Book Reviews

Book Review: Into The Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo

As the cold, dark autumn nights draw in, we all need some bookish magic to escape into. For some that might be heart-fluttering romance or complicated family dr... Read More...

Book Review: In The House In The Dark Of The Woods by Laird Hunt

A woman walks into the woods to collect berries for her husband and son. It’s warm and she’s tired, so she decides to have a little nap. Upon awaking, she finds... Read More...

October reading: 8 of the best new books to read this month

From heart-warming YA and emotional historical tales to gripping suspense and supernatural thrills, we've got your October reading covered with our round-up of ... Read More...

Book Review: Supernova by Kass Morgan

Last year, Kass Morgan released the first book in her new Light Years series, and while there was a lot to like about it, it did feel very much like the beginni... Read More...

Book Review: See All The Stars by Kit Frick

With two books published within months of each other this year, Kit Frick has officially arrived on the UK YA scene. Her debut, See All The Stars, is a suspense... Read More...

Book Review: The Dressmaker’s Gift by Fiona Valpy

Despite its synopsis promising a complex, intergenerational tale of family secrets, wartime betrayals and a dark past to unravel, it becomes very clear early on... Read More...

Book Review: The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s YA debut is the second installment in the Bellatrix feminist YA collection, which sees leading female voices shining a light on “the u... Read More...

Book Review: The Retreat by Sherri Smith

It’s a strange thing when you enthusiastically enjoy a book’s plot but struggle to like, or even identify with, any of its key characters. That’s the predicamen... Read More...

Book Review: The Wayward Girls by Amanda Mason

Like Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House and Sarah Waters’ The Little Stranger before it, Amanda Mason’s The Wayward Girls is a ghost story that blurs ... Read More...

Book Review: Who Put This Song On? by Morgan Parker

In reading Morgan Parker’s debut novel, it wasn’t long before I began committing the cardinal book-lover sin of folding down the pages, mainly to mark the quote... Read More...

Book Review: Unleashed by Amy McCulloch

The second book in Canadian author Amy McCulloch’s Jinxed duology reunites readers with super smart teenager Lucy Chu as she takes on the corruption at the hear... Read More...

Book Review: The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young

Less than a year after her fantasy debut hit UK shelves, Adrienne Young has returned to the Viking-inspired world of Sky In The Deep to capture the hearts of re... Read More...

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Book Review: Into The Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo

Book Review: In The House In The Dark Of The Woods by Laird Hunt

October reading: 8 of the best new books to read this month

Book Reviews

Book Review: Into The Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo

Book Review: In The House In The Dark Of The Woods by Laird Hunt

October reading: 8 of the best new books to read this month

Book Review: Supernova by Kass Morgan

Book Review: See All The Stars by Kit Frick

Book Review: The Dressmaker’s Gift by Fiona Valpy

Book Review: The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Book Review: The Retreat by Sherri Smith

Book Review: The Wayward Girls by Amanda Mason

Book Review: Who Put This Song On? by Morgan Parker

Book Review: Unleashed by Amy McCulloch

Book Review: The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young