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


Review of Love and Other Brain Experiments by Hannah Brohm
Are you a fan of rivals to lovers in a science lab setting? Then Love and Other Brain Experiments is the STEM rom-com to add to your TBR this month.
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Review of I'll Be the Monster by Sean Gilbert
I’ll be the Monster is a literary thriller from a unique new voice, which taps into the essence of Donna Tartt and elitism...
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Review of A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing by Alice Evelyn Yang
From the Japanese occupation of Manchuria and through the Cultural Revolution to the present day, Yang explores the legacy of colonialism through three generations.
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Review of Gloria Don't Speak by Lucy Apps
Inspired by the author’s volunteer work, this is an urgent, unique and empathetic debut centering the experiences of those with learning disabilities, a community of people we seldom see represented in literature.
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Review of Good People by Patmeena Sabit
A gripping literary crime novel where snippets of interviews, articles and reports piece together what happened leading up to and after the mysterious death of Afghan American teenager Zorah Sharaf.
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Review of Noon by Zain Rishi
A moving collection of poems from an exciting new talent on home, identity and sexuality.
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Review of What I Told My Friends by Alice Leigh
With twists and turns that lead to an ending that feels inescapable, and as though it had been clear as day upon the page from the very beginning, you’re brought on a journey that forces you to question every person who sets foot upon the page as you work to uncover the deepest truths of High Hill Manor, and the students that went there.
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Review of Murder Bimbo by Rebecca Novak
When a 32-year-old sex worker kills an extremist politician, Meat Neck, her life is turned completely upside down and she believes that the only person who can save her from this injustice is host of the feminist podcast, Justice for Bimbo.
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Review of Weavingshaw by Heba Al-Wasity
Whether you’re already utterly in love with Gothic historical fiction or you haven’t yet found the book to pique your interest in the genre, Weavingshaw is the one to convert you.
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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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