Book Reviews
-
SLEWFOOT by Brom (BOOK REVIEW)
Reading Brom’s Slewfoot feels like reading a work of art. From the wider physicality of the book to the illustrated chapter headings, to the evocative prose: ... -
THE SECRET LIFE OF INSECTS by Bernardo Esquinca (BOOK REVIEW)
Bernardo Esquinca – The Secret Life Of Insects (2024, translated by James D. Jenkins, illustrations by Luis Pérez Ochando) “Don’t knock liars: they’re great storytellers. In ... -
BLACK SHIELD MAIDEN by Willow Smith and Jess Hendel (BOOK REVIEW)
Black Shield Maiden by Willow Smith & Jess Hendel is a powerful coming of age story that follows Yafeu from her home in the Ghanaian Empire ... -
MORGAN IS MY NAME by Sophie Keetch (BOOK REVIEW)
‘And God strike me down if it weren’t true. There it was, waves crashing at the window, coming to claim us all. I ran to see, ... -
THE BOOK THAT BROKE THE WORLD by Mark Lawrence (Book Review)
We fight for the people we love. We fight for the ideas we want to be true. Evar and Livira stand side by side and yet ... -
GATES OF SORROW by J E Hannaford (GUEST BOOK REVIEW BY ANNA SMITH SPARK)
‘They stepped through into darkness. Regret flung a flame to a brazier on the wall. The white bones of the Watcher remained where they’d bee the ... -
PARSEC ISSUE #2 ed. Ian Whates (MAGAZINE REVIEW)
ParSec – Issue #2 Winter 2021 ParSec is a digital Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror magazine published by PS Publishing and edited by Ian Whates which ... -
LONG LIVE EVIL by Sarah Rees Brennan (BOOK REVIEW)
This review contains mild spoilers “Don’t listen to stories encouraging you to be good, telling you to shine in a filthy world and patiently endure suffering. ... -
SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN by John Wiswell (BOOK REVIEW)
Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell is a delightfully gory asexual monster romance, but it is also so much more than that. ... -
THE SECRET SERVICE OF TEA AND TREASON by India Holton (BOOK REVIEW)
‘“When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?” In the attic, that is where.’ India Holton is one of my most favourite comfort ...
