Author: Charlotte Perkins Gilman UK Publisher: This is now public domain, so it can be got for free from Project Gutenberg. There are also various editions available from different publishers, but I found the kindle edition from Project Gutenberg very readable. Genre: Speculative fiction, feminist literature, classics I can't even remember how I heard about … Continue reading REVIEW: Herland – Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Author: Kate Mascarenhas (twitter / website) UK Publisher: Head of Zeus Genre: Science fiction, murder mystery Release Date: 9th August 2018 1967 -Four female scientists invent a time travel machine. They are on the cusp of fame: the pioneers who opened the world to new possibilities. But then one of them suffers a breakdown and puts … Continue reading REVIEW: The Psychology of Time Travel – Kate Mascarenhas
Author: Zoe May (website / twitter) UK Publisher: HQ Digital Genre: Romance, contemporary fiction After being jilted at the altar, high-flying journalist Sam doesn’t believe in love any more – and she certainly doesn’t believe in fairy tales! So, when she’s asked to cover the Royal Wedding, it’s the lastthing she wants to do. And when … Continue reading REVIEW: How (not) To Date A Prince – Zoe May
Author: Catriona Ward (twitter) UK Publisher: W&N Genre: Horror, fiction Release Date: 26th July 2018 Eve and Dinah are everything to one another, never parted day or night. They are raised among the Children, a community of strays and orphans ruled by a mysterious figure they call Uncle. All they know is the grey Isle of … Continue reading REVIEW: Little Eve – Catriona Ward
Now that July is upon us and the school holidays have started, a lot of people are thinking about heading away to get a break from reality. If you’re lucky, you might get to lounge around somewhere – pool, garden, beach – and read all day. Perfect. My kindle has been an absolute godsend when … Continue reading BLOG: How To Plan Your Holiday Reading
Just over two weeks into Camp NaNo WriMo, I thought I would give you all a State of the Union update. I am not quite on target to reach 50k yet this month – I should be on around 25k by now, but I only passed 21k yesterday. I’m not worried about this. There have … Continue reading BLOG: Camp NaNo WriMo 2018 – the halfway point
Author: Sam Peters (twitter) UK Publisher: Gollancz Genre: Sci-Fi, crime thriller After a five year sabbatical following the tragic death of his wife and fellow agent Alysha, Keon Rause returns to the distant colony world of Magenta to resume service with the Magentan Intelligence Service. With him he brings an artificial recreation of his wife's personality, … Continue reading REVIEW: From Darkest Skies – Sam Peters
Author: Naomi Novik (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genre: Fantasy, YA Release Date: 12th July See Also: Uprooted I had been looking forward to Spinning Silver ever since I finished Uprooted earlier this year. I had really been taken by Novik’s writing style, and the way she took ideas from traditional Russian folk tales … Continue reading REVIEW: Spinning Silver – Naomi Novik
I have recently been through a trying time. I was coming to the end of my diary, and discovered that Paperchase, who for two years had given me everything I wanted, had discontinued the style. DISCONTINUED. I was trapped in a mid-year diary spiral after buying one when I started my MA in September 2016. … Continue reading BLOG: Dear Diary
Author: Hannah Richell (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Orion Genre: Historical fiction, family saga The Peacock Summer isn’t necessarily a book I would have picked up on my own, however the proof copy of the book was so beautiful that I found myself drawn to it – a triumph of judging a book by its … Continue reading REVIEW: The Peacock Summer – Hannah Richell
