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Here you can find all of our past book reviews plus articles, Q&As and author inspiration pieces.


Review of The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan
This was one of the most original folkloric fantasy novels I think I’ve ever read, with the essence of Jekyll and Hyde.
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Review of Motherfaker by Anna Brook-Mitchell
As well as being absolutely hilarious, bingeable and brilliant, Motherfaker also opens up the floor for discussion, from parenthood to relationships, friendship to childless by choice and more. You’ll be obsessed!
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Review of Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy
This highly anticipated debut novel after Jennette McCurdy’s bestselling memoir I’m Glad my Mom Died is an extraordinary look into power dynamics, female rage and desire.
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Review of The Odds of You by Kate Dramis
For fans of The Holiday and The Flat Share, step into the world of Sage and Theo this January as you follow their romance.
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Review of The Salt Bind by Rebecca Ferrier
The Salt Bind is a hypnotic historical fantasy that weaves a Cornish myth into a richly imagined landscape. Vivid and immersive, this story is more than it first appears, it is a powerful exploration of belonging and identity.
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Review of Esther is Now Following You by Tanya Sweeney
Esther is Now Following You is a witty novel that has so many great layers and themes, with a character at the forefront who you can’t help but identify with on some level. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend that you pick up a copy!
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Review of Very Slowly All at Once by Lauren Schott
Mack and Hailey Evans are exactly where they always envisioned themselves to be: both thriving in successful careers, living in a new home on a lakefront estate with their two beautiful children. But there’s one thing… their finances are scraping the bottom of the barrel, and somebody knows it.
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Review of Dominion by Addie E. Citchens
Best read in one sitting, this short novel from Addie E. Citchens carries a weighty tale of religion, patriarchy and violence that feels urgent and impressive from the very first page.
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Review of Belgrave Road by Manish Chauhan
Marketed as a love story between two people working side by side but living worlds apart yet ultimately, the novel feels like Manish Chauhan’s love letter to his home city, to Belgrave Road and the people who have faced so much to build their lives there.
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Review of Room 706 by Ellie Levenson
Kate meets her lover in a hotel room. Room 706 to be exact. As they’re getting ready to leave, she sees on the news that their hotel has been taken hostage. This is where the nightmare begins...
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Review of The Three by Kelsey O'Brien
Kelsey O’Brien is definitely a new exciting voice in the historical fiction space...
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Review of The Merge by Grace Weller
A shocking, page-turning novel of how far science can be pushed in the face of overpopulation and human sacrifice.
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Review of The Waiter by Kwan Ann Tan
This choose your own adventure, labyrinthine novel is a mysterious and propulsive story where each decision you make takes you on a different journey through this dystopian world.
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Review of The Nancys and the Case of the Missing Necklance by R.W.R McDonald
When a brutal murder occurs in the small safe-haven of a town, Tippy's best friend ends up in a coma, herself, uncle Pike, and Devon become The Nancys, the trio who go undercover to discover who the murderer is...
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Review of Courting Disaster by Zoe McGee
What do #MeToo and Jane Austen have in common? More than you might think.
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Review of Heir of Illusion by Madeline Taylor
Three things that I LOVE in a romantasy novel, a strong female character who is respected for her strength, a handsome charming male character who is not always as they seem, and a a bad guy / bad situation who we love to hate!
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Review of The Vanishing Place by Zoe Rankin
A New Zealand–set thriller that will keep you glued to every tension-filled page, The Vanishing Place.
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Review of Bitten by Jordan Stephanie Gray
Fans of Twilight and A Court of Thorns and Roses are going to eat up this debut...
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Review of Tender by Lauren Du Plessis
A folk-horror novel of botanical mystery and haunting beauty.
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Review of The Stranger at the Wedding by A. E. Gauntlett
If you’re looking for a deliciously dark, hanging-of-the-edge, unreliable narrative thriller then we HIGHLY recommend that you pick up a copy of The Stranger at the Wedding because it is EVERYTHING and more that our dark little thriller-loving hearts need!
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