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


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Review of The Day of the Roaring by Nina Bhadreshwar
a brilliant first slice of crime procedural thriller with some hard-hitting and thought-provoking themes
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Review of Strange Beasts by Susan J. Morris
fantasy and slow-burn romance coupled with a contemporary twist on the classical crime and horror stories of Sherlock Holmes and Dracula...
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Review of Guilty By Definition by Susie Dent
a clever mystery novel which takes place within a dictionary publishing house with the majority of the cast being lexicographers
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Review of Amphibian by Tyler Wetherall
Girlhood at it’s finest. Puberty is a metamorphosis and Sissy is changing. Her body is no longer her own but something reptilian...
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Review of Love Letters to a Serial Killer by Tasha Coryell
The Death of a Bookseller meets Sweet Pea in tone, Love Letters to a Serial Killer is the new razor-sharp thriller on the block...
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Review of The Deadly Spark by Roxie Key
Roxie Key takes us to Brighton, where multiple cases of deadly fires are starting to occur and our protagonist DC Eve Starling is on high...
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Review of Dark Island by Daniel Aubrey
One of my favourite things is when a debut author absolutely knocks it out of the park with their first novel AND that novel is the first...
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Review of The Four by Ellie Keel
We were always The Four. From our very first day at High Realms.’ If you’re looking for a contemporary twist on a classical dark academia...
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Review of All Us Sinners by Katy Massey
Set in late 1970s Leeds, this debut crime novel takes place against the backdrop of the Yorkshire Ripper murders. It’s the story of...
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Review of How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
Frances always said that she’d be murdered. She was right! When a fortune teller warns seventeen-year-old Frances Adams that she will one...
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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 Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody
Cosmopolitan has named Kate Brody’s Rabbit Hole as one of ‘the 20 best books to look forward to in 2024’. This book is a deliciously dark...
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Review of Shot in the Dark by Anna Britton
I did not know that I needed this book (and its characters) in my life until they were in my life, but I was IMMEDIATELY intrigued by the...
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Review of The Housekeepers by Alex Hay
When Oceans 8 meets Downton Abbey, you get The Housekeepers. This bingeworthy debut novel breathes a lease of fresh air into the...
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Review of Don't Swipe Right by L. M. Chilton
Gwen finds herself single and miserable at her best friend's bachelor party, but her obsession with dating apps is going to change...
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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 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 Reptile Memoirs by Silje Ulstein
Reptile Memoirs is a Norwegian crime debut by Silje Ulstein, translated by Alison McCullough. A tale of family secrets and the legacy of...
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Review of The Hive by Scarlett Brade
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. In this debut thriller, protagonist Charlotte plans to take the ultimate revenge on her...
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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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