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Review Archive
Here you can find all of our past book reviews.


Review of Thirty Days of Darkness by Jenny Lund Madsen (Translated by Megan Turney)
When snobby literary author, Hannah Krause-Bendix, becomes frustrated with writer's block, she projects her frustration onto acclaimed...
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Review of Sylvia by Maithreyi Karnoor
Sylvia is unlike anything I’ve read before; a piece of beautiful prose punctuated by moments of poetry and dictated by a narrative that...
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Review of Sushi and Sea Lions by Rachel Corsini
Prima ballerina Daniela switches up her New York apartment for her home back in Queens when a career-ending injury forces her to leave...
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Review of The Girls of Summer by Katie Bishop
This scorching, sun-soaked debut is the book of the summer. Written in a dual timeline, the novel explores the coming of age story of...
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Review of My Life as a Chameleon by Diana Anyakwo
This is a strong YA debut from Anyakwo, whose new book My Life as a Chameleon sensitively explores family dynamics, the difficulties that...
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Review of Concerning My Daughter by Kim Hye-jin (Translated from Korean by Jamie Chang)
Concerning My Daughter is a slice of literary translated fiction, translated from Korean by Jamie Chang, where a micro lens is zoomed...
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Review of Arthur and Teddy are Coming Out by Ryan Love
Arthur is a 79-year-old grandfather who has been keeping a secret for as long as he can remember. He's gay, and he's ready to come out to...
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Review of The Maiden by Kate Foster
Set in Edinburgh, 1679, Foster emerges us within Scotland's sordid streets and the respectable classes within society to retell the...
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Review of This Bird Has Flown by Susanna Hoffs
As a singer myself, I’m always interested in authors that bring the world of music into their storytelling. Books that come to mind are...
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Review of Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater
This darkly comical novel is a witty and sharp observation of the art of bookselling, human connection, and obsession. Told through the...
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Review of Temper by Phoebe Walker
Phoebe Walker's debut follows an unnamed young woman who's recently moved to the Netherlands with her husband. While he's out at his new...
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Review of Rosewater by Liv Little
With the recent sad news of gal-dem, the magazine that championed people of colour from marginalised genders, closing its doors, this...
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Review of No Life for a Lady by Hannah Dolby
28 and unmarried, Violet Hamilton is worrying her father. It is 1896 after all, and an independent woman is a dangerous thing to be. But...
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Review of Must Love Books by Shauna Robinson
Nora Hughes is a 20-something editorial assistant; underappreciated, overworked and underpaid. When Parsons Press starts making cuts, she...
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Review of The Other Half by Charlotte Vassell
For fans of crime novels, Charlotte Vassell is one to watch. Originally a lockdown project, you can tell Vassell's debut has had a lot of...
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Review of Love Me Tender by Constance Debre
Set in Paris, this debut is autofiction about a strained relationship between mother and son. When Constance's ex-husband takes her to...
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