As great a reading-year as 2022 was, they can’t all be winners… In between the hits and hidden gems, I also encountered my fair-share of...

On this second day of Christmas my true love gave to me: 11 hidden gems, and a chance to shout them out. These ten novels are far too...

With 2022 drawing to a close, it’s finally time for one of my favourite series to do each year: my Year in Review. As always, this will...

Adult Fiction 1. Migrations – Charlotte McConaghy Genre: literary Fiction Representation: loss of home/family, trauma Triggerwarnings:...

Back in 2020, when the trend of witch-fiction was only in its infancy, I posted a guide of witchy recommendations, divided by genre and...

In honour of Halloween 2022, I bring 65 haunted recommendations, across 13 categories in The Fictionfox’s Ultimate Guide to Ghost-Stories.

The month of October is packed with exciting releases, making it all too easy to forget how many great autumnally appropriate books have...

Autumn Update: Let me start todays post off with an unpopular opinions I HATE the autumn... I know, I know; the crispy leaves, hot drinks...

Representation within fiction has been a huge passion of mine for as long as I've been active as a reviewer. No form of representation...

When the Moon was Ours - Anna-Marie Mclemore I had to start this list off with my favourite LGBTQ -author of all time. Any of AM’s novels...

When it comes to magical realism and fantasy, novels that take inspiration from classic mythology or traditional folklore are like catnip...

This post is part of my All-Time-Favourite-by-genre-project, in which I'll try to tackle the daunting task of identifying my all-time favourite books through multiple genre-specific lists. Each list will have a top 10 (and possible honourable mentions), and will be updated every 6-12 months, if everything goes according to plan. *Most recently updated: September 2025 The fantasy-genre is still heavily dominated by series, which can be frustrating when you’re craving fantasy,

Although I've talked about plenty of fantasy novel in my reviews over the past few months, it's been a long time since I've given you an update on my fantasy-favourite. A comprehensive review of all my current favourites, if you will. Today I'm here to talk about my 10 favourite fantasy-series, as off this moment in time, as well as 5 honourable mentions and 5 series on my short-term TBR that I hope will feature in the my next favourite-list. As a bonus, I'll also talk shortl

My favourite readathon, the Magical Readathon hoste by Bookroast, is back in August for the Orilium Autumn Equinox. This has been the...

Although my TBR is already complete and set, I wanted to use the Magical Readathon as an excuse to talk about some books I’ve (recently)...

With the start of July comes the (dreaded) mid-point of the year, and a good opportunity to reflect on the past months of reading. As has...

As the year draws to a mid-way point, publishers have been releasing their catalogues for the second half of 2022, showing off the...

Summer is filled with the classic “beach-read-recommendations”, most of which tend to be heavy on the romance, and light on anything...

Associating overly-specific recommendations to a season usually comes quite easy to me. Against the huge list books (and themes) I...

Adult Fiction 1. The Ocean at the End of the Lane – Neil Gaiman Sussex, England. A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to...