The Fanciful Reader

Welcome to The Fanciful Reader, where I post book reviews, and do occasional feature posts!

Fanciful Review | Soulbinder by Sebastien de Castell (Spellslinger #4)

Soulbinder by Sebastien de Castell My rating: 5 of 5 stars High above, beyond the petty concerns of mortals, the stars began to appear, thousands of tiny sparks coming to life. Soulbinder, by Sebastien de Castell, is the fourth book in his young adult fantasy Spellslinger series. As such, this review will contain spoilers from…
Fanciful Review | Stirrings in the Black House by Ambrose Ibsen

Stirrings in the Black House by Ambrose Ibsen My rating: 4 of 5 stars The deepening of the sound; the barest blush of a funerary march. Slowly, it all came back to me. Emil, a moderately successful pianist, has hit a rough patch. His career has derailed after an incident at a performance. He is…
Fanciful Review | The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson My rating: 4 of 5 stars The house was vile. She shivered and thought, the words coming freely into her mind, Hill House is vile, it is diseased; get away from here at once… Dr. Montague has always been fascinated with psychic phenomena, and organises to gather…
Fanciful Review | Charmcaster by Sebastien de Castell (Spellslinger #3)

Charmcaster by Sebastien de Castell My rating: 5 of 5 stars Charmcaster by Sebastien de Castell is the third book in his Spellslinger series of young adult fantasy novels. As such, this review will likely contain spoilers for the previous two books, Spellslinger, and Shadowblack. As with these, Charmcaster follows Kellen, a Jan’Tep spellslinger, cast…
Fanciful Review | Daughters Unto Devils by Amy Lukavics

Daughters Unto Devils by Amy Lukavics My rating: 4 of 5 stars Here is my new home, my place to begin clean, a place that is rotted and overheated and covered in filth. Things have gone very wrong for Amanda and her family. The previous Winter saw them snowed into their cabin. Amanda’s mother grew…
Fanciful Feature | My Five Most Re-read Books

Do you enjoy re-reading books? I do, from time to time. Looking over my shelves, I realised that there are a select few I re-read the most. Five books have made it onto this list, and I am excited to share them with you! Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll I love Alice and…