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  • Book Review – A Court of Wings and Ruin

    by readthebloodybook

    Hello everyone. I know I have been gone for an awfully long time, but I have now finished my PhD and started a proper job, and I work a lot, and I’ve just had no time for anything. But I finally refused to work on the weekend, and snuggled up with ACOWAR. I will keep this review spoiler free with regards to this book,...

    July 2, 2017
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    4 stars, book reviews, fantasy, featured, new adult, Uncategorized
  • My favourite books of 2016!

    by readthebloodybook

    Well, 2016 is finally gone. Thank goodness! What a terrible, terrible year. 2016 was probably the worst reading year I have ever had (and the worst year in general?), I had a pretty terrible time last year, and I just couldn’t focus on reading because too much other crap was going on and distracting me with it’s awfulness. But I’ve decided that 2017 will...

    January 1, 2017
    Comments 4
    featured, lit lists, recommendations, Uncategorized
  • Book Review – Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

    by readthebloodybook

    First off, a big congratulations to ME because I submitted my PhD thesis this week! After four-years slaving away over a hot monkey brain (not really!) it’s finally done! YAY FOR ME!!! Anyway… Empire of Storms…(Come for the review, stay for my self-congratulations!) So as with most sequels, I won’t be giving out any spoilers for any of the other books in this series...

    September 23, 2016
    Comments 6
    4.5 stars, book reviews, fantasy, featured, Uncategorized, YA
  • Book Review – Nevernight by Jay Kristoff

    by readthebloodybook

    Thank you so much to Harper Voyager AU for sending me a copy of this amazing book for review. This review is actually quite hard to write, without raving madly about specific aspects of the book and ruining everything for everyone, but I shall try! What’s it about: Based a a world with three suns, where darkness only falls once every three years, a...

    August 25, 2016
    Comments 7
    5 stars, book reviews, fantasy, favourites, featured, new adult, Uncategorized
  • Books and Tea (where I match Throne of Glass ladies to types of tea!)

    by readthebloodybook

    I am an obsessive tea drinker, with a tea obsession that has on more than one occasion been described as a little bit excessive. And because tea goes so well with reading, I decided to match up the ladies from the Throne of Glass series with some teas that I think are perfect for them. Throne of Glass Tea pairings Caelena Sardothien from The Throne...

    July 30, 2016
    Comments 5
    featured, lit lists, Rambles, Tea pairings, Uncategorized
  • Interview with E. R. Murray, Author of Caramel Hearts

    by readthebloodybook

    Today I have a special post with an interview with the author of new YA novel, Caramel Hearts. Caramel Hearts Caramel hearts is the story of Olivia (Liv), a 14-year old girl going through some difficult times. Her mother is an alcoholic, she’s being bullied at school, having issues with friends, and her sister, Hatty, has left college to try to keep social services from...

    July 19, 2016
    Comments 5
    author content, contemporary, featured, Uncategorized
  • My Top books of 2016 (so far)!

    by readthebloodybook

    Hello, everyone, and welcome to July. So I’ve read some pretty great books in the first half of 2016. I think my lowest rating was a 3.5/5 so that’s pretty good. Although I haven’t had a huge amount of time to read as I’ve been writing my PhD thesis, so I’ve only really finished books that have really grabbed me. But I’ve still read some...

    July 1, 2016
    Comments 6
    favourites, featured, recommendations, special, Uncategorized
  • Book Photography Tips (#1)

    by readthebloodybook

    So some people on Tumblr said they might be interested in seeing some book photography tips. And rather than do a massive post I thought I’d focus on one particular tip at a time. These tips will be pretty specific to people using a DSLR as I don’t know how to do any of this on a camera phone (because I don’t use mine...

    June 28, 2016
    Comments 10
    book photography tips, featured, Uncategorized
  • Lit Lists – My Favourite Classics (Part 1)

    by readthebloodybook

    I definitely collect beautiful editions of classic novels, but I am finding myself a bit overwhelmed with trying to actually read them all, because I have a lot of them now. But I thought I would share some of my favourites with you all. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Probably my favourite classic of them all is Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. This book is actually...

    June 27, 2016
    Comments 10
    classics, featured, lit lists, recommendations, Uncategorized
  • #BRINGBACKTBSCOVERS

    by readthebloodybook

    So, in case people are not aware, there is a travesty of publishing about to happen… THEY ARE GOING TO CHANGE THE COVERS FOR THE BONE SEASON SERIES BY SAMANTHA SHANNON. YES! These beautiful covers: Anyone who knows me knows that I absolutely LOVE this series to bits. The most exciting moment of blogging EVER was when I got to the release the first...

    June 15, 2016
    Comments 6
    featured, Rambles, THE OUTRAGE!, Uncategorized

Recent Posts

Dear Australian readers…

Published by readthebloodybook

Dear Australian Readers (who are over 18 – sorry, I don’t make the rules), I know this isn’t book related, but I just wanted to take a moment to...

October 12, 2017
Comments 0
non-book related, Uncategorized

Books they need to make colouring books for.

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Yeah. I love colouring books. I am not someone who can just sit an watch TV, I need to be doing something at the same time, and colouring books...

July 9, 2017
Comments 2
colouring books, Uncategorized

Book Review – A Court of Wings and Ruin

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Hello everyone. I know I have been gone for an awfully long time, but I have now finished my PhD and started a proper job, and I work a...

July 2, 2017
Comments 4
4 stars, book reviews, fantasy, featured, new adult, Uncategorized

My favourite books of 2016!

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Well, 2016 is finally gone. Thank goodness! What a terrible, terrible year. 2016 was probably the worst reading year I have ever had (and the worst year in general?),...

January 1, 2017
Comments 4
featured, lit lists, recommendations, Uncategorized

Book Review – Goldenhand by Garth Nix

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Hello, everyone! So amid my flurry of writing job applications, I managed to squeeze in reading the latest installment in one of my FAVOURITE series. Goldenhand is the fifth...

November 4, 2016
Comments 0
3.5 stars, book reviews, Uncategorized

Halloween Reads!

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Happy Halloween! So I am a lover of horror fiction! (I even helped write a horror novel which you can find here – but warning it’s super bloody – and...

October 31, 2016
Comments 0
lit lists, Uncategorized

Book Review: GEMINA by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

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Hello, everyone! Today I will be reviewing on of my most anticipated reads of the entire year and perhaps ever. Gemina is the second book in the Illuminae Files...

October 23, 2016
Comments 3
5 stars, book reviews, Sci-fi, Uncategorized, YA

Throne of Glass Colouring Book

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Thank you to Bloomsbury Australia for sending me this awesome colouring book! So, I’m definitely late to the adult colouring book thing, but when this arrived in the mail,...

September 30, 2016
Comments 2
colouring books, Uncategorized

Book Review – Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

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First off, a big congratulations to ME because I submitted my PhD thesis this week! After four-years slaving away over a hot monkey brain (not really!) it’s finally done!...

September 23, 2016
Comments 6
4.5 stars, book reviews, fantasy, featured, Uncategorized, YA

The evil scientist trope, why it’s doing real world damage to scientists, and why authors need to stop.

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I may be a book blogger by night, but by day I spend my time as a scientist, specifically a tumour immunologist. You may assume that due to my vocation,...

September 15, 2016
Comments 13
Rambles, Uncategorized

Recom-Monday-tions

October 31, 2015

Happy Halloween and Recommendation of The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

Happy Halloween, to those of you lucky enough to live in countries that celebrate Halloween, and condolences to those...

by readthebloodybook
Comments 0
October 12, 2015

Recom-Monday-Tions – Alice in Wonderland

Hello everyone. Sorry that I have been so absent, but I’m just super busy writing my PhD thesis. This...

by readthebloodybook
Comments 3
September 28, 2015

Recom-Monday-Tions – The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

I have spent the previous three days writing my introduction for my PhD thesis on cancer immunotherapy, and it has...

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Comments 4
September 21, 2015

Recom-Monday-tions – The Giver by Lois Lowry

“The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It’s the loneliness of it. Memories need to...

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Comments 9

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My Top books of 2016 (so far)!

by readthebloodybook

Hello, everyone, and welcome to July. So I’ve read some pretty great books in the first half of 2016. I think my lowest rating was a 3.5/5 so that’s pretty good. Although I haven’t had a huge amount of time to read as I’ve been writing my PhD thesis, so I’ve only really finished books that have really grabbed me. But I’ve still read some...

July 1, 2016
Comments 6
favourites, featured, recommendations, special, Uncategorized

Best Books of 2015 (if I do say so myself)

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Welcome everyone to 2016! It’s time to set a new TBR and a new Goodreads challenge to fail! Yay! But first, I’m going to share with you my favourite books I read in 2015. I’ve raved about pretty much all of these books before, so I’m not going to make a big speech about why each book is awesome and why you should read...

January 4, 2016
Comments 2
featured, special, Uncategorized

The most beautiful series in existence

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The Penguin Drop Caps collection This series is my pride and joy. They are so beautiful with their rainbow spine and coloured edges. I just love them! Get them here: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T UV W X Y Z

April 21, 2015
Comments 8
beautiful series, special

Recent Reviews

July 17, 2016

Book Review: The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

This book is the first book in The Witcher series (it has also been made into a video game,...

by readthebloodybook
Comments 2
July 3, 2016

Book Review – Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

“Tell me, tutor,’ I said. ‘Is revenge a science, or an art?” This was recommended to me when I...

by readthebloodybook
Comments 6
June 29, 2016

Book Review: The Rook by Daniel O’Malley

What’s it about: A high ranking bureaucrat in a government agency dealing with the paranormal wakes up with no...

by readthebloodybook
Comments 3
June 15, 2016

Book Review: The Hallowed Ones by Laura Bickle

I heard about this book ages a go, and heard it was great, but with no ebook available, and...

by readthebloodybook
Comments 5
June 6, 2016

Book Review: The Wolf Wilder by Katherine Rundell

“Stories can start revolutions.” What it’s about: A young wolf wilder (someone who takes in formerly domesticated wolves and...

by readthebloodybook
Comments 5
June 4, 2016

Book Review: The May Queen Murders by Sarah Jude

I was going to wait until my hardcover of this arrived for pretty photography before posting this review, but I’ve...

by readthebloodybook
Comments 2
May 23, 2016

Book Review: You by Caroline Kepnes

So many people have recommended this to me, and it took me a long time to get around to...

by readthebloodybook
Comments 0
May 13, 2016

Book Review: A Court of Mist and Fury by The Queen, Sarah J. Maas

Hey, everyone! I’m back from the dead! Life had been closely resembling the seventh layer of hell for a...

by readthebloodybook
Comments 10
February 23, 2016

Book Review: Morning Star by Pierce Brown

Morning Star is the third, and final, book in the Red Rising trilogy – if you want to check...

by readthebloodybook
Comments 5
February 6, 2016

Book Review: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Let me start by saying, when this book came out, I had no intention of reading it. As far...

by readthebloodybook
Comments 3
January 24, 2016

Book Review – Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

IT IS JUST SO AWESOME!!! READ IT. READ IT. READ IT. READ IT. READ IT. READ IT. READ IT. READ IT. READ...

by readthebloodybook
Comments 9
November 14, 2015

Book Review – Lirael by Garth Nix

This is the second book in The Old Kingdom series by Garth Nix (sometimes referred to as the Abhorsen...

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There are so many beautiful editions of Alice in Wonderland out there and sadly, I don’t have them all (life is so unfair!). But I thought I would share...

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It’s finally complete!

So I love these little editions of puffin classics. I have been after a copy of Grimm’s Fairy tales for quite some time, but my collection is now complete....

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In which you discover how neurotic I am about books…

I’m obsessed with collecting pretty collections of books, mostly classics, I have quite a beautiful and vast collection. But for some reason I have neglected a fairly ubiquitous and...

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The Mastery of Sir Terry Pratchett

I remember waking up at some ungodly hour in the morning on that terrible day, and unable to sleep, I checked my twitter and read the news of his...

April 23, 2015
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The most beautiful series in existence

The Penguin Drop Caps collection This series is my pride and joy. They are so beautiful with their rainbow spine and coloured edges. I just love them! Get them...

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