JUNE 18, 2024 • BOOK REVIEW, BLOG TOUR • ★★★★

A mythical adventure of love and heroism. Culhwch falls madly in love with Olwen, the daughter of a malevolent giant. But unhappy about the pairing, Olwen’s father sets Cuhlwch a test: he must complete several perilous feats and bring him the treasures he desires.

Exciting prose combined with beautiful poetry and hand-drawn line illustrations make this Welsh mythology retelling feel accessible and exciting, and is perfect for both young readers and grown-up Welsh mythology fans!

MAY 30, 2023 • BOOK REVIEW, BLOG TOUR • ★★★★★

When 12-year-old Vivi moves with her mums to London from rural North Wales, she finds herself wrapped up in a thrilling and mysterious mission alongside a misfit crew, including a thousand-year-old dog.

This contemporary adventure based on Welsh myth features a cast of diverse heroes including an autistic main character, a non-binary side character, and others with various ethnicities and disabilities (and written by a non-binary autistic author).

MARCH 17, 2023 • EXCERPT, BLOG TOUR

Magical realism blends with Japanese legend in a story about grief, memory, time, and an earthquake that shook a nation. There’s a catfish under the islands of Japan and when it rolls, the land rises and falls. This time, it caused an earthquake so powerful, it cracked time itself, destroyed Sora’s home, and took her mother.

When Sora strays inside the wild and abandoned zones where time runs differently, she finds that time distorts, memories fracture, and shadows linger. And when her father goes missing too, she has no choice but to find her parents, and perhaps even the catfish itself…

OCT 10, 2022 • BOOK REVIEW, BLOG TOUR • ★★★★

A story about two boys, separated by centuries, parted by myth, divided by reality. Two boys hoping to be men. Two boys severed from their fathers. Two boys searching a maze of manhood.

This spellbinding YA novel told in poems blends the ancient legend of Theseus and the Minotaur with the quest of a modern-day teenage boy to find his biological father. Each story tells of a boy becoming a man and discovering what true manhood really means.

Title: Kissing EmmaAuthor: Shappi KhorsandiPublisher: Bellatrix (Hachette Children's Group)Date Published: September 2, 2021Genre: YA Contemporary Date Read: September 12, 2021Format: Paperback ★★★★ Note: The links below are affiliate links, meaning I get a small...