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!

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 🤣

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!

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m reviewing The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by @pfracassi.bsky.social “a heartbreaking slasher. Brutal, frightening and yet deeply emotional” Review link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/11/autu...

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!

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

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

Omg @davewragg.com The Commodore 🍋 is pure gold 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Want to find out more about @jeremyteg.bsky.social upcoming fantasy standalone? Then take a look at this interview below 👇🏽

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!

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Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m reviewing Play Nice by @rachelharrison.bsky.social “powerfully feminist, cleverly uncanny & darkly witty. Harrison delivers an addictive, contemporary horror with a good slice of fun!” Review Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/10/play... @titanbooks.bsky.social

Here’s my interview with Joey Batey, the actor who plays Jaskier in the Witcher adaptation, as we celebrate his debut novel!

We're thrilled to be sharing an excerpt from @authoralexknight.bsky.social's prequel novelette A WRIGGLY LITTLE ASSISTANT - and we share details on how you can get a free copy! (Spoiler: it's by signing up to his newsletter, it's not a big secret or anything) More: tinyurl.com/3n2yn3hm

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 😭

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m reviewing some stories from the upcoming Monstrous Tales anthology! “will surely satisfy those looking for a short spooky read.” Review link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/10/mons...

Happy Diwali all 🪔 Did some Rangoli

Here’s our recommendations to add to your spooky TBR! Check out the books I’m recommending by these authors: @spookypurcell.bsky.social @rachelharrison.bsky.social @richardswanauthor.bsky.social @danhanks.bsky.social @carolinehardaker.bsky.social @premeemohamed.com

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

Beth steps out of her comfort zone and has stumbled into the horror genre as she reviews the first novella in T. Kingfisher's Sworn Soldier trilogy WHAT MOVES THE DEAD: "a slow, creeping, grasping kind of read" Read more: tinyurl.com/5au7jc8v @titanbooks.bsky.social @bethanmay.bsky.social

Our Halloween celebrations continue at the Hive with our second #AsktheAuthor post - this week we'd like to know which of their characters they'd want with them if they got lost in the woods.... Who would you take with you? Read more: tinyurl.com/mpa47ed4

As a special treat to celebrate the upcoming release, we invited Jenn Ashworth, Abir Mukherjee, Rebecca Netley and Sunyi Dean from Raven Book's MONSTROUS TALES anthology for a roundtable interview about their haunting stories inspired by British folklore Read more: tinyurl.com/56cwz8mt

If you're wanting a clever gothic read this spooky season then look no further!

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m reviewing House of Splinters by @spookypurcell.bsky.social “expertly captures the essence of a classic gothic haunted house tale. I was suitably spooked!” Review Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/10/hous...

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

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social myself and @bethanmay.bsky.social are reviewing the spectacular The Everlasting by @alixeharrow.bsky.social Nils: “evocative and achingly beautiful” Beth: “Without doubt this is my book of the year so far” Review Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/10/the-...

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!

This was a brilliant post to help organise! Come and read some spooky author’s answers!

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!

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 🤣🤣

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

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

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!

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!

Nils was one of the first people to review my novels, and I'm so thrilled that she enjoyed Tower of the Tyrant this much

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m reviewing The Tower of the Tyrant by @jeremyteg.bsky.social “masterfully fuses together sword and sorcery with philosophy and myth to create quite a special tale.” Review link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/09/the-... @zenoagency.bsky.social

On this post I’m recommending Grimoire Grammar School by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social and The Enchanted Greenhouse by @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social

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!

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.

Eek! I’m so excited to receive a copy of Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett This is described as “a fantasy with magic shops, rescue cats and a second chance at love.” Well how adorable 🥰 Released February 2026 — Thank you for the copy @orbitbooks.bsky.social

Here are my favourite murder mystery fantasy book recs: The Tainted Cup by @robertjbennett.bsky.social The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson The Scour by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social (out in October) Death on the Caldera by @emmypax.bsky.social The Last Vigilant by @markalatham.bsky.social

A huge thank you to @davewragg.com for sending me these gorgeous special edition hardbacks of The Tales of the Plains trilogy published by @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social I’ve read The Hunters & The Company of the Wolf & loved both. I can’t wait to read Iron Road & see how it ends! Would recommend!

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I review The Scour by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social out in October from @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social “a prequel novella to satisfy those craving an early adventure with their favourite Justice…What a treat this was!” Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/09/the-...

Yesterday a very excited 8 year old told me I had to watch K-Pop Demon Hunters because according to her it’s THE BEST THING EVER! So here we are! I’m going in! (She’s also told me the entirety of what happens including the ending 😂😂😂)

Pub day! THE IRON ROAD is out today in hardback and ebook, and the Tales of the Plains trilogy is complete. I happen to think this one is bloody good, and encourage you all to get stuck in 💪💥

I received a copy of The Art of Legend by @wesleychu.bsky.social yesterday from Daphne Press which is the last book in the War Arts Saga & I am in love with how these covers match perfectly! I have read The Art of Prophecy and absolutely loved it, I can’t wait to read the next two books!

Check out this fantastic interview to celebrate the release of The Iron Road by @davewragg.com

Nils returns to Heather Fawcett's world of Light Academia for the final instalment in her Emily Wilde trilogy, EMILY WILDE'S COMPENDIUM OF LOST TALES: "an enchanting romantic light academia which swept me through hidden doors to magical realms" More: tinyurl.com/3auztkby