Easy Bake Covenant by Jessica Gleason My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was in the mood for something shorter tonight and found this novella on my Paperwhite. When Laura accepts the gift of an Easy Bake Oven from a stranger, she doesn't realise it comes with a contract she unknowingly signs.…

Exit Strategy by Martha Wells My rating: 5 of 5 stars I love the Murderbot Diaries and in this installment we meet up with some familiar faces. Murderbot might not care about humans, but when it finds out that Dr. Mensah has been taken, it tracks her down before the GrayCris Corporati…

Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells My rating: 5 of 5 stars It's time to get back into reading, and I thought I'd start with the next Murderbot novella. Our favourite Murderbot is back for another adventure, one that it hopes will answer some of the outstanding questions about what…

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells My rating: 5 of 5 stars Today I was in the mood for the second Murderbot Diaries novella. Now that Murderbot is alone, its decided to go back to the scene of the massacre, to find out why it killed so many humans. But to do that, Murderbot makes a …

We All Rot Eventually by Ballard My rating: 3 of 5 stars This little novella caught my eye because of the blood splashed over the cutesy pink cover. That doesn't reflect what lies within the pages, lol. Alexa Valentine might not be her real name, but it's the one that's goi…

Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker My rating: 5 of 5 stars I started reading this last night and couldn't stop. Mara starts a lot of things, but lacks motivation and can't complete anything. So when her cousin mentions the ghost hunting/home makeover show he hosts is looking for…

Stone Heart by Katee Robert My rating: 5 of 5 stars The other day I bought a bunch of Dark Olympus books for my Paperwhite, and then found this novella for free, so I decided to give it a go. In Olympus, nothing gets past the most powerful. So when Athena orders Medusa to kill Calypso…

An Unnatural Life by Erin K. Wagner My rating: 5 of 5 stars When I read that this novella was Murderbot meets To Kill a Mockingbird , I HAD to check it out. 812-3 is a robotnik and he's in prison because he killed a human worker, but he says he didn't do it. His lawyer, Aiya Ri…

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers My rating: 5 of 5 stars I've had this novella on my TBR pile for a while and decided to get stuck into it last night. Monk has a good life in the City, but feels like there's something missing. So they venture out to the villages to …

Cranberry Cove by Hailey Piper My rating: 5 of 5 stars After I finished revising one of my stories, I decided to reward myself with this novella. Emberly and Conner are partners sent to investigate what happened at the derelict hotel called Cranberry Cove, but what they find is a lot d…

The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir My rating: 5 of 5 stars I've been busy working on writing, revision, edits, and a whole bunch of other stuff. But this week I wanted to get stuck into a bit of reading, and started with this novella. Iðunn is desperately trying to find out what…

All Systems Red by Martha Wells My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have to admit that I've had this novella for a while and decided to read it now because the show starts next month. 😁 A group of scientists are conducting tests on an uninhabited planet, and with them is a robot supplied by…

Ink Vine: A Gothic Sapphic Novella by Elizabeth Broadbent My rating: 5 of 5 stars The weekend is almost here and I wanted to start a novella that I could read in one sitting. I'm glad that I picked this one. Emmy Joiner lives in a trailer with her family in Lower Congaree. She work…

Cats Like Cream by Renee Miller My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was going through my Paperwhite today and randomly opened this book. Before I knew it, I was 25% in, so I kept going. Elwin is a realtor and he has a bad habit of watching people as they go about their lives via hidden cameras …

Daughters of the Blue Moon by Millie Abecassis My rating: 5 of 5 stars I'd like to thank the author for sending me a copy of this lovely novella with such a beautiful cover. Just like her husband, Carmine is one of the village hunters. The day she goes searching for a wolf, that…

Trog by Zachary Ashford My rating: 5 of 5 stars Firstly, I want to thank Zachary for sending me an ARC of his upcoming novella. After a traumatic ordeal in the city, Aisha's parents decide to relocate to a property in the middle of nowhere to keep her out of danger. What they don&#…

Reality But More Fun by Madeleine Swann My rating: 5 of 5 stars Let me start by saying that the cover is absolutely fabulous. And the story intrigued me so much, I got stuck into it last night and didn't want to stop. Jade and Louise are sisters staying in the surreal Belle Epoque …

Nana by Mark Towse My rating: 5 of 5 stars I've had this on my Paperwhite for a while and decided to get stuck into it last night. Olly’s parents are going through a hard time so they're going out to dinner to talk things out. That means that Olly will be spending some time wit…

Red: A Horror Novella by Daniel Lorn My rating: 5 of 5 stars This week I've had a bit of a hard time engaging with every book that I started on my Paperwhite, so I was really excited when I started reading this and couldn't put it down. It's the festive season but this guy …

Chopping Spree by Angela Sylvaine My rating: 5 of 5 stars "An explosive, fast-paced slasher that stabs the cult of consumerism in the heart, and twists the blade until it bleeds." I want to thank Angela for giving me the chance to read this awesome novella. Penny lives in Ede…