The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick I was looking for a meaty fantasy series that I could sink my...

Twilight Robbery by Frances Hardinge I’ll preface my review with this – I know this is a sequel to Fly...

The Puppet Show by MW Craven The first in the Washington Poe series, this was a really solid police procedural....

The Echoes by Evie Wyld What a book! I've read two of Evie Wyld's books (All the Birds, Singing and...

Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon I was recommended this book by my sister, and it did not disappoint. A historical...

Spent by Alison Bechdel Spent: A Comical Novel is my second LGBT book in honour of Pride Month. Alison Bechdel,...

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin (Book one of The Broken Earth trilogy) I’ve seen The Fifth Season and the...

Dark Lies the Island by Kevin Barry The Heart in Winter was one of my top reads of 2024, and...

Lord Jim at Home by Dinah Brooke Lord Jim at Home was originally published in 1973 and I can understand...

The Party by Tessa Hadley I remember seeing this in a bookshop and thinking, ‘that’s a pretty cover!’. I know,...

We're up to our oxters here with Christmas orders (thank you so much, each of you who have ordered with...

Kala by Colin Walsh I read Kala on the glowing recommendation of Marianne and it didn't disappoint! It's a literary...

Poor by Katriona O'Sullivan This is a truly compelling read about the complexities of a childhood spent in poverty.  Katriona...

  Autumn is in the air, and even those of us who have been in late summer reading ruts have...