Books

Uptown Oracle Reads… Here We Are Now

Despite sending him letters ever since she was thirteen, Taliah Abdallat never thought she’d ever really meet Julian Oliver. But one day, while her mother is out of the country, the famed rock star from Staring Into the Abyss shows up on her doorstep. This makes sense – kinda – because Julian Oliver is Taliah’s…
Autumn 2018 Term Book Haul

After an absolute brilliant year on placement, I am now back at university for my final year! But not without some gorgeous books to make my room feel homely. And make it about 10x easier to procrastinate on uni work. My lovely co-workers all bought me a book which they thought would be perfect for…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Sunflowers in February

Lily wakes up one crisp Sunday morning on the side of the road. She has no idea how she got there. It is all very peaceful. and very beautiful. It is only when the police car, and then the ambulance arrive, and she sees her own body, that she realises that she is in fact……
How to Read Free Books Legally

I’ve been an avid read since early childhood, and I’ve always been lucky enough to be gifted a lot of books from family members. But as I started to get older, I started to pay for my books and realised how expensive they can sometimes be. Especially when you’re on a tight budget – I…
Uptown Oracle Reads… The Gilded King

In the Blue, the world’s last city, all is not well. Julia is trapped. She serves the nobility until she meets Lucas, a boy who believes in fairytales that Julia’s world can’t accommodate. The Blue is her prison, and she’d escape into the trees if she didn’t know that contamination and death awaited humanity outside.…
Uptown Oracle Reads… The Waking Land

Lady Elanna Valtai is devoted to the King who raised her like a daughter. But when he dies under mysterious circumstances, Elanna is accused of his murder and must flee for her life. Returning to her homeland, Elanna is forced to reckon with her despised, estranged father. Feeling a strange, deep connection to the natural world,…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Blood of the Four

In the great kingdom of Quandis, everyone is a slave. Some are slaves to the gods. Most are slaves to everyone else. Blessed by the gods with lives of comfort and splendor, the royal elite routinely perform their duties, yet some chafe at their role. A young woman of stunning ambition, Princess Phela refuses to allow…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Palom

Linaria’s cities lie in ruin following Aciel’s war. As dragons turn against the survivors the devastation worsens. The world attempts to recover from one war and arm itself against another, Palom, hero and creator of the dragon-forged weapons that thwarted Aciel, flees across the Val Sharis wilds to rid himself of unwanted fame. Overwhelmed by guilt…
YALC 2018 Haul

Last weekend I attended YALC for the first time! I went for all three days and managed to meet so many people who I’d only ever spoken to on twitter or on blogs. It was a great way to meet people who love books just as much as me. There were some interesting panels that…