Book Reviews
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THE UNMAGICAL LIFE OF BRIAR JONES by Lex Croucher (BOOK REVIEW)
The Unmagical Life of Briar Jones by Lex Croucher follows Briar as they finally enter the gates of Temple, the elite boarding school (rumoured to be ... -
SEASONS OF GLASS AND IRON: STORIES by Amal El-Mohtar (BOOK REVIEW)
Synopsis: Full of glimpses into gleaming worlds and fairy tales with teeth, Seasons of Glass and Stories is a collection of acclaimed and awarded work from ... -
THIS KINGDOM WILL NOT KILL ME by Ilona Andrews (BOOK REVIEW)
I was so excited to read this new book by the powerhouse husband-wife writing team Ilona Andrews! I am a huge fan of their previous work ... -
FEMME FERAL by Sam Beckbessinger (BOOK REVIEW)
“If you ignore the feelings for long enough, what might they curdle into?” Sam Beckbessinger is the author of the bestselling Manage Your Money Like a ... -
MORTEDANT’S PERIL by RJ Barker (BUDDY READ REVIEW)
That’s right, 2026 sees the return of RJ Barker with a brand new series! The first book of The Trials of Irody Hasp – MORTEDANT’S PERIL ... -
ABYSS by Nicholas Binge (BOOK REVIEW)
Severance meets The Matrix meets Get Out in this unsettling Lovecraftian novella with many a searing point to make on late-stage capitalism Nicholas Binge has quickly ... -
THE MISHEARD WORLD by Aliya Whiteley (BOOK REVIEW)
“When everyone has a story of loss to tell, nothing is worthy of the grand title of tragedy. Each tale contributes only to a mound of ... -
THE PRICE OF FEAR by Miles Lyon (BOOK REVIEW)
Full of grotesque, hyper-violent bloodshed and philosophical asides with dollops of melodrama that Gabriel De Leon would be proud of. “Funny thing about books is ... -
ENTWINED by H. M. Long (BOOK REVIEW)
Three sisters join the hunt for a stolen magical artefact in the start of this Gilded Age fantasy duology. Ottilie Rushforth hides from the mighty Sorcerer’s ... -
SENTIENT by Michael Nayak (BOOK REVIEW)
A ticking time bomb of a novel with an explosive, propulsive second half. Sentient, Michael Nayak’s sequel to Symbiote, the Antarctic-based contagion thriller is an ...
