Tag: book review
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THE BONE SHARD DAUGHTER by Andrea Stewart (BOOK REVIEW)
On the face of it, Andrea Stewart’s debut novel The Bone Shard Daughter is an escapist’s dream. We’re transported to an Earthsea-like archipelago of shifting islands, where ... -
BIRDS OF PARADISE by Oliver K. Langmead (BOOK REVIEW)
“The books are a perfect example, Adam thinks, of reading to confirm one’s own beliefs: they are all theological in nature, and of a very particular ... -
A MEMORY CALLED EMPIRE by Arkady Martine (BOOK REVIEW)
High-grade sci-fi performs a tricky balancing act: inventing a world that is different to ours in important respects but at the same time providing a narrative ... -
THE FOUR PROFOUND WEAVES by R. B. Lemberg (Book Review)
Some novellas are like short novels, others feel more like long short stories. Neither is necessarily better, but The Four Profound Weaves struck me as one ... -
THE ONCE AND FUTURE WITCHES by Alix E. Harrow (Book Review)
Settle down dear reader, make yourself comfortable, Alix E Harrow is about to tell you a different kind of fairytale… During the year of 1893 ... -
Threading the Labyrinth by Tiffani Angus – Book Review
Threading the Labyrinth is an unusual work of fantasy fiction. The simplest handle on it might be to say that it is like a grown-up development ... -
God of Broken Things by Cameron Johnston (Book Review)
An outcast magician must risk his body and mind to save the world from horrifying demons… In Cameron Johnston’s first book, The Traitor God, professional survivor ... -
Occultist by Oliver Mayes (Book Review)
The Good: Compelling characters, a perilous plot, brilliant battles, devilish demons and dark magic, and an imp named Noigel make this a not-to-be-missed LitRPG page turner. ... -
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton (Book Review)
I Tweet that I’ll soon be reading The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. It isn’t long before I receive the following replies: I recommend a murder ... -
Master of Sorrows by Justin Call (Book Review)
The Good: Destiny and dark magic, a fresh take on time-honoured tropes, a world brimming with history, belief and ideals, action sequences that dare to be ...
