Author: Catriona Ward (twitter) UK Publisher: W&N Genre: Horror, fiction Release Date: 26th July 2018 See Also: Rawblood | The Last House on Needless Street 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 … Continue reading REVIEW: Little Eve – Catriona Ward
Author: Sam Peters (twitter) UK Publisher: Gollancz Genre: Sci-Fi, crime thriller Buy Now: ebook | hardcover | paperback 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 … 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 Buy Now: ebook | hardcover Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father’s too kind-hearted to collect his debts. They face poverty, until Miryem hardens her own heart and takes up his work … Continue reading REVIEW: Spinning Silver – Naomi Novik
Author: Hannah Richell (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Orion Genre: Historical fiction, family saga Buy Now: ebook | hardcover 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 … Continue reading REVIEW: The Peacock Summer – Hannah Richell
A trend which is on the rise, and which I am rather happy about, is book subscription boxes. I have no idea where the subscription box trend started – was it Sephora? Birchbox? Those are the first I remember hearing about, for make-up, giving people an affordable way to try out products that were usually … Continue reading BOOK SUBSCRIPTION BOX: Book Box Club
Author: Cara Delevigne (twitter / website) UK Publisher: Trapeze Genre: Young Adult, Realism, Coming of Age story Buy Now: ebook | hardcover | paperback First and foremost, I would like to warn that this review contains spoilers regarding the plot of the novel. This is partly because I feel that some of the material within this book … Continue reading REVIEW: Mirror Mirror – Cara Delevingne
Author: Juno Dawson (twitter / website) UK Publisher: Two Roads Genre: Non-fiction, autobiography, gender studies Buy Now: ebook | hardcover | paperback I was lucky enough to find this book as a proof going spare whilst I was interning last summer. It was not necessarily a book I would have bought myself, but I have … Continue reading REVIEW: The Gender Games – Juno Dawson
Author: Connie Willis (website) UK Publisher: Gollancz Genre: Sci-fi, romance Buy Now: ebook | paperback Briddey is about to get exactly what she thinks she wants . . . Briddey is a high-powered exec in the mobile phone industry, overseeing new products from concept ('anything to beat the new apple phone') to delivery. And she works with … Continue reading REVIEW: Crosstalk – Connie Willis
Author: R.F. Kuang (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Harper Voyager Genre: Fantasy, historical fiction (ish) Buy Now: ebook | hardback | paperback (out 18th Oct 2018) I stumbled across this book when I saw review copies being offered on twitter. The cover was so beautiful, I immediately leapt on it, but was only able to get a digital … Continue reading REVIEW: The Poppy War – R.F. Kuang
Author: Joanne M. Harris (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Gollancz Genre: Fantasy Buy Now: ebook | hardcover The first writing I got to read from Joanne Harris was A Pocket Full of Crows, which I was lucky enough to get a chance to check the page proofs for whilst I was interning at Gollancz. It was … Continue reading REVIEW: Testament of Loki – Joanne M. Harris (Runemarks #6)
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