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Zoe James-Williams

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Zoe James-Williams is a Welsh artist, ballet lover, and debut author of the YA fantasy novel Dancing with Fire — a fiercely elegant tale where rival ballerinas clash under a burning sky of rebellion and forbidden power.

If you've ever wished Throne of Glass danced en pointe, or wondered what Black Swan might look like in a kingdom built on secrets and firelight — you're in the right place.

Inspired by Zoe’s own experience capturing dancers through paint and pen — including works exhibited at the Royal Opera House and Swansea Grand Theatre — her debut weaves her love of movement, fantasy, and emotional storytelling into a high-stakes world of politics, passion, and performance.

She reviews and blogs about Middle Grade and YA fiction at @

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Dancing With Fire

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Dancing With Fire by Zoe James-Williams
"It was a fun book. I love the fact the dance is a form of magic the most important form of magic. the fantasy world was fresh and exciting. I didn't see some of the twists and I'm still curious about some characters. I'm happy that the romance little" Read more of this review »
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Scarlet Morning by N.D. Stevenson
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Scarlet Morning is an absolute delight. It’s packed with atmosphere, wonder, danger, and heart, and feels both fresh and timeless. Stevenson creates a world that sweeps you straight into the adventure, filled with pirates, magic, friendship, and thos ...more
Dancing With Fire by Zoe James-Williams
"A good book fun and interesting. I love the characters. I was given an arc and i choose to give a honest review."
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The Road to Ever After by Moira Young
The Road to Ever After
by Moira Young (Goodreads Author)
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The Road to Ever After is a surprisingly moving and gently humorous story that completely won me over. It follows Davy, an orphaned homeless boy who loves drawing angels, and Miss Flint, an elderly woman returning home to die. Together they begin an ...more
Dancing With Fire by Zoe James-Williams
" Thank you so much for your wonderful review. It means a lot to hear the story resonated with a dancer! There are two more books planned in the trilogy ...more "
Dancing With Fire by Zoe James-Williams
"This book was so good. As a dancer myself, I absolutely loved the representation for dancers. I loved how the story just grew and grew with each page and eventually led to the final climax which was so sad and good. I hope there are future books in t" Read more of this review »
Dancing With Fire by Zoe James-Williams
"She was destined to be the best but life changed when the temple burns down. Her place is taken by another and she is blamed for the fall of the temple. She will make an uneasy alliance with him to get her revenge and gain her true destiny. See if sh" Read more of this review »
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Three Strikes by Lucy Christopher
Three Strikes
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Three haunting novellas filled with ghosts, cults, and secrets that smoulder long after you close the book. Each story is distinct yet bound by the same atmosphere of mystery, menace, and melancholy.

From the eerie beauty of a ghostly haunting to the
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Between the Raven and the Dove by Sophia Kingshill
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Thirteen-year-old Mag lives with her father in a home for the mentally ill, where the line between reality and imagination often blurs. When one of the patients claims to be her mother...and a witch. Mag’s world turns upside down. What follows is a b ...more
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Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
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Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo is a thrilling mix of crime and fantasy. Six outcasts — a gambler, a convict, a runaway, a killer, a magician, and a criminal mastermind — attempt an impossible heist for untold riches.
Told from multiple viewpoints, the
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Dylan Thomas
“Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
Dylan Thomas, In Country Sleep, and Other Poems

C. JoyBell C.
“She didn't belong anywhere and she never really belonged to anyone. And everyone else belonged somewhere and to someone. People thought she was too wonderful. But she only wanted to belong to someone. People always thought she was too wonderful to belong to them or that something too wonderful would hurt too much to lose. And that's why she liked him-- because he just thought she was crazy.”
C. JoyBell C.

Dylan Thomas
“Though lovers be lost, love shall not; And death shall have no dominion.”
Dylan Thomas

Dylan Thomas
“Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rage at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
Dylan Thomas, Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Dylan Thomas
“Somebody's boring me. I think it's me.”
Dylan Thomas

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The Strictly Business Proposal
The Strictly Business Proposal (Freshwater Bay Novel Series #1) by Nell Grey

This Valentine's weekend why not curl up and transport yourself to Freshwater Bay in Wales with The Strictly Business Proposal by Nell Grey. It's free on Amazon 13th-18th February.

Happy Reading!


Is Beth Barnes a beautiful con artist or the genuine friend of Evan Morgan, an elderly Welsh chef?
When Evan dies, he hands talented London chef Beth her big break. She has the chance to realise her dream and run her very own restaurant in a village on the wild Welsh Celtic coast. But there are strings attached. Can she comply and gain her inheritance, her dream?
Accused of being a gold digger by the family, Beth’s welcome to Wales is not quite as warm as she’d hoped for. Burned from a recent divorce, the last thing on architect Gareth Morgan’s mind is another wedding. If he wants to realise his development dreams, he must marry.It’s a strictly business proposal. But can Beth and Gareth really stick to the terms?


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