So the reason I wanted to read this is because I've been seeing the author advertise this all over booktok so when I saw it was an ARC on Netgalley I jumped at the chance to apply for it. Friends, I really enjoyed this book. I'm not gonna lie, before reading this I had DNF'd a different queer contemporary romance and started to think that maybe the genre was not for me... And then Lyla brought me right back. This book was such a fun read for me and I found myself giggling and kicking my feet throughout. I was shocked to see myself enjoying a book with so much open door romance in it as well as usually I'm not one for spice, but for this one all of the spice was perfect, and loving, and so real for the sapphic experience that even I found myself blushing and cheering it on. I really love found family and female friendship within books and this one sure did have a lot in there. I think this book also taught me how important it is to see POC represented in queer romances and how little we do actually see them within even modern main media. I will say, the only downside I had with this book was even though it was dual POV, which I love, I found the jumping in between first and third person depending on who it was a little confusing at times, but honestly once I got into it I eventually got the hang of it. I will 100% be buying myself a copy of this book when it comes out, and I would definitely recommend this to anyone who wants a cute, funny, second chance queer romance to get stuck into.

So honestly friends, this was a re read for me. (Last time I read it was 10 years ago and I honestly couldn't remember anything). The reason I decided to re read it was because I recommended it to my friend who loves horror/splatterpunk and she said she enjoyed it and my goal this year is to read more indie authors so I picked it up. Friends, I'm not going to lie, I'm a little 50/50 on this one. I would not say this is a bad story at all, the premise was there, the twists and turns were twisting, there were a lot of good moments that genuinely had me on the edge of my seat for this book. I loved that we got to learn more about the main character which made it easier to empathise with him in such a short amount of time. My problem however, was how long it took to get to the point. To say this book is only 118 pages it consists of only 3 longer chapters, one in the present, one in the past, and then one back in the present, and for me, the length of the first chapter was unnecessary. I'm not a girly who loves when authors are overly descriptive in non - fantasy settings and honestly, this could have been a shorter novella and still have been great. I also will say, I wish that this was set somewhere other than England, the diner and the motorhome really threw me for a loop because we do not have a lot of these in England (If any). Overall, I would recommend this to those who enjoy a good horror story. I just feel unfortunately, even though this story was good, it just wasn't one of my favourites.

So the reason I wanted to read this book was genuinely because the synopsis sounded super cool so I applied for an ARC. Friends, I'm really happy I got to read this one. I'm not going to lie, Sci Fi is not usually a genre I typically pick up so this could've gone either way for me. The start of this story is a little slow because of the world building and explaining the time marbles and how everything works as well as Violet's relationships with other people. However, the moment this book picked up it picked up. This book was so much fun and my favourite thing about it is it had one of my favourite tropes which is found family. Not only were the characters caring towards each other but they truly treat each other with the respect and love that I expect from these types of friendships. I loved how much this book highlighted good female friendships especially with such a badass main character such as Violet. I LOVED Jackdaw so much and I found it really hard to remember that he wasn't human (literally every time he was referenced to as a robot it was a little shock to the system). I really appreciated how much detail the author went into on how the time marbles worked and how they were used throughout the story. I feel like we got a very clear and concise vision of what the author was trying to portray. I definitely would recommend this book to anyone and everyone and think it's a perfect beginner book for getting into sci fi (for me personally anyway). I will 100% be reading more of V.S. Nelson's books.

I received this book as an ARC from Netgalley, however all opinions are my own. So the reason I wanted to read this is as y'all know I love graphic novels and I saw this one from one of my favourite publishers (Oni Press) so I decided to apply for it. Friends, I'm so happy I got to read this one. First of all this is such a cute quick little read, I ended up reading it in one sitting because of how short it is and most of the storytelling being the imagery. The artwork throughout this is adorable and nostalgic and definitely gives off that fairytailesque vibe it's trying to portray. I loved every minute of the story and really resonate with needing to take a break rather than pushing myself too hard (which I think every single disabled person has felt at some point) and even though this wasn't directed towards disabled people, just people in general, it was such a nice reminder to have. I can't get enough of retellings and this was such a perfect one to add to my collection. I would genuinely recommend this story to everyone and anyone because it is 1000% something that everyone can relate do and I genuinely believe everyone deserves that little reminder that the book is trying to portray. I will definitely be picking myself a copy of this book when it comes out and possibly a copy for my brother so he can have it for my niece and nephews.