Author: Rachel Winters (twitter) UK Publisher: Trapeze Genre: Romantic comedy, contemporary fiction Can you fall in love like they do in the movies? It's Evie Summers's job to find out. Because if she can't convince her film agency's biggest client, Ezra Chester, to write the romantic-comedy screenplay he owes producers, her career will be over. The … Continue reading REVIEW: Would Like To Meet – Rachel Winters
Author: Menna van Praag (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Bantam Press Genre: Contemporary fantasy, YA There are hundreds, possibly thousands, of sisters Grimm on Earth. You may well be one of them, though you might never know it. This is the story of four sisters Grimm – daughters born to different mothers on the same day, each … Continue reading REVIEW: The Sisters Grimm – Menna van Praag
Author: Jason Porath (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Day Street Books Genre: Non-fiction, humour, history Well-behaved women seldom make history. Good thing these women are far from well behaved . . .Illustrated in a contemporary animation style, Rejected Princessesturns the ubiquitous "pretty pink princess" stereotype portrayed in movies, and on endless toys, books, and tutus … Continue reading REVIEW: Rejected Princesses – Jason Porath
Author: Amanda Brooke (twitter / website) UK Publisher: HarperCollins Genre: Crime, thriller @thewidowsclub In response to unprecedented media interest, we confirm that the murder victim was a member of our group. We will not be commenting further. When April joins a support group for young widows, she’s looking for answers after her husband’s sudden death. … Continue reading REVIEW: The Widows’ Club – Amanda Brooke
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
