Book Reviews

Gift Guide: 23 of the best fiction books for Christmas 2020

From heart-warming children's books and epic fantasy to immersive comics and uplifting feel-good fiction, here's our pick of the best fiction books to give as Christmas presents.... Read More...

The best non-fiction, quiz and coffee table books to give as presents this Christmas

Whether you’re looking for a thoughtful stocking filler, a fun Secret Santa gift or a special hardback that the recipient will treasure for years to come, we’ve... Read More...

Book Review: The Windsor Knot by S. J. Bennett

Many of us are binging on the latest season of Netflix’s The Crown right now, but that’s not the only current series with Queen Elizabeth as the star. The Winds... Read More...

Book Review: These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

From Brigid Kemmerer’s Beauty and the Beast reimagining, A Curse So Dark and Lonely, to Renée Ahdieh’s One Thousand and One Nights inspired epic, The Wrath &... Read More...

Book Review: Loner by Georgina Young

Ever since Lona quit art school (and don’t ask her why – she doesn’t know), she’s been drifting. Working in a supermarket by day and a roller rink by night, whi... Read More...

Book Review: At Night All Blood Is Black by David Diop

In recent years there has been a slew of anniversaries and film adaptions focussing on the First World War, and if your appetite for wartime stories is as small... Read More...

Book Review: After the Silence by Louise O’Neill

As a wild party takes place at a big house on the remote Irish island of Inisrún, a violent storm cuts the inhabitants and partygoers off from the mainland. The... Read More...

Book Review: Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco

To all the books I loved before October. I’m sorry I said you were my favourite of the year. I spoke too soon and should have waited before making such proclama... Read More...

Book Review: Dead Man in a Ditch by Luke Arnold

Dead Man in a Ditch is an addictive, thrilling foray through the messy, industrial city of Sunder. Luke Arnold’s sequel to The Last Smile in Sunder City conti... Read More...

Book Review: What Are Friends For? by Lizzie O’Hagan

The modern-day take on the Cyrano de Bergerac story is having a bit of a moment right now, with Netflix leading the change in the form of original movies The ... Read More...

Comic Review: Teen Titans – Beast Boy

Beast Boy, the second title in the DC Graphic Novels For Young Adults series from writer Kami Garcia and artist Gabriel Picolo, reintroduces the wise-cracking... Read More...

11 fantasy, horror and sci-fi books to read as the nights draw in

Autumn is a favourite season for many a bookworm. The days are shorter, the nights longer, and there’s a chill in the air that makes cosying up with a good book... Read More...

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Books

Gift Guide: 23 of the best fiction books for Christmas 2020

The best non-fiction, quiz and coffee table books to give as presents this Christmas

Book Review: The Windsor Knot by S. J. Bennett

Book Reviews

Gift Guide: 23 of the best fiction books for Christmas 2020

The best non-fiction, quiz and coffee table books to give as presents this Christmas

Book Review: The Windsor Knot by S. J. Bennett

Book Review: These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

Book Review: Loner by Georgina Young

Book Review: At Night All Blood Is Black by David Diop

Book Review: After the Silence by Louise O’Neill

Book Review: Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco

Book Review: Dead Man in a Ditch by Luke Arnold

Book Review: What Are Friends For? by Lizzie O’Hagan

Comic Review: Teen Titans – Beast Boy

11 fantasy, horror and sci-fi books to read as the nights draw in