Sea Witch by Sarah Henning

Sea Witch
Sarah Henning
Published July 31st 2018

I picked this book up on scribd mistaking it for 'To Kill A Kingdom', luckily I knew very little about either of those books so it wasn't disappointed by the different plot line to what I expected; instead I just presumed that I had got the wrong idea about what 'To Kill a Kingdom' was about. I was around 25% of the way through before realising that I was in fact reading a different book and had never heard of 'Sea Witch'.
Fortunately I really enjoyed this book. I rooted for every romance in the book, I had no idea where the plot was going to go (possibly because i had expected a completely different book). I loved the writing style which moved the plot along so quickly yet made sure all the characters where still developed thoroughly.
In 2019, I realised fantasy really wasn't my genre, after reading many of the years most hyped fantasy books and finding them quite average. However I do enjoy the occasional urban fantasy and fairytale retelling and for me this was the perfect fantasy novel. This was the first book I completed for my OWLS and it gave me my history of magic OWL. I knew this was going to be the first one i completed because it was the only audiobook I had. So i started it at midnight April 1st and had to force myself to go to sleep and not finish the book and stay up till like 6am.
As you can tell from my glowing review this was a 5 star read for me. There was nothing wrong with this book. There is a sequel to this book but i don't think i will read it because this was such an amazing stand alone and many of the reviews for the sequel say it is not as good. This book isn't a new favourite and I don't think it is a masterpiece but I would genuinely recommend this for everyone even those who aren't big fantasy lovers.

Review - Moana

Moana
Disney
2016

I have only seen this film once before and that was the week it was released in cinema. Unfortunately this film followed Zootopia which is my favourite Disney film ever and so at the time I was wondering whether Zootopia had set a precedent for a new Disney, so the film was probably set up to fail in my eyes.
In the UK Disney+ has just been released and for whatever reason Moana has always been my most recommended so i gave in and watched it and felt so overwhelmed by the meritocracy of this film. The first half an hour is easily the best part. The film lacks depth, I really feel the needed to explore the cultural side of the story more, at no point does the film make you feel emotional and all good Disney movie make you need a good cry.
Overall this film is a disappointment, it has the potential to be so much more. However the actress who plays Moana has recently come out as queer so an extra half a star because we have a queer actress playing a disney princess and that matters. Therefore this film is a 3.5 star film.

Review - Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
Published 1948

I adored this book. It was so intense and thrilling that even though i knew the plot of the novel there were times i had to pause my audio book because it was too intense. This book was artfully written and i am disappointed in how we market this book nowadays because the fact that Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde are the same person was all i knew about this book and I think if i hadn't of known this it would have been the greatest plot twist of all time.
This book is very short i read it within 24 hours and would be brilliant for a read-a-thon or a long journey because it was captivating and the language was easy to understand, even though it is a classic.
I could not recommend this book more I loved it. In recent years I have not managed to read a classic novel that has really caught my attention but this well and truly did. 5 out of 5 stars easily