Nils Shukla
@nilsreviewsit.bsky.social
Reviews Adult Fantasy Books. Hobbitcore. LotR memes. Assistant Editor/Social Media Empress @thefantasyhive Bookstagrammer - Instagram: @nils.reviewsit
Christmas Tree and decorations are up! Have you put yours up yet?
November 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Christmas Tree and decorations are up! Have you put yours up yet?
This week I’m diving into two ARCs from Orbit Books
I’ve already started The Book of Fallen Leaves by @astamaki.bsky.social & it’s SO good! The blend of epic fantasy & Japanese mythology is👌🏽
I’ll also start Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett which sounds adorably cosy 😻
I’ve already started The Book of Fallen Leaves by @astamaki.bsky.social & it’s SO good! The blend of epic fantasy & Japanese mythology is👌🏽
I’ll also start Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett which sounds adorably cosy 😻
November 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
This week I’m diving into two ARCs from Orbit Books
I’ve already started The Book of Fallen Leaves by @astamaki.bsky.social & it’s SO good! The blend of epic fantasy & Japanese mythology is👌🏽
I’ll also start Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett which sounds adorably cosy 😻
I’ve already started The Book of Fallen Leaves by @astamaki.bsky.social & it’s SO good! The blend of epic fantasy & Japanese mythology is👌🏽
I’ll also start Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett which sounds adorably cosy 😻
I’m currently reading The Keeper of Magical Things by @julieleong.bsky.social It’s giving me such strong studio Ghibli vibes & is super warming to read. Loving it!
Also reading Blood for the Undying Throne by @sung-il-kim.com & translated by @antonhur.com which so far is a fascinating sequel!
Also reading Blood for the Undying Throne by @sung-il-kim.com & translated by @antonhur.com which so far is a fascinating sequel!
November 9, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I’m currently reading The Keeper of Magical Things by @julieleong.bsky.social It’s giving me such strong studio Ghibli vibes & is super warming to read. Loving it!
Also reading Blood for the Undying Throne by @sung-il-kim.com & translated by @antonhur.com which so far is a fascinating sequel!
Also reading Blood for the Undying Throne by @sung-il-kim.com & translated by @antonhur.com which so far is a fascinating sequel!
Just watched Frankenstein with my dad and it was absolutely incredible! The atmosphere, the performances, the emotion, all of it was outstanding. Chef’s Kiss to Guillermo del Toro. @realgdt.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Just watched Frankenstein with my dad and it was absolutely incredible! The atmosphere, the performances, the emotion, all of it was outstanding. Chef’s Kiss to Guillermo del Toro. @realgdt.bsky.social
This signed art card of Corban/Storm (illustrated by Sam White) from The Faithful & the Fallen series is my precious!
Thank you @johngwynneauthor.bsky.social & @tomunro.bsky.social for sending
If you haven’t read this series, please do! Don’t blame me for the emotional trauma though, blame John 🤣
Thank you @johngwynneauthor.bsky.social & @tomunro.bsky.social for sending
If you haven’t read this series, please do! Don’t blame me for the emotional trauma though, blame John 🤣
November 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
This signed art card of Corban/Storm (illustrated by Sam White) from The Faithful & the Fallen series is my precious!
Thank you @johngwynneauthor.bsky.social & @tomunro.bsky.social for sending
If you haven’t read this series, please do! Don’t blame me for the emotional trauma though, blame John 🤣
Thank you @johngwynneauthor.bsky.social & @tomunro.bsky.social for sending
If you haven’t read this series, please do! Don’t blame me for the emotional trauma though, blame John 🤣
Look at this gorgeous MinaLima edition of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley which is illustrated and includes interactive elements throughout!
This is my first time experiencing a MinaLima edition and I’m so impressed with how well it’s put together, the quality is amazing!
This is my first time experiencing a MinaLima edition and I’m so impressed with how well it’s put together, the quality is amazing!
November 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Look at this gorgeous MinaLima edition of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley which is illustrated and includes interactive elements throughout!
This is my first time experiencing a MinaLima edition and I’m so impressed with how well it’s put together, the quality is amazing!
This is my first time experiencing a MinaLima edition and I’m so impressed with how well it’s put together, the quality is amazing!
Another sequel I’m so grateful to receive. Thank you Orbit Books
Blood for the Undying Throne by @sung-il-kim.com, translated by @antonhur.com, is the sequel to Blood of the Old Kings.
An epic fantasy with a dragon, necromancy & sorcerers. Can’t wait to continue this wildly fun quest!
Blood for the Undying Throne by @sung-il-kim.com, translated by @antonhur.com, is the sequel to Blood of the Old Kings.
An epic fantasy with a dragon, necromancy & sorcerers. Can’t wait to continue this wildly fun quest!
November 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Another sequel I’m so grateful to receive. Thank you Orbit Books
Blood for the Undying Throne by @sung-il-kim.com, translated by @antonhur.com, is the sequel to Blood of the Old Kings.
An epic fantasy with a dragon, necromancy & sorcerers. Can’t wait to continue this wildly fun quest!
Blood for the Undying Throne by @sung-il-kim.com, translated by @antonhur.com, is the sequel to Blood of the Old Kings.
An epic fantasy with a dragon, necromancy & sorcerers. Can’t wait to continue this wildly fun quest!
I’ve been looking at my TBR and deciding which review/arcs I’m most looking forward to reading and hoping to get to before the end of the year and possibly into the new year. I’ll list them below:
The Book of Fallen Leaves by @astamaki.bsky.social — out March 2026
The Book of Fallen Leaves by @astamaki.bsky.social — out March 2026
November 1, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I’ve been looking at my TBR and deciding which review/arcs I’m most looking forward to reading and hoping to get to before the end of the year and possibly into the new year. I’ll list them below:
The Book of Fallen Leaves by @astamaki.bsky.social — out March 2026
The Book of Fallen Leaves by @astamaki.bsky.social — out March 2026
Happy Halloween! 🎃
Here’s my October spooky reading wrap up!
Favourite of the month was House of Splinters by @spookypurcell.bsky.social
Going into November I’ll be finishing off The Iron Road by @davewragg.com and also starting The Keeper of Magical Things by @julieleong.bsky.social
Here’s my October spooky reading wrap up!
Favourite of the month was House of Splinters by @spookypurcell.bsky.social
Going into November I’ll be finishing off The Iron Road by @davewragg.com and also starting The Keeper of Magical Things by @julieleong.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Happy Halloween! 🎃
Here’s my October spooky reading wrap up!
Favourite of the month was House of Splinters by @spookypurcell.bsky.social
Going into November I’ll be finishing off The Iron Road by @davewragg.com and also starting The Keeper of Magical Things by @julieleong.bsky.social
Here’s my October spooky reading wrap up!
Favourite of the month was House of Splinters by @spookypurcell.bsky.social
Going into November I’ll be finishing off The Iron Road by @davewragg.com and also starting The Keeper of Magical Things by @julieleong.bsky.social
Omg @davewragg.com The Commodore 🍋 is pure gold 🤣🤣🤣🤣
October 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Omg @davewragg.com The Commodore 🍋 is pure gold 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I received two epic fantasy sequels!
The Blackfire Blade by @jamesloganauthor.bsky.social is the follow up to The Silverblood Promise. More fun shenanigans await!
The War Beyond by @andreagstewart.bsky.social is the follow up to The Gods Below. Two sisters on opposite sides of a war!
The Blackfire Blade by @jamesloganauthor.bsky.social is the follow up to The Silverblood Promise. More fun shenanigans await!
The War Beyond by @andreagstewart.bsky.social is the follow up to The Gods Below. Two sisters on opposite sides of a war!
October 30, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I received two epic fantasy sequels!
The Blackfire Blade by @jamesloganauthor.bsky.social is the follow up to The Silverblood Promise. More fun shenanigans await!
The War Beyond by @andreagstewart.bsky.social is the follow up to The Gods Below. Two sisters on opposite sides of a war!
The Blackfire Blade by @jamesloganauthor.bsky.social is the follow up to The Silverblood Promise. More fun shenanigans await!
The War Beyond by @andreagstewart.bsky.social is the follow up to The Gods Below. Two sisters on opposite sides of a war!
Currently reading The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by @pfracassi.bsky.social - so brutal! I’m dreading who will be the next victim 🫣 I’m hooked!
Also reading The Iron Road by @davewragg.com - final book in The Tales from the Plains trilogy. I’m sad to say goodbye to Ree & Javani 😭
Also reading The Iron Road by @davewragg.com - final book in The Tales from the Plains trilogy. I’m sad to say goodbye to Ree & Javani 😭
October 22, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Currently reading The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by @pfracassi.bsky.social - so brutal! I’m dreading who will be the next victim 🫣 I’m hooked!
Also reading The Iron Road by @davewragg.com - final book in The Tales from the Plains trilogy. I’m sad to say goodbye to Ree & Javani 😭
Also reading The Iron Road by @davewragg.com - final book in The Tales from the Plains trilogy. I’m sad to say goodbye to Ree & Javani 😭
Happy Diwali all 🪔
Did some Rangoli
Did some Rangoli
October 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Happy Diwali all 🪔
Did some Rangoli
Did some Rangoli
One of my most anticipated books of 2026 has just arrived!
Thank you Orbit Books for this gorgeous ARC of The Book of Fallen Leaves by @astamaki.bsky.social
“fantasy retelling of an ancient Samurai saga, packed with stunning worldbuilding and epic adventure”
EEK I’m excited for this
Thank you Orbit Books for this gorgeous ARC of The Book of Fallen Leaves by @astamaki.bsky.social
“fantasy retelling of an ancient Samurai saga, packed with stunning worldbuilding and epic adventure”
EEK I’m excited for this
October 18, 2025 at 10:23 AM
One of my most anticipated books of 2026 has just arrived!
Thank you Orbit Books for this gorgeous ARC of The Book of Fallen Leaves by @astamaki.bsky.social
“fantasy retelling of an ancient Samurai saga, packed with stunning worldbuilding and epic adventure”
EEK I’m excited for this
Thank you Orbit Books for this gorgeous ARC of The Book of Fallen Leaves by @astamaki.bsky.social
“fantasy retelling of an ancient Samurai saga, packed with stunning worldbuilding and epic adventure”
EEK I’m excited for this
I received some fab ARCs recently!
The Apple and the Pearl by @rymkechacha.bsky.social - “a ballet troupe of lost souls perform an ancient dance for the faerie realms” Thank you @titanbooks.bsky.social
The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell - “a magical hotel in the Swiss Alps”
Thanks Del Rey
The Apple and the Pearl by @rymkechacha.bsky.social - “a ballet troupe of lost souls perform an ancient dance for the faerie realms” Thank you @titanbooks.bsky.social
The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell - “a magical hotel in the Swiss Alps”
Thanks Del Rey
October 14, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I received some fab ARCs recently!
The Apple and the Pearl by @rymkechacha.bsky.social - “a ballet troupe of lost souls perform an ancient dance for the faerie realms” Thank you @titanbooks.bsky.social
The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell - “a magical hotel in the Swiss Alps”
Thanks Del Rey
The Apple and the Pearl by @rymkechacha.bsky.social - “a ballet troupe of lost souls perform an ancient dance for the faerie realms” Thank you @titanbooks.bsky.social
The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell - “a magical hotel in the Swiss Alps”
Thanks Del Rey
I’ve not read the book so can’t say if it’s a good adaptation or not but The Woman in Cabin 10 was a really entertaining mystery thriller film!
October 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I’ve not read the book so can’t say if it’s a good adaptation or not but The Woman in Cabin 10 was a really entertaining mystery thriller film!
Happy Book Birthday to @spookypurcell.bsky.social - House of Splinters is out from Bloomsbury books
This is my current read & Purcell has recaptured the unsettling atmosphere within The Bridge Manor, the eeriness of the silent companion figures & mess with our perception of reality! Loving it!
This is my current read & Purcell has recaptured the unsettling atmosphere within The Bridge Manor, the eeriness of the silent companion figures & mess with our perception of reality! Loving it!
October 9, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Happy Book Birthday to @spookypurcell.bsky.social - House of Splinters is out from Bloomsbury books
This is my current read & Purcell has recaptured the unsettling atmosphere within The Bridge Manor, the eeriness of the silent companion figures & mess with our perception of reality! Loving it!
This is my current read & Purcell has recaptured the unsettling atmosphere within The Bridge Manor, the eeriness of the silent companion figures & mess with our perception of reality! Loving it!
For something darker this October Orbit Books new horror imprint Run For It have you covered!
I received The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by @pfracassi.bsky.social & The Feeding by @anthonyryan.bsky.social
I think both will scare the shit out of me & I’m looking forward to it 🤣🤣
I received The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by @pfracassi.bsky.social & The Feeding by @anthonyryan.bsky.social
I think both will scare the shit out of me & I’m looking forward to it 🤣🤣
October 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
For something darker this October Orbit Books new horror imprint Run For It have you covered!
I received The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by @pfracassi.bsky.social & The Feeding by @anthonyryan.bsky.social
I think both will scare the shit out of me & I’m looking forward to it 🤣🤣
I received The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by @pfracassi.bsky.social & The Feeding by @anthonyryan.bsky.social
I think both will scare the shit out of me & I’m looking forward to it 🤣🤣
My spooky TBR for Oct. I’ve decided on mostly gothic/haunted novels by female authors. So excited!
Monstrous Tales
House of Splinters by @spookypurcell.bsky.social
Play Nice by @rachelharrison.bsky.social
Our Gifted Hearts by @jenniferkennedy.bsky.social
Honeysuckle by @barfridmantell.bsky.social
Monstrous Tales
House of Splinters by @spookypurcell.bsky.social
Play Nice by @rachelharrison.bsky.social
Our Gifted Hearts by @jenniferkennedy.bsky.social
Honeysuckle by @barfridmantell.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 12:36 PM
My spooky TBR for Oct. I’ve decided on mostly gothic/haunted novels by female authors. So excited!
Monstrous Tales
House of Splinters by @spookypurcell.bsky.social
Play Nice by @rachelharrison.bsky.social
Our Gifted Hearts by @jenniferkennedy.bsky.social
Honeysuckle by @barfridmantell.bsky.social
Monstrous Tales
House of Splinters by @spookypurcell.bsky.social
Play Nice by @rachelharrison.bsky.social
Our Gifted Hearts by @jenniferkennedy.bsky.social
Honeysuckle by @barfridmantell.bsky.social
I just finished watching Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue and the first 5 episodes were great! A Lost-esque story that’s really gripping.
But that last episode… you really need to switch your brain off to make it make sense! 😅
#ninebodiesinamexicanmorgue
But that last episode… you really need to switch your brain off to make it make sense! 😅
#ninebodiesinamexicanmorgue
October 3, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I just finished watching Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue and the first 5 episodes were great! A Lost-esque story that’s really gripping.
But that last episode… you really need to switch your brain off to make it make sense! 😅
#ninebodiesinamexicanmorgue
But that last episode… you really need to switch your brain off to make it make sense! 😅
#ninebodiesinamexicanmorgue
Happy Spooky Season!
I received an upcoming anthology-Monstrous Tales-which will be released from Bloomsbury
Already dived into Eynhallow Free by Sunyi Dean - atmospheric, unsettling & poignantly written.
And Deaths in the Family by Stuart Turton - bloody & insanely twisty!
I received an upcoming anthology-Monstrous Tales-which will be released from Bloomsbury
Already dived into Eynhallow Free by Sunyi Dean - atmospheric, unsettling & poignantly written.
And Deaths in the Family by Stuart Turton - bloody & insanely twisty!
October 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Happy Spooky Season!
I received an upcoming anthology-Monstrous Tales-which will be released from Bloomsbury
Already dived into Eynhallow Free by Sunyi Dean - atmospheric, unsettling & poignantly written.
And Deaths in the Family by Stuart Turton - bloody & insanely twisty!
I received an upcoming anthology-Monstrous Tales-which will be released from Bloomsbury
Already dived into Eynhallow Free by Sunyi Dean - atmospheric, unsettling & poignantly written.
And Deaths in the Family by Stuart Turton - bloody & insanely twisty!
September reading Wrap Up
I had four fab reads. My favourite of the month was The Tower of the Tyrant by @jeremyteg.bsky.social
I’m currently reading The Everlasting by @alixeharrow.bsky.social which has so much emotion and time-travel twists. Really enjoying it.
Then I’ll be on to my spooky TBR!
I had four fab reads. My favourite of the month was The Tower of the Tyrant by @jeremyteg.bsky.social
I’m currently reading The Everlasting by @alixeharrow.bsky.social which has so much emotion and time-travel twists. Really enjoying it.
Then I’ll be on to my spooky TBR!
September 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
September reading Wrap Up
I had four fab reads. My favourite of the month was The Tower of the Tyrant by @jeremyteg.bsky.social
I’m currently reading The Everlasting by @alixeharrow.bsky.social which has so much emotion and time-travel twists. Really enjoying it.
Then I’ll be on to my spooky TBR!
I had four fab reads. My favourite of the month was The Tower of the Tyrant by @jeremyteg.bsky.social
I’m currently reading The Everlasting by @alixeharrow.bsky.social which has so much emotion and time-travel twists. Really enjoying it.
Then I’ll be on to my spooky TBR!
Thank you to Hodderscape & @readeatretreat.bsky.social for The Swan’s Daughter by Roshani Chokshi and Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibanez.
Thank you to @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social & @caramalines.bsky.social for Our Gifted Hearts by @jenniferkennedy.bsky.social
I’m excited to read these!
Thank you to @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social & @caramalines.bsky.social for Our Gifted Hearts by @jenniferkennedy.bsky.social
I’m excited to read these!
September 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Thank you to Hodderscape & @readeatretreat.bsky.social for The Swan’s Daughter by Roshani Chokshi and Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibanez.
Thank you to @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social & @caramalines.bsky.social for Our Gifted Hearts by @jenniferkennedy.bsky.social
I’m excited to read these!
Thank you to @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social & @caramalines.bsky.social for Our Gifted Hearts by @jenniferkennedy.bsky.social
I’m excited to read these!
If I had not read the books, I think this would’ve been a great film. But I have read and loved them, so this adaptation was a letdown. The British sense of humour from the books was lost, the character nuances were lost, & there were some fundamental changes to the ending. In short, I hated it.😅
September 25, 2025 at 8:48 AM
If I had not read the books, I think this would’ve been a great film. But I have read and loved them, so this adaptation was a letdown. The British sense of humour from the books was lost, the character nuances were lost, & there were some fundamental changes to the ending. In short, I hated it.😅
I’m currently reading The Tower of the Tyrant by @jeremyteg.bsky.social which is a standalone featuring a haunted tower, a sorceress scholar & a mercenary with 4 arms!
I’m also reading The Everlasting by @alixeharrow.bsky.social - which features a Lady Knight & a Historian obsessed with her legacy.
I’m also reading The Everlasting by @alixeharrow.bsky.social - which features a Lady Knight & a Historian obsessed with her legacy.
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I’m currently reading The Tower of the Tyrant by @jeremyteg.bsky.social which is a standalone featuring a haunted tower, a sorceress scholar & a mercenary with 4 arms!
I’m also reading The Everlasting by @alixeharrow.bsky.social - which features a Lady Knight & a Historian obsessed with her legacy.
I’m also reading The Everlasting by @alixeharrow.bsky.social - which features a Lady Knight & a Historian obsessed with her legacy.