Author Archives: shaunalawless

Hello everyone, I hope you are all keeping well! I seriously cannot believe that February is over. It’s already getting a bit warmer and the evenings longer – and I am impatient for Spring to arrive. How about you?  February for me has been very busy. Lots of excitement (and anxiety) is building as the structural editContinue reading “February 2023 writing update”

So far this year, I’ve read as per my TBR schedule. Excellent! I always feel better when I have a plan. I made a New Years resolution to be more organised and so far it’s holding up. I am happy to pick up something unexpected still, that will never change, but I’ve definitely found havingContinue reading “TBR – March & April 2023”

The Waking Fire was my bookclub read for January with Fantology discord group. I’m a huge fan of Anthony Ryan – so how did I find the first novel of The Draconis Memoria? Read on to find out! The blurb For decades the lands of the Ironship Syndicate have been defended by the Blood-blessed –Continue reading “The Waking Fire by Anthony Ryan – book review (spoiler free)”

Hi everyone, I’m taking part in the blog tour for Eleventh Cycle by Kian Ardalan. I really enjoyed this book – I found it to be imaginative, compelling, dark but also inspiring. A huge thanks to Escapist Tours for putting this blog tour together. And so onwards we go to what the story is aboutContinue reading “Eleventh Cycle by Kian Ardalan – Blog Tour book review (spoiler free)”

The blurb Four women, four destinies – the future of King Arthur’s court… A new, feminist retelling of the Arthurian legends. The Cleaving is an Arthurian retelling that follows the tangled stories of four women: Nimue, Ygraine, Morgana, and Guinevere, as they fight to control their own destinies amid the wars and rivalries that willContinue reading “The Cleaving by Juliet E McKenna – Book Review (spoiler free)”

The blurb The gripping debut techno thriller from cybercrime specialist Daniel Scanlan. FBI Special Agent Ericka Blackwood chases a deadly online predator in a high-stakes hunt for the truth. Perfect for fans of Thomas Harris and Stieg Larsson. He’s online. He’s anonymous. He’s deadly. When a video surfaces on the Dark Web showing a murderContinue reading “The Hacker by Daniel Scanlan – book review (spoiler free)”

The blurb You are not welcome here, godkiller  Kissen’s family were killed by zealots of a fire god. Now, she makes a living killing gods, and enjoys it. That is until she finds a god she cannot kill: Skedi, a god of white lies, has somehow bound himself to a young noble, and they areContinue reading “Godkiller by Hannah Kaner – book review (spoiler free)”

I read a lot of books. A lot of 5 star books. Book ratings vary from person to person. I admit I’m not clinical the way some people are about how I rank a book. Essentially, if I enjoy it and fly through the pages, it’s a great read for me. 5 stars. The end.Continue reading “Howling Dark by Christopher Ruocchio – Book Review”

Last week, I did a little teaser review of the 2023 releases I had already read – but thought each of the books deserved a bigger, stand-alone review. First up is Ascension by Nicholas Binge – which I swear you are going to see everywhere in a few months. THE BLURB A mind-bending speculative thrillerContinue reading “Ascension by Nicholas Binge – Book Review (spoiler free)”

Hello everyone, I hope you are all keeping well! Even though I’ve sent this out on the 1st of January, I started writing this newsletter on the last day of 2022 – and I’ve been thinking about how much I have to be thankful for.  In terms of writing, 2022 has just been magical. My book, The Children ofContinue reading “December 2022 – Writing & Reading”