

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Twice-Spent Comet

** I received an ARC for an honest review ** โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Description The fall from hopeful revolutionary to prison laborer is a hard one. Ferโ€™s world has shrunk from the whole damn universe to this anonymous asteroid and the four other convicts who share it with them. Itโ€™s a fitting end, for someone who used… Continue reading Twice-Spent Comet

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The Others of Edenwell

โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Description Norfolk, 1917. Unable to join the army due to a heart condition, Freddie lives and works with his father in the grounds of the Edenwell Hydropathic, a wellness retreat in the Norfolk brecks. Preferring the company of birds โ€“ who talk to him as one of their own โ€“ over the eccentric characters… Continue reading The Others of Edenwell

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The Secret History

โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Description Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality their lives are changed… Continue reading The Secret History

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The Blacktongue Thief

โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Description Kinch Na Shannack owes the Takers Guild a small fortune for his education as a thief, which includes (but is not limited to) lock-picking, knife-fighting, wall-scaling, fall-breaking, lie-weaving, trap-making, plus a few small magics. His debt has driven him to lie in wait by the old forest road, planning to rob the next… Continue reading The Blacktongue Thief