Lottie Reads

Evening BookWyrms, Let's talk about fairytales. Look I love stories that have Princesses, Witches, Princes and a true love's kiss. I love pumpkin carriages, love at first sight, enchanted sleep and daring tower rescues, of course I do. But……... More than that, I love those old school tales. The ones that have twisted, sick, moral messages attached to them and very violent, bloody endings. I like the creepy way we use them to scare children into behaving. I love the magic of them. I love the way we tell them as if they are family stories handed down from generation to generation. Basically I love fairytales. And this includes retellings, reimaginings and modernised versions of them. And let’s be honest the bookshelves of our libraries and our bookstores are full of them at the moment. The Sisters Grimm firmly falls into the latter group of fairytale books - it is dark, let me preface all of the below with that statement. When I saw The Sisters Grimm on NetGalley I kn

Morning BookWyrms, It's day nine of Kelsey Quick's A Violet Fire Virtual Book Tour! And it's my turn to share and promote this fang-tastic (see what I did there?) debut novel! I have been talking about this book on my blog and my insta account since October when I was lucky enough to get an E-Arc of it from NetGalley. My review (spoiler free of course) is on the blog already - go check it out (after you've pre-ordered your copy of the book!) For my stop on the tour I got to interview Kelsey about A Violet Fire - which was so exciting for me as a fan! Can I just note here that Kelsey is as lovely as she is talented! And if you need proof - Kelsey is hosting a giveaway, for those in the US, whilst this tour runs!! Kelsey will be awarding, one lucky winner, a $25 Amazon/BN gift card, chosen at random via rafflecopter. So don't forget to enter for your chance to win here: RAFFLECOPTER: Enter to win a $25 Amazon/BN GC - a Rafflecopter giveaway A Viole