Pages: 318Published: 21st June 2022Genre: FantasyContent warnings: Domestic abuse, sexual references, misogyny A gruesome curse. A city in upheaval. A monster with unquenchable appetites. Marlinchen and her two sisters live with their wizard father in a city shifting from magic to industry. As Oblya’s last true witches, she and her sisters are little more than … Continue reading Book Review – Juniper And Thorn by Ava Reid
Pages: 388Published: 13th January 2022Genre: MysteryContent warnings: Missing person storyline Forty years ago, Steven Smith found a copy of a famous children's book, its margins full of strange markings and annotations. He took it to his remedial English teacher, Miss Isles, who became convinced it was the key to solving a puzzle. That a message … Continue reading Book Review – The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett
Pages: 544Published: 26th September 2023Genre: Historical Science Fiction/FantasyContent warnings: Violence, injury detail Winter is drawing thick in 1932 Shanghai, as is the ever-nearing threat of a Japanese invasion. Rosalind Lang has suffered the worst possible fate for a national spy: she’s been exposed. With the media storm camped outside her apartment for the infamous Lady … Continue reading Book Review – Foul Heart Huntsman by Chloe Gong
Pages: 334Published: 2nd April 2020Genre: Domestic thrillerContent warnings: Domestic violence, blackmail, missing person sub-plot Ursula, Gareth and Alice have never met before. Ursula thinks she killed the love of her life.Gareth’s been receiving strange postcards.And Alice is being stalked. None of them are used to relying on others – but when the three strangers’ lives unexpectedly collide, there’s only … Continue reading Book Review – Strangers by C.L. Taylor
Pages: 389Published: 25th February 2025Genre: Domestic Thriller It is June 21st, the longest day of the year, and new mother Camilla’s life is about to change forever. After months of maternity leave, she will drop her infant daughter off at daycare for the first time and return to her job as a literary agent. Finally. But, when she … Continue reading Book Review – Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister
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