Review of Isaac by Curtis Garner
vulnerable and tender coming-of-age story about a queer boy’s sense of self and his tumultuous dating life as a young man about to go to uni
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Review of Please Fear Me by Jennifer Love
A triumph of a debut that I expect big things for in the literary prize world. Jennifer Love is one to watch for sure.Â
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Review of Bodies by Christine Anne Foley
An Irish coming-of-age story with an edge.
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Review of The Nude by C. Michelle Lindley
The Nude is definitely one to suggest for your next buddy read / book club...
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Review of Only Here, Only Now by Tom Newlands
Tom Newlands is an incredible new voice in Scottish literature...
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Review of Spoilt Creatures by Amy Twigg
a coming-of-age novel entwined around female rage, sisterhood and obsession
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Review of Gender Theory by Madeline Docherty
this dizzying, dazzling debut explores what it’s like being a young woman finding herself through her sexuality, body and friendships
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Review of Glasgow Boys by Margaret McDonald
Banjo and Finlay haven’t seen each other in three years. Banjo is in another foster placement and despite getting into a fight on his...
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Review of My First Book by Honor Levy
This is a deliciously chaotic collection of short stories that capture the essence of the internet generation. Honor Levy’s narrative...
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Review of England is Mine by Nicolas Padamsee
It’s not often you can say ‘I haven’t read anything like this before’ but here it’s true. Nicolas Padamsee has painted a portrait of...
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Review of The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey
If you loved The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry then do we have the book for you! Jennie Godfrey’s heartwarming debut, The List of...
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Review of Green Dot by Madeleine Gray
Dolly Alderton fans will love the debut novel from Madeleine Gray, especially if you adored Good Material! Green Dot follows Hera who is...
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Review of Central Places by Delia Cai
This is a fast-paced debut all about love, family, self-understanding and belonging. Recently-engaged couple Audrey and Ben visit...
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Review of When We Were Sisters by Fatimah Asghar
Written in lyrical prose with features of blackout poetry, this a debut that plays with form to tell the story of three orphaned siblings...
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Review of Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth
Sunburn is a coming of age, Sapphic romance which will leave you flushed and swooning. Basked within the stifling heat of Crossmore, a...
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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 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 None of This is Serious by Catherine Prasifka
None of This is Serious is set in Dublin and follows recent graduate Sophie as she navigates life after university. Sophie's friends all...
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Review of Starling by Sarah Jane Butler
Starling has lived her entire life in a van with her mother. Travelling from place to place, living off the land and rejecting modern...
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Review of Can I Stray by Jenna Adams
This is a story told in 3 acts. In act one, we meet Brooke at 14 and Matt at 17. They are cast side by side as Romeo and Juliet and their...
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