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


Review of The Ladie Upstairs by Jessie Elland
From the mind of the iconic Emmerdale actress, comes one of the most original and captivating debuts I’ve read all year. Full of deliciously gross femgore and underpinnings of feminist folklore, The Ladie Upstairs is perfect for fans of weird literary fiction with plenty to sink your teeth into.
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Review of Mere by Danielle Giles
A dark story set in the dark ages, perfect for fans of folk tales.
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Review of The Lamb by Lucy Rose
With descriptions of boiling bones and meat pie recipes that will make your blood run cold, this is not a novel for the faint of heart but..
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Review of William by Mason Coile
Henry, an engineer with agoraphobia. Hidden away in his home with his pregnant wife, Henry begins to unravel...
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Review of Last Night of Freedom by Dan Howarth
Drawn into a deadly game of one-upmanship and forced to prove their masculinity, only one of them can survive...
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Review of The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim
A feminist literary horror for all those in their weird girl book era
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Review of Freakslaw by Jane Flett
If you’re a fan of books that evoke terror, fascination and suspense then this is the one for you!
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Review of Supplication by Nour Abi-Nakhoul
If you’re a fan of literary horror, similar to William Friend’s Black Mamba, I feel that this book is the one for you.
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Review of Lost in the Garden by Adam S. Leslie
Don’t go to Almanby.’ I feel so lucky to have had the opportunity to read this utterly bonkers debut! When you come across a story that...
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Review of Anna O by Matthew Blake
Resignation syndrome is a hypothesized condition that induces a state of reduced consciousness and may occur during and/or after a...
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Review of The Doloriad by Missouri Williams
Set in the aftermath of a vague and unknown environmental disaster, The Doloriad follows a family living on the edge of a ruined city,...
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Review of Orpheus Builds A Girl by Heather Parry
Dr Wilhelm von Tore is a depraved Nazi doctor forced to leave Germany after WW2 ends. Luciana is a young Cuban immigrant to America...
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