Lottie Reads

Morning BookWyrms,  Here I am again with another review as part of a Kaleidoscopic Tours event. This time its for The Boy I Am by K.L.Kettle.  I'd like to thank Kaleidoscopic Tours, Little Tiger Books and K.L for allowing me to read and review this, quite frankly amazing, novel.  As always here is the cover, which is stunning and vibrant, and the blurb: ***** They say we’re dangerous. But we’re not that different. Jude is running out of time. Once a year, lucky young men in the House of Boys are auctioned to the female elite. But if Jude fails to be selected before he turns seventeen, a future deep underground in the mines awaits. Yet ever since the death of his best friend at the hands of the all-powerful Chancellor, Jude has been desperate to escape the path set out for him. Finding himself entangled in a plot to assassinate the Chancellor, he finally has a chance to avenge his friend and win his freedom. But at what price? ***** The Boy I Am will still, without any doubt, be in

Morning BookWyrms,  I am back with another review as part of the Kaleidoscopic Tours event for Last One to Die by Cynthia Murphy. I'd like to thank Kaleidoscopic Tours, Scholastic UK and Cynthia for allowing me to read and review this debut novel.  As always here is the cover and blurb: ***** Niamh is in London for a summer of fun and freedom.  But young women are being attacked across the city.... and she quickly discovers they all look scarily similar to her.  Can her new friends all be trusted? Can she shake off the feeling that someone is watching her? Will she stay one step ahead of the killer, or.... will she be next? ***** I devoured this book is record time and it was one of the first books I finished in January. Once I'd started reading it I could not put it down. Cynthia has a real flow about the way she writes, building and ebbing the tension and suspense, throughout. You get caught up in the drama of it all and I love that. The Irish references and words were a grea

Morning BookWyrms,  I hope you are all staying safe and well during these worrying times.  Thank you to The Next Step PR and Rebecca for gifting me an e-arc of The Fate of Crowns so that I could read and review, it has been a pleasure to dive into this one.  If you follow me on Instagram then you will know  I've being sharing photos and talking about this one - as I was part of the countdown tour - so you already know I am a fan but I wanted to share a full (spoiler free) review with you here.  Here is the cover and blurb: ***** With my brother's death came the crown and all the trappings that accompany it. Now, my father--the most dangerous man in Magaelor--seeks to control my future. But fate has other plans. Thrown into mer-filled waters, I'm dragged into the rival kingdom of Berovia. Surrounded by those who murdered my brother and wished my entire family dead, I must find my way back to my kingdom. There, a marriage between myself and the dark fae prince could bring pea

Morning BookWyrms,  Today I want to talk about poetry - which isn't something I have spoken about on here before. This is because I am a bit particular about the kind of poetry I enjoy and like. I'm a fan of dark, deep, almost painful poems that bear the soul. I like vivid imagery and heaps of open ended interpretation. Which is why I am writing about this collection. Into the Orange Grove is a collection of poems from Grace Hasson which I recently read and posted about on my Bookstagram account.  The collection, told in three parts, really moved me and I would like to thank Grace for gifting me a copy to read and share my thoughts on. Like I said in my stories and my post - this is a powerful, real and poignant collection that touched me in many ways. I think Grace has a huge talent for being open and honest and an almost lyrical way with words. The imagery is bold and boarders on grotesque a couple of times - which I adored because I am at heart a Gothic kind of gal. But it w

Evening BookWyrms,  Being part of The Doors of Riverdell launch team has been a truly brilliant and fun experience. Thank you Marianne for letting me be part of this, especially during a year that has been so fraught with bad news and constant worry. A chance to read a debut novel and chat with amazing bookstagrammers has been uplifting and soul soothing, to say the least.  Like all my reviews this will be spoiler free and contain all the links needed to order your own copy of the book.  Lets jump right in with the cover reveal and blurb: You might have seen this post before on my bookstagram page, but I am rather proud of it and so wanted to use it here, to show off this soothing and inviting cover that hints at the main stage of this novel.  And here is the back of the book, with one of the best tag lines I've seen on a contemporary family focused novel: ***** Even the most beautiful home can't guarantee happiness. Isabelle Threlfall has always called Riverdell House, in the

Morning BookWyrms,  Birth of the Fae: Locked Out of Heaven is the debut epic fantasy novel from Danielle M. Orsino and having just finished the last page of book one I am already chomping at the bit for book two!  I was gifted this book in exchange for an honest review - so thank you to BookstaInfluencers, Hilton Jenkins and Danielle for giving me the chance to be part of this magical world.  When my copy arrived the packaging was gorgeous! Wrapped in white tissue paper with the book title printed on it in gold. A white feather tipped in gold, a healer bookmark and a dragon postcard! I mean I knew I was about to go on a magical adventure. And then I opened the paper and saw the cover! This is the kind of book you would find in the back of a mysterious bookshop that popped up in your town overnight and then disappeared again once you stepped back onto the pavement. It looks as if it is magically bound and woven with spells - the details are gorgeous: have a look, tell me I'm wrong?!