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


Review of I Know where You Buried Your Husband by Marie O’Hare
Imagine Devious Maids colliding with Pretty Little Liars, then throw in a dash of I Know What You Did Last Summer — and you’ve got the deliciously dark, twisty cocktail that is Marie O’Hare’s I Know Where You Buried Your Husband.
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Review of The Compound by Aisling Rawle
Let me set the scene: ten single women wake up in a dilapidated, abandoned compound with no clue how they got there. Meanwhile, ten men are making their way through the jungle to join them. Sounds like the start of a reality show? That’s because it is...
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Review of Kiss of Hammer and Flame by Amy De La Force
It’s clever, powerful, and sets the stage for a story that blends destiny, danger, and desire.
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Review of These Mortal Bodies by Elspeth Wilson
If you're drawn to dark academia settings layered with themes of toxic female friendships, obsession, and secrecy, These Mortal Bodies is a must for your summer reading list.
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Review of Send Flowers by Emily Buchanan
Send Flowers is a poignant exploration of the climate crisis, grief, and standing up for what you believe in at any cost.
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Review of The Homecoming by Zoe Apostolides
I enjoyed the gothic foreboding of this novel and the relationship between the two women of different generations.
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Review of Maggie; or, a Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar by Katie Yee
Told in wry vignettes, this is a unique take on the divorce novel that is both sad and kind of strange.
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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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Review of Summer of Love by Lily Easton
I really loved this swoon-filled hot romance, which really taps in to themes such as life under the spotlight and living your best authentic life.
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Review of Nightshade by Autumn Woods
This book SIZZLES with chemistry, head-butting enemies and unexpected friendships and more.
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Review of A Beautiful Family by Jennifer Trevelyan
A suspenseful and all-consuming summer thriller full of secrets and family drama!
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Review of Thirst Trap by Gráinne O'Hare
A blistering novel of female friendship, grief, sexuality and figuring it all out.
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Review of Broccoli Punch by Lee Yuri (Trans. Amber HJ Kim)
Broccoli Punch is a collection of South-Korean short stories.
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Review of Bring the House Down by Charlotte Runcie
I would definitely recommend this novel to anyone who likes complicated character studies and themes of performance, culture, motherhood and rage.
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Review of Logging Off: The Human Cost of Our Digital World by Adele Zeynap Walton
Out of the depths of personal tragedy comes a debut non-fiction that will change the way you think about your phone. This is a book I would urge everyone to read and one I think we’re sure to look back on in years to come as, hopefully, one of the starting points for a tech revolution.
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Review of Among Friends by Hal Ebbot
This is really clever literary fiction that looks at toxic masculinity alongside teenage girlhood in a viscerally realistic and quietly haunting way.
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Review of Awakened by Laura Elliot
This debut is a literary horror/sci-fi that will really get under your skin. Elliot does what all great writers of the genre do, she uses real life to write fiction that confronts humanity’s horrors.
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Review of The Show Woman by Emma Cowing
The Show Woman is inspired by the life of a very real person...
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Review of The Retirement Plan by Sue Hincenbergs
The Retirement Plan is filled with twists, marriage bliss and unbliss and of course, humour which will have you falling in love with all of the characters.
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Review of Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle
Aftertaste is a beautifully written contemporary fiction novel which touches upon the themes of love, loss and the memories that food can bring to the forefront of our minds.
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