Shianne Writes

One Book a Week

*CURRENTLY ON HIATUS*

One Book a Week (#1BookAWeek) is an ongoing challenge where I read, review, and illustrate one book every week. Each review contains:

  1. The title, author, and genre of the book.
  2. A list of tropes and content warnings.
  3. A rating out of five stars.
  4. The review itself.
  5. Links to buy.
  6. The art.

This ongoing initiative was started as a pandemic-era passion project. I also wanted an excuse to start another sequential art initiative, and my Kindle screen is too small to do these ebook covers justice.

What Do I Cover?

  • Adult SFF*
  • Fairytales/Retellings.
  • Horror (All subgenres).
  • Romance (Fantasy, Gothic, Historical, Paranormal Sci-Fi, Steampunk).
  • “The Classics” (i.e. I will read those very old, oft-cited books like LITTLE WOMEN because why not).

*SFF = Science Fiction & Fantasy.

Please Note:

  • I occasionally cover YA SFF, but it’s not my main focus.
  • I do not cover contemporary fiction for #1BookAWeek.
  • I do not cover MG in any genre.

Looking for Book Recommendations by (Sub)Genre or Category?

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the Book Review Rating System

*/1 Star: Not recommended, usually because of subtext/content.

**/2 Stars: The book is OK. It’s passable and I was able to finish it, but it comes with some significant issues either in its subtext or its pacing. There’s a higher chance of content warnings with this.

***/3 Stars: A good book, but maybe not the best for me. 100% personal preference stuff.

****/4 Stars: An extremely enjoyable book. Not perfect, but good enough that I would easily recommend it.

*****/5 Stars: Show-stopping, phenomenal, perfect. I adore this book so much I’ll be thinking about it for weeks.

Do you have a book that you want me to read? Recommend it through my contact form, or drop a comment below!

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