Book Reviews

Book Review: Lot by Bryan Washington

For those already familiar with Bryan Washington’s writing, it will be of no surprise that the heart of his debut book, Lot, is the city of Houston itself, his ... Read More...

Book Review: Violet by SJI Holliday

At this time of the year, when the nights are getting longer and the air is getting colder, sometimes you want nothing more than to curl up with a tense thrille... Read More...

Book Review: Nudibranch by Irenosen Okojie

Here is the first sentence of the fifth story in Irenosen Okojie’s collection, Nudibranch: Once the stray parts of a singed scene had found their way into th... Read More...

Book Review: Call Me A Liar by Colette McBeth

Colette McBeth’s Call Me A Liar primarily focuses on a young, recently graduated couple, Libby and Joe, who end up working for a cyber security company. They ar... Read More...

Book Review: Thirty by Christina Bradley

Christina Bradley’s first book Thirty is almost exactly what you’d expect from the book’s synopsis – and that’s certainly no bad thing. On the surface, it’s a f... Read More...

Book Review: A Puff of Smoke by Sarah Lippett

For most of her childhood, Sarah Lippett was in and out of various hospitals. Her symptoms were pervasive and confusing, stumping doctor after doctor. She was m... Read More...

Book Review: The Undoing of Arlo Knott by Heather Child

Arlo Knott has the ability to undo his mistakes - an enviable power, except he can’t undo the one terrible, traumatic mistake he’s desperate to change. It’s a c... Read More...

Book Review: Permanent Record by Mary H. K. Choi

With her first novel Emergency Contact, Mary H. K. Choi emerged as a strong new voice in YA/NA fiction, exploring that in-between time when you’re technically a... Read More...

Book Review: The Photographer of the Lost by Caroline Scott

It’s 1921, three years after the end of World War I. Edie, whose husband Francis is missing presumed dead, gets the shock of her life when she receives a pictur... Read More...

Comic Review: Books of Magic Volume 1 – Moveable Type

The Sandman Universe is a new world of stories of which Books Of Magic is just one part. Based on Neil Gaiman’s creations, writer Kat Howard and illustrator Tom... Read More...

Book Review: The End of the World Survivors Club by Adrian J Walker

It’s over a year since I read Adrian J Walker’s The End of the World Running Club and no other post-apocalyptic book has stuck with me as much as this one did, ... Read More...

Not your average All Hallows’ Eve reads: 6 books to put you in the Halloween spirit

Halloween is creeping up on us and the season for spooky, spine-tingling stories is here. Time to light some candles, curl up under a blanket and settle down wi... Read More...

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Book Review: Lot by Bryan Washington

Book Review: Violet by SJI Holliday

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Book Reviews

Book Review: Lot by Bryan Washington

Book Review: Violet by SJI Holliday

Book Review: Nudibranch by Irenosen Okojie

Book Review: Call Me A Liar by Colette McBeth

Book Review: Thirty by Christina Bradley

Book Review: A Puff of Smoke by Sarah Lippett

Book Review: The Undoing of Arlo Knott by Heather Child

Book Review: Permanent Record by Mary H. K. Choi

Book Review: The Photographer of the Lost by Caroline Scott

Comic Review: Books of Magic Volume 1 – Moveable Type

Book Review: The End of the World Survivors Club by Adrian J Walker

Not your average All Hallows’ Eve reads: 6 books to put you in the Halloween spirit