Author: Stephanie Garber (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Genre: Young Adult, fantasy, romance Buy Now: ebook | paperback Welcome to Caraval, where nothing is quite what it seems . . . Scarlett has never left the tiny isle of Trisda, pining from afar for the wonder of Caraval, a once-a-year week-long performance where the … Continue reading REVIEW: Caraval – Stephanie Garber
Author: Gary Shteyngart (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Granta Books Genre: literary fiction, near-future sci-fi, dystopic fiction Buy Now: ebook | paperback In a very near future a functionally illiterate America is about to collapse. But don't tell that to poor Lenny Abramov, proud author of what may well be the world's last diary. Despite his job … Continue reading REVIEW: Super Sad True Love Story – Gary Shteyngart
Author: Lacey London (website / twitter) UK Publisher: self-published (from what I can establish) Genre: Romance, chick lit Buy Now: ebook With a love of cocktails and wine, a fantastic job in the fashion industry and the world’s greatest best friends, Clara Andrews thought she had it all. That is until a chance meeting introduces … Continue reading REVIEW: Meet Clara Andrews – Lacey London
Author: Naomi Novik (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genre: Fantasy, YA Buy now: ebook | paperback This book was sent to me by my pen pal, as a 'travelling book' - a book to be read and sent on to someone else. I had never heard of it prior to its arrival at the … Continue reading REVIEW: Uprooted – Naomi Novik
Author: Naomi Alderman (twitter / website) UK Publisher: Penguin Genre: Science fiction, feminism, literary fiction Buy now: ebook | paperback All over the world women are discovering they have the power. With a flick of the fingers they can inflict terrible pain - even death. Suddenly, every man on the planet finds they've lost control. … Continue reading REVIEW: The Power – Naomi Alderman
Author: Carrie Fisher UK Publisher: Black Swan / Transworld digital Genre: memoir, non-fiction Buy now: ebook | paperback I was really looking forward to reading this book, but it was always going to be a hard one to review. Carrie Fisher is so well-loved, and particularly since her far-too-early death has become a symbol of … Continue reading REVIEW: The Princess Diarist – Carrie Fisher
Author: Susan Dennard (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Tor Genre: Fantasy, YA Buy now: ebook | paperback In a continent on the edge of war, two witches hold its fate in their hands. Young witches Safiya and Iseult have a habit of finding trouble. After clashing with a powerful Guildmaster and his ruthless Bloodwitch bodyguard, … Continue reading REVIEW: Truthwitch – Susan Dennard
Author: Robert MacFarlane (twitter) UK Publisher: Penguin Genre: non-fiction, essays Buy now: ebook | paperback This is an unusual piece to review, for a number of reasons. Published by PRH, exclusively for sale in independent bookshops, it is a personal essay discussing the value of books as gifts. Robert MacFarlane is a very warm writer, and the … Continue reading REVIEW: The Gifts of Reading – Robert MacFarlane
Author: Melissa de la Cruz (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton Genre: Romance Buy now: ebook | paperback Darcy Fitzwilliam simply doesn't have time to fall in love. But this Christmas, a kiss under the mistletoe will change everything... As partner at a major New York hedge fund, Darcy's only serious relationship is with … Continue reading REVIEW: Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe – Melissa de la Cruz
Author: Roxane Gay (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Corsair Genre: short stories, literary fiction, magic realism Buy now: ebook | paperback The women in these stories live lives of privilege and of poverty, are in marriages both loving and haunted by past crimes or emotional blackmail. A pair of sisters, grown now, have been inseparable … Continue reading REVIEW: Difficult Women – Roxane Gay
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