Book Reviews
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TO THE WARM HORIZON by Choi Jin-young (BOOK REVIEW)
“Like time, hope is something that does not stay but comes and goes.” We’ve all reacted to the pandemic differently. Whilst some people have found watching ... -
SORROWLAND by Rivers Solomon (BOOK REVIEW)
“Sometimes it seemed like there was a creature inside her, lurking, trying to bust through her bones, a demented birth. Mam would be a pile of ... -
FOR THE WOLF by Hannah Whitten (BUDDY READ BOOK REVIEW)
The first daughter is for the Throne. The second daughter is for the Wolf. For the Wolf is the debut novel of author Hannah Whitten, and ... -
TOO HOT TO HANDLE: THE DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE by Rebecca Willis
This is an occasional series of posts drawing on my excursion into the academic side of creative writing. I’ve recently started a PhD project at Queen’s ... -
HUMMINGBIRD SALAMANDER by Jeff VanderMeer (BOOK REVIEW)
“Silvina wrote that even through the poisoned landscape, we must love it. We must love what has been damaged, because everything has been damaged. And to ... -
MARION LANE AND THE MIDNIGHT MURDER by T. A. Willberg (BOOK REVIEW)
‘I know who they’ve accused of White’s murder,’ she whispered. Her voice sounded unfamiliar, even to herself. Thin and worn, like her nerves. Marion Lane and ... -
THE BLACKTONGUE THIEF by Christopher Buehlman (BOOK REVIEW)
“I’ll watch you while you sleep. Sleep while you watch. I’ll lie to you, but I’ll also lie for you. If you let me do the ... -
THE ABSOLUTE BOOK by Elizabeth Knox (BOOK REVIEW)
“And it’s not just Murdoch and immigrants and implied promises about what might be done to save the NHS by the very people dismantling it. It’s ... -
TEN LOW by Stark Holborn
The eponymous protagonist of Stark Holborn’s far future set sci-fi novel is an ex-convict with a past she is trying to make amends for, but chance ... -
Sistersong by Lucy Holland – Book Review
Published by Macmillan Genre: historical fantasy Pages: 416 (Hardcover) Format: ebook Review Copy: Thanks to Black Crow PR for approving me on NetGalley. In Sistersong, Lucy ...