Rachel
@acascadeofbooks.bsky.social
Reader. Book reviewer. Sports fan.
Work for Scottish Book Trust. All opinions my own!
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Work for Scottish Book Trust. All opinions my own!
She/her
www.acascadeofbooks.com
My most recent read and my newest plant friend!
The plant was courtesy of my Grandad who very kindly gave it to me, and the book is the third and final book in an amazing fantasy trilogy!
What book did you finish recently?
The plant was courtesy of my Grandad who very kindly gave it to me, and the book is the third and final book in an amazing fantasy trilogy!
What book did you finish recently?
July 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
My most recent read and my newest plant friend!
The plant was courtesy of my Grandad who very kindly gave it to me, and the book is the third and final book in an amazing fantasy trilogy!
What book did you finish recently?
The plant was courtesy of my Grandad who very kindly gave it to me, and the book is the third and final book in an amazing fantasy trilogy!
What book did you finish recently?
My recent read! 📖
I really enjoyed I Am Raven, it’s an excellent sequel to I Am Wolf by Alastair Chisholm. These are adventure filled dystopian novels about giant metal creatures which house the human race. It’s got great characters, and there are some big twists in this sequel! I gasped!!
I really enjoyed I Am Raven, it’s an excellent sequel to I Am Wolf by Alastair Chisholm. These are adventure filled dystopian novels about giant metal creatures which house the human race. It’s got great characters, and there are some big twists in this sequel! I gasped!!
June 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
My recent read! 📖
I really enjoyed I Am Raven, it’s an excellent sequel to I Am Wolf by Alastair Chisholm. These are adventure filled dystopian novels about giant metal creatures which house the human race. It’s got great characters, and there are some big twists in this sequel! I gasped!!
I really enjoyed I Am Raven, it’s an excellent sequel to I Am Wolf by Alastair Chisholm. These are adventure filled dystopian novels about giant metal creatures which house the human race. It’s got great characters, and there are some big twists in this sequel! I gasped!!
I just finished one of my most anticipated releases of 2025!
I adore The Hunger Games trilogy, and was verrrry disappointed by The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes so went into this book with some trepidation.
I shouldn’t have worried, this book was excellent!!
I adore The Hunger Games trilogy, and was verrrry disappointed by The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes so went into this book with some trepidation.
I shouldn’t have worried, this book was excellent!!
March 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I just finished one of my most anticipated releases of 2025!
I adore The Hunger Games trilogy, and was verrrry disappointed by The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes so went into this book with some trepidation.
I shouldn’t have worried, this book was excellent!!
I adore The Hunger Games trilogy, and was verrrry disappointed by The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes so went into this book with some trepidation.
I shouldn’t have worried, this book was excellent!!
February wrap up 📚
I was able to read 11 books in February which I’m pretty pleased with!
Not pictured here are Sourcery and Eric by Terry Pratchett which I listened to, and They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran which I read as an ebook!
I was able to read 11 books in February which I’m pretty pleased with!
Not pictured here are Sourcery and Eric by Terry Pratchett which I listened to, and They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran which I read as an ebook!
March 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
February wrap up 📚
I was able to read 11 books in February which I’m pretty pleased with!
Not pictured here are Sourcery and Eric by Terry Pratchett which I listened to, and They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran which I read as an ebook!
I was able to read 11 books in February which I’m pretty pleased with!
Not pictured here are Sourcery and Eric by Terry Pratchett which I listened to, and They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran which I read as an ebook!
Despite being a big fantasy reader I have never read any Terry Pratchett (I know, gasp!) So I decided to make 2025 the year I try and get some Pratchett in my life! My library has loads of the audiobooks, so I’m listening to them! Sourcery is first up, and I would recommend!
February 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Despite being a big fantasy reader I have never read any Terry Pratchett (I know, gasp!) So I decided to make 2025 the year I try and get some Pratchett in my life! My library has loads of the audiobooks, so I’m listening to them! Sourcery is first up, and I would recommend!
If you’re looking for a contemporary YA to sob your heart out to, I have just the book!
Pieces of Us by Stewart Foster is based on the author’s own experiences as a young man, and deals with some difficult topics including grief, death and eating disorders.
Thank you @simonschusteruk.bsky.social
Pieces of Us by Stewart Foster is based on the author’s own experiences as a young man, and deals with some difficult topics including grief, death and eating disorders.
Thank you @simonschusteruk.bsky.social
February 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
If you’re looking for a contemporary YA to sob your heart out to, I have just the book!
Pieces of Us by Stewart Foster is based on the author’s own experiences as a young man, and deals with some difficult topics including grief, death and eating disorders.
Thank you @simonschusteruk.bsky.social
Pieces of Us by Stewart Foster is based on the author’s own experiences as a young man, and deals with some difficult topics including grief, death and eating disorders.
Thank you @simonschusteruk.bsky.social
A recent audiobook 🎧
I picked Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum recently and had a lovely time!
This is a heartwarming tale of a young woman who opens a bookshop in Seoul. We follow Yeongju as she discovers the joys and difficulties! @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
I picked Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum recently and had a lovely time!
This is a heartwarming tale of a young woman who opens a bookshop in Seoul. We follow Yeongju as she discovers the joys and difficulties! @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A recent audiobook 🎧
I picked Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum recently and had a lovely time!
This is a heartwarming tale of a young woman who opens a bookshop in Seoul. We follow Yeongju as she discovers the joys and difficulties! @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
I picked Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum recently and had a lovely time!
This is a heartwarming tale of a young woman who opens a bookshop in Seoul. We follow Yeongju as she discovers the joys and difficulties! @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
My recent audiobook!
I have had Scavengers by Darren Simpson on my shelves for a long time, and finally picked it up as an audiobook from the library!
This is a very unique book about Landfill who lives in a rubbish site. Something very different from the usual middle grade!
I have had Scavengers by Darren Simpson on my shelves for a long time, and finally picked it up as an audiobook from the library!
This is a very unique book about Landfill who lives in a rubbish site. Something very different from the usual middle grade!
February 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
My recent audiobook!
I have had Scavengers by Darren Simpson on my shelves for a long time, and finally picked it up as an audiobook from the library!
This is a very unique book about Landfill who lives in a rubbish site. Something very different from the usual middle grade!
I have had Scavengers by Darren Simpson on my shelves for a long time, and finally picked it up as an audiobook from the library!
This is a very unique book about Landfill who lives in a rubbish site. Something very different from the usual middle grade!
If you’re looking for a historical fantasy novel with a lovely slow burn queer romance look no further than Strange Beasts by Susan J Morris!
Set in the early 1900s Paris, this novel has fantastical beasts and chases in the catacombs of France!
Thank you @hodderscape.bsky.social for the copy!
Set in the early 1900s Paris, this novel has fantastical beasts and chases in the catacombs of France!
Thank you @hodderscape.bsky.social for the copy!
December 17, 2024 at 9:54 PM
If you’re looking for a historical fantasy novel with a lovely slow burn queer romance look no further than Strange Beasts by Susan J Morris!
Set in the early 1900s Paris, this novel has fantastical beasts and chases in the catacombs of France!
Thank you @hodderscape.bsky.social for the copy!
Set in the early 1900s Paris, this novel has fantastical beasts and chases in the catacombs of France!
Thank you @hodderscape.bsky.social for the copy!
I’m late to get to this series, but I’m loving the Truly Devious series by @maureenjohnson so much! I can’t put them down, and I’m flying through the series!
This YA crime series is a real page turner! Highly recommend to all!
This YA crime series is a real page turner! Highly recommend to all!
December 5, 2024 at 7:03 PM
I’m late to get to this series, but I’m loving the Truly Devious series by @maureenjohnson so much! I can’t put them down, and I’m flying through the series!
This YA crime series is a real page turner! Highly recommend to all!
This YA crime series is a real page turner! Highly recommend to all!
My latest middle grade read! 🪔
Relic Hamilton, Genie Hunter is a really fun fantasy book about Relic, who discovers he and his grandad are members of a secret organisation that deal with genies and other magical creatures.
Thanks Walker Books!
Relic Hamilton, Genie Hunter is a really fun fantasy book about Relic, who discovers he and his grandad are members of a secret organisation that deal with genies and other magical creatures.
Thanks Walker Books!
November 14, 2024 at 8:50 PM
My latest middle grade read! 🪔
Relic Hamilton, Genie Hunter is a really fun fantasy book about Relic, who discovers he and his grandad are members of a secret organisation that deal with genies and other magical creatures.
Thanks Walker Books!
Relic Hamilton, Genie Hunter is a really fun fantasy book about Relic, who discovers he and his grandad are members of a secret organisation that deal with genies and other magical creatures.
Thanks Walker Books!
I forget sometimes that having a kindle is having every single book ever written at my fingertips. Then I get overwhelmed by my TBR pile and think about something else. 📚
What are you currently reading this week?
#booksbooksbook
What are you currently reading this week?
#booksbooksbook
November 12, 2024 at 10:48 PM
I forget sometimes that having a kindle is having every single book ever written at my fingertips. Then I get overwhelmed by my TBR pile and think about something else. 📚
What are you currently reading this week?
#booksbooksbook
What are you currently reading this week?
#booksbooksbook
My first non fiction book of the year was the excellent Why Women Grow by Alice Vincent.
I was totally enraptured by this book, telling the story of women and the gardens they tend. It made me want to get outside, even if just to appreciate what is growing around me!
I was totally enraptured by this book, telling the story of women and the gardens they tend. It made me want to get outside, even if just to appreciate what is growing around me!
March 20, 2024 at 9:09 PM
My first non fiction book of the year was the excellent Why Women Grow by Alice Vincent.
I was totally enraptured by this book, telling the story of women and the gardens they tend. It made me want to get outside, even if just to appreciate what is growing around me!
I was totally enraptured by this book, telling the story of women and the gardens they tend. It made me want to get outside, even if just to appreciate what is growing around me!
Boxing Day reading!
I’ve had We Are Blood and Thunder by Kesia Lupo on my TBR pile for a few years, and I found it recently so decided now was the perfect time! I love a YA fantasy, I’m excited to see what this one is like!
Are you doing any reading this Boxing Day?
I’ve had We Are Blood and Thunder by Kesia Lupo on my TBR pile for a few years, and I found it recently so decided now was the perfect time! I love a YA fantasy, I’m excited to see what this one is like!
Are you doing any reading this Boxing Day?
December 26, 2023 at 1:18 PM
Boxing Day reading!
I’ve had We Are Blood and Thunder by Kesia Lupo on my TBR pile for a few years, and I found it recently so decided now was the perfect time! I love a YA fantasy, I’m excited to see what this one is like!
Are you doing any reading this Boxing Day?
I’ve had We Are Blood and Thunder by Kesia Lupo on my TBR pile for a few years, and I found it recently so decided now was the perfect time! I love a YA fantasy, I’m excited to see what this one is like!
Are you doing any reading this Boxing Day?
I just finished this interesting sci-fi novel this evening. It’s a classic AI/computers take over the world but with some interesting twists. It’s got shades of Orwell’s 1984 too, a well crafted standalone novel.
December 19, 2023 at 10:04 PM
I just finished this interesting sci-fi novel this evening. It’s a classic AI/computers take over the world but with some interesting twists. It’s got shades of Orwell’s 1984 too, a well crafted standalone novel.
Settling down to read Mindwalker by Kate Dylan. I got this edition from Goldsboro Books and it’s been sitting quietly on my TBR pile until now! I’m excited!
November 22, 2023 at 10:52 PM
Settling down to read Mindwalker by Kate Dylan. I got this edition from Goldsboro Books and it’s been sitting quietly on my TBR pile until now! I’m excited!
My latest read!
A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir is the second book in the Ember Quartet. This YA fantasy series slightly passed me by when it was first published but I’m really enjoying it now. Packed full of magic, with some really unexpected twists, I’m fully invested in this quartet!
A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir is the second book in the Ember Quartet. This YA fantasy series slightly passed me by when it was first published but I’m really enjoying it now. Packed full of magic, with some really unexpected twists, I’m fully invested in this quartet!
October 22, 2023 at 4:18 PM
My latest read!
A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir is the second book in the Ember Quartet. This YA fantasy series slightly passed me by when it was first published but I’m really enjoying it now. Packed full of magic, with some really unexpected twists, I’m fully invested in this quartet!
A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir is the second book in the Ember Quartet. This YA fantasy series slightly passed me by when it was first published but I’m really enjoying it now. Packed full of magic, with some really unexpected twists, I’m fully invested in this quartet!