SPOTLIGHT ON QBD SOUTHLAND
Time to snuggle up with a suggestion from our team at Southland, who are nice and warm under our Spotlight this week! The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd “Most people don’t have any idea about all the complicated life going on inside a hive.” – (Kidd 148). Set in a South […]
The Immortal Prince by Jennifer Fallon
He is the stuff of myths and legends. She will be his salvation. Arkady Desean has never given much thought to the myth of the Tide Lords, an apparent ancient immortal race who have the ability to command Tide magic. As a historian, her world is made up of facts, not stories and folklore. But […]
Fantastic Females in Fantasy – Pt. 1
Let’s face it – the fantasy genre has long had a bit of a reputation for being a boys club. Many fantasy worlds have a basis in history, most obviously Medieval Europe, and as such women can be relegated to background characters who keep the home fires burning while the men all go off adventuring. […]
Daughter of Smoke and Bone – Laini Taylor
“Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love…” In museums all over the world, the most unlikely of artefacts are going missing: teeth. The tooth thief in question is blue-haired, vivacious art student Karou, whose foster parent, a Chimaera by the name of Brimstone, needs them for unknown reasons. In exchange […]
