Thank you to NetGalley and Solaris Books for providing me with an e-ARC for this title.
This novella is impressively detailed for its length. It’s 8/10
Thank you to NetGalley and Solaris Books for providing me with an e-ARC for this title.
This novella is impressively detailed for its length. It’s packed with so much emotion and incredible world building that makes this story so immersive. I wasn’t expecting to be so emotionally affected by this story, but the characters and themes were great. I really felt like I couldn’t put this down.
While at times the plot did feel a little rushed due to the story’s length it was still very satisfying. I really just wanted to spend more time in this world and with these characters. I highly recommend!...more
Thank you to 4th Estate, William Collins, and NetGalley for providing me with an e-arc of this book.
As soon as this book was announced it instantl9/10
Thank you to 4th Estate, William Collins, and NetGalley for providing me with an e-arc of this book.
As soon as this book was announced it instantly became one of my most anticipated titles of 2024, with Our Wives Under The Sea being one of my favourite books. I don’t really know how to describe Private Rites but I loved it! It’s beautiful and chilling and emotional. The closest comparison for me is The Haunting of Hill House, with its complex familial relationships and discussions of grief and trauma.
My favourite thing about this book is its characters, the three sisters at the core of this story are so well developed. Switching between their perspectives offers such drastically different outlooks and it allows you to really sympathise with each while simultaneously understanding the hostilities between them.
The horror here feels almost ambient, lurking at the back of the story ever present and increasing in intensity. There’s so much existential dread in this slow apocalypse, watching a world changing as characters fight for some sense of normalcy. It is entirely engrossing and immersive.
I can’t recommend this enough it was incredible, I can’t wait to read it again!...more
Thank you to NetGalley and Quercus for providing me with an e-arc for this book.
I didn’t know what to expect going into reading this and I ended u7/10
Thank you to NetGalley and Quercus for providing me with an e-arc for this book.
I didn’t know what to expect going into reading this and I ended up having a great time! This is such a fun fantasy book and it felt so easy to read and get into. The plot and the mystery is fantastic and really engaging. This book is also very fast paced, which was both great but also left me wanting a little more time to bond with the characters. On the whole though, the characters were great. The bond between Lukan and Flea was really a highlight and anytime they were on page together was where the book was at its best. There’s also a major character introduced later in the book that I LOVED, I just really wished she was around for more of the book.
I highly recommend this book to any fantasy readers as you’re in for a fantastic and tense plot and great characters. I can’t wait to read the sequel and learn more about this world and unravel more of its mysteries. ...more
This series genuinely just brings me so much joy (I’m refusing to process the end of this volume). The characters are just the best like the main10/10
This series genuinely just brings me so much joy (I’m refusing to process the end of this volume). The characters are just the best like the main four mean so much to me.
Also I feel completely normal about Olruggio :))...more
I really enjoyed this. It felt a little generic in its set-up and I didn't particularly connect with the romance but, the themes and ideas were gr7/10
I really enjoyed this. It felt a little generic in its set-up and I didn't particularly connect with the romance but, the themes and ideas were great and the characters were really interesting. Honestly, with the amount of characters and things going on I think this could've been a little longer to let things really develop....more
Thank you to NetGalley and PanMacmillan for sending me an e-ARC of this book.
I don’t really know where to start with this review. For the first th7/10
Thank you to NetGalley and PanMacmillan for sending me an e-ARC of this book.
I don’t really know where to start with this review. For the first third of this book I was so unsure and wasn’t really enjoying it. The humour didn’t work for me, the pacing felt off, and I just couldn’t connect with the characters. Then all of a sudden it just clicked for me and I was having a great time.
I really learnt to love the characters in this book and I think it’s when exploring their dynamic this book really shines. This was such a silly fun time and if that’s what you’re looking to get out of reading this I think you’ll have a great time. The book has so many great moments and interesting things to say and at its heart is a queer comedy and overall I’m glad to have read it!
I can’t wait to read more of Rowland’s work, their characters definitely resonated with me and I’d love to see how their other stories work for me....more
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