Books

Uptown Oracle Reads… Winx Club Comics (Issues 22-26)

Continuing with Season 2 of the Winx Club comics and we’re outside of the show territory completely at the moment. The last comic was focused on the Shaab Stone (and how the mission went horribly wrong) so hopefully this concludes in a good story arc for our characters.
Uptown Oracle Reads… The Merciful Crow | Not If But When You Need a Unique Magic System

Our titular The Merciful Crow is Fie, a chief-in-training who definitely isn’t ready to become chief herself. She’s our introduction to all things Crow, and their feelings towards to royals, gentry and society as a whole. Despite resentment, she has a strong leaning on her oaths, honor and duty as a crow and the covenant…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Winx Club Comics (Issues 17-21)

I’m still on my comic book binge after reading the previous Winx Club comics, and so here’s the next 5 in the series. These are the start of “season 2” of the comics, and align with Season 2 of the TV show as we meet Aisha, although it deals mostly with the after season end…
52 Books in 52 Weeks | 2021’s TBR Goals

This year I have a goal. I’ve collected so many physical books on my shelves, and I realised at the end of 2020 that I nearly always read using my Kindle. So for 2021 I’m going to set myself a goal of reading 1 physical book a week, for every single week. Plus I’ve already…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Bear Head

Bear Head is a book I went in with not much info and about a quarter of the way in I wanted to know everything about this sci-fi Earth and Mars. Our main characters are mostly on Mars and within a completed bio-engineered human body which can half-live on an area of Mars due to…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Winx Club Comics (Issues 11-16)

Overall the final 6 comics of season 1 cover a lot of new content that the Winx Club TV show doesn’t. There’s context to different relationships and friendships, as well as characters aiming for growth throughout.
January 2021 Book Releases

New Year New Books! January is bring plenty of 2021 releases across a range of genres that everyone can love!
Uptown Oracle Reads… Legendborn

Legendborn is a King Arthur retelling/sequel in that King Arthur and his knights have used magic to tie themselves to their descendants, meaning they can sort of reincarnate when a great need is of them. There’s also Merlin stand-ins called Merlins and one called a Kingsmage who serves King Arthurs descendant.
Uptown Oracle Reads… Winx Club Comics (Issues 6-10)

After finding out there will be a live-action adaptation of the Winx Club I’ve been on a full nostalgic binge after reading the first 5 comics and re-watching most of the TV show. The following issues are all in addition to the show, where some aspects are touched upon but these give more context and…