Divine Cities series – Robert Jackson Bennett(City of Stairs, City of Blades, City of Miracles)Just as good as his other books, even though this was, I believe, his first trilogy written. His characterisation is always wonderful and entirely without the common flaws of male writers when writing women. I love that he writes old women, Continue reading

Planetfall series – Emma Newman(Planetfall, After Atlas, Before Mars, Atlas Alone)I’m only not giving these books, each one a separate but connected tale, five stars because there’s no real conclusion to the series, and I became so invested that I found this fact deeply frustrating even if realistic. These extremely well written books look, from Continue reading

Aristotle and Dante duology – Benjamin Alire Saenz(Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World)A sweet coming of age literary M/M story. The first novel ended so perfectly, narratively speaking, that I felt unwilling to read the sequel, but when Amazon promptly offered it Continue reading

⭐ The Gateway Trilogy and the Gateway Trackers 1-2 – EE Holmes(Spirit Legacy, Spirit Prophecy, Spirit Ascendancy | Whispers of the Walkers, Plague of the Shattered)This was part of my effort this year to make a dent in my TBR pile. Holmes is good at structuring a narrative in a way that keeps me interested Continue reading

I should no doubt start with an introductory post, but I’d rather jump straight in, so instead here is the first of seven posts discussing the books I’ve read this year. In total, I read 89 novels in 2025*. However, in the fashion of a countdown, I’m starting with the books I didn’t read, or Continue reading