Little Hawks Books

As the year is almost at its end, I decided to go back and see just what I’d read throughout the year.  Of the 29 books I’ve started I’ve finished 26. These are the three I didn’t finish and why. Frankenstein - Mary Shelley This was one I was really looking forward to. So many people had said that this was a really good book and from what I managed to read I would have to agree. However as someone who suffered from dyslexia the writing style was so hard to read. Of course with this book being written 1818 it makes sense that this is how it was written,    but I found it so slow going. That doesn’t mean I won’t get round to finishing it, but I think to do so will have to be with an audio book. Demon road - Derek Landy Now this was one that I started to read at the start of a reading slump, so I have every intention of giving it another go. Derek Landy is one of my all time favourite authors so this is one that will get a second chance.  I read about half the book...

Author: Alexandra Christo Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars  Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Mythology Published Date: 10th October , 2023 What a book. This was the second book by Alexandra Christo that I’ve read, the first being to kill a kingdom and I can safely say I can’t wait to read more from her.  The plot  Atia, a Nefas who feeds on fear has been buried with the guilt of her parents' deaths for years, is cursed by the high gods after she kills a human to save her friend. Silas, a herald  messenger for the gods, is sick of the same thing day in and day out as he waits for his hundred years of service to be up and he can move on to either the After or the Never. After delivering the curse to Atia the pair team up with Tristan a scholar and Cillian a half human half banshee to break the curses that blind them both. Can the group survive long enough to break the curses when the high gifs have put a bounty on their head.  The characters Atia is a moody monster that at ti...

With the new year so close, here are 3 fantasy books set to be released in the first  month of 2025.  Immortal by S ue Lynn Tan Publishing:  7th January 2025 Genre: Fantasy, Myth and legend, romance 'To win the God of War's favour was wise - to fall in love with him would ruin me Liyen, heir to Tianxia, has grown up knowing she must serve the immortals who once protected her and her kingdom from a vicious enemy. When she is poisoned, her grandfather steals an enchanted lotus to save her life. Enraged at his betrayal, the immortal queen commands the powerful God of War to attack Tianxia. Upon her grandfather's death, Liyen ascends a precarious throne, vowing to end her kingdom's obligation to the immortals. When she is summoned to the Immortal Realm, she seizes the opportunity to learn their secrets and to form a tenuous alliance to safeguard her people, all with the one she should fear and mistrust the most: the ruthless God of War. As they are drawn together, a tre...

As someone who spends way too much time with my head in a book, I’ve come to love a good trilogy. For me they are the perfect length to give the story time to develop into something that will keep you glued to the pages and it will also allow the author the time to really build fascinating worlds. That being said, here are my three underrated trilogies and yes there will be some spoilers, so you have been warned. The Legendborn Cycle Arthur:  Tracy Deonn Genres: Fantasy, Retellings, King Arthur Mythology Rating: ⅘ stars  This series follows Bree Matthews as she leaves home and goes off to college. There she witnesses something that can't be explained.  A flying demon. In her search for answers she finds the Legendborn, a secret society on campus that hunts these monsters. Oh and their members just happen to be some of King Arthur and the knights of the round tables decendents. Once she joins she realises that the lodges merlin was the person who attempted to make her forg...