Book Review: The Lost Daughter by Gill Paul

The history of the Romanovs has been explored in many forms since their brutal execution in Yekaterinburg in July 1918. It’s now been over a century since Russi... Read More...

Book Review: What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

Becky Albertalli (Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, Leah on the Off Beat) and Adam Silvera (History Is All You Left Me, They Both Die at the End) are well-love... Read More...

Book Review: Palm Beach, Finland by Antti Tuomainen

The darkly comical Fargo might be worlds away from Baywatch, but bring the two together in book form and you’ve got Antti Tuomainen’s Palm Beach, Finland. The F... Read More...

The Haunting of Hill House review: Seriously scary supernatural horror with a psychological edge

Terrorised families and traumatised children are staples of the supernatural horror genre, playing on our innate fear of what lurks in the dark – both physicall... Read More...

Win In Her Bones by Kate Moretti and read an extract from the book

Fifteen years ago, Lilith Wade was arrested for the brutal murder of six women. After a death row conviction and media frenzy, her thirty-year-old daugh... Read More...

Book Review: The Boneless Mercies by April Genevieve Tucholke

Epigraphs don’t get any better than the one in April Genevieve Tucholke’s The Boneless Mercies – the American author’s fourth book but the first to be published... Read More...

15 brilliant books to read this Autumn

Grab that chunky sweater and light some cinnamon-scented candles because it’s officially Autumn – otherwise known as the perfect season for reading. If you’re l... Read More...

Book Review: It Ends With You by S. K. Wright

When Eva Pieachowski’s body is discovered in a ditch in the local woods, there’s one clear suspect for her murder. Luke – the outsider and bad boy – was Eva’s b... Read More...

Book Review: The Year of Living Awkwardly by Emma Chastain

Emma Chastain’s 2017 debut Confessions of a High School Disaster was a pure delight – a funny, fun and cringe-worthy exploration of what it’s like to be a teena... Read More...

Book Review: The Key by Kathryn Hughes

Kathryn Hughes’ The Key is a historical novel with genuine heart, packing an emotional punch with its story of life in a 1950’s lunatic asylum from both the per... Read More...

Book Review: Lying To You by Amanda Reynolds

With echoes of Liane Moriarty’s The Husband’s Secret, Amanda Reynolds's second novel, Lying To You, ticks all the boxes for a dark and gripping psychological dr... Read More...

Book Review: Jinxed by Amy McCulloch

“What if our smartphones were more than just slabs of metal and glass in our pockets? What if they were actual creatures that could keep you company as well as ... Read More...