Author: Stacey Halls (twitter) UK Publisher: Zaffre Genre: Historical fiction Fleetwood Shuttleworth is 17 years old, married, and pregnant for the fourth time. But as the mistress at Gawthorpe Hall, she still has no living child, and her husband Richard is anxious for an heir. When Fleetwood finds a letter she isn't supposed to read … Continue reading REVIEW: The Familiars – Stacey Halls
Author: Catherynne M. Valente (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Constable and Robinson Genre: Fantasy, fairy tale See Also: Space Opera September is a twelve-year-old girl, Somewhat Grown and Somewhat Heartless, and she longs for adventure. So when a Green Wind and a Leopard of Little Breezes invite her to Fairyland - well, of course, she … Continue reading REVIEW: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making – Catherynne M. Valente
The last few months of 2019 were particularly hectic for me - at the end of October I was in a car accident when someone ran into the back of me, and while it was comparatively minor (I survived, my car was less lucky) it felt like the next two months were eaten up entirely … Continue reading BLOG: October, November and December Round-Up
Author: Jim Butcher (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Orbit Genre: Contemporary fantasy Meet Harry Dresden, Chicago's first (and only) Wizard P.I. Turns out the 'everyday' world is full of strange and magical things - and most of them don't play well with humans. That's where Harry comes in. Harry's business as a private investigator has been quiet … Continue reading REVISITED: Storm Front (Dresden Files #1) – Jim Butcher
Author: Jessica Townsend (twitter) UK Publisher: Orion Children's Books Genre: Fantasy, children's fiction Morrigan Crow is cursed, destined to die on her eleventh birthday. But, as the clock strikes midnight, she's whisked away by a remarkable man called Jupiter North and taken to the secret city of Nevermoor. There she's invited to join the Wundrous … Continue reading REVIEW: Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow – Jessica Townsend
Author: Ronan Hession (twitter) UK Publisher: Blue Moose Books Genre: UpLit, contemporary fiction, literary fiction Leonard and Hungry Paul is the story of two friends who ordinarily would remain uncelebrated. It finds a value and specialness in them that is not immediately apparent and prompts the idea that maybe we could learn from the people … Continue reading REVIEW: Leonard and Hungry Paul – Ronan Hession
Author: Emily McGovern (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Simon and Schuster Genre: Graphic novel, satirical historical fantasy The year is 1820, and bored young debutante Lucy knows there must be more to life than embroidery and engagements - no matter how eligible the bachelor might be. Some bachelors, she has discovered, are less 'eligible' than they are … Continue reading REVIEW: Bloodlust and Bonnets – Emily McGovern
Author: Stephanie Garber (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Genre: Young Adult, fantasy, romance See Also: Caraval After being swept up in the magical world of Caraval, Donatella Dragna has finally escaped her father and saved her sister Scarlett from a disastrous arranged marriage. The girls should be celebrating, but Tella isn't yet free. She … Continue reading REVIEW: Legendary – Stephanie Garber
Author: Kate Racculia (website / twitter) UK Publisher: HarperCollins Genre: Murder mystery, Gothic satire You are cordially invited to play a game… Tuesday Mooney loves a puzzle. So when an eccentric billionaire drops dead, leaving behind a fiendish treasure hunt – open to anyone – to his fortune, Tuesday can’t resist. Although she works best alone, she soon … Continue reading REVIEW: Tuesday Mooney Wore Black – Kate Racculia
Author: Rebecca Roanhorse (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Genre: Fantasy While most of the world has drowned beneath the sudden rising waters of a climate apocalypse, Dinétah (formerly the Navajo reservation) has been reborn. The gods and heroes of legend walk the land, but so do monsters. Maggie Hoskie is a Dinétah … Continue reading REVIEW: Trail of Lightning – Rebecca Roanhorse
