Book Review: Ruth
November 14, 2025
Kate Riley’s unique heroine has such a wry, funny, subversive voice that her day-to-day reflections are completely absorbing.
Kate Riley’s unique heroine has such a wry, funny, subversive voice that her day-to-day reflections are completely absorbing.
Laing explores both the conditions that enable fascism, and the power of art to hold a mirror to the society that forms it.
Set in Georgian London, this novel delves into the world of antiques with mystery, intrigue, and (possibly) cursed objects thrown in.
At times, I wasn’t sure I was enjoying the company of Dalton’s narrator, but the mysteries and challenges that stacked up kept hooking me in.
If you’re a fan of immersive world building & headstrong heroines, you’ll love this novel – the first in a 4-book series!
Koko’s voice has so much dry humour and warmth and it was the strength of his perspective that made the novel so absorbing for me.
Engrossing and slow-building, this left me with a similar feeling as a well-told true crime podcast: half the story is in the context.
What do you get if you put Shakespeare obsessed thespians, and murder together? Drama, drama and more drama.
This is a large book, but with writing like Desai’s, it only intensifies the complete immersion that pulls you under like a spell.
Laura Borrowdale is an author of immense talent, as this collection of work will prove to all daring enough to read.
For those feeling like a light mystery with a little mythological flavour or for those that love the sea…
There is darkness in this story, but it’s leavened by Smith’s ever-playful storytelling, and her characters’ capacity for resistance & hope.
I read this book out of the morbid curiosity and was violently pulled into the tragic tale of the Dollanganger siblings.
Katie Yee describes the calamitous events in one woman’s life with a light touch, but her beautifully crafted prose is full of power.
I love authors who write like this, a collection of small moments that lead to an ending that leaves you off-kilter and slightly dazed.
His writing is playful and virtuosic but the impulse to tell a great story is always in the driver’s seat – and pressing the accelerator!
While there is grief and despair, her vital and fiercely determined characters push against this darkness by continuing to reach for hope.
With an ever-changing landscape outside & hidden spaces to explore, the train is simultaneously larger than life and insignificant.
I devoured this brilliant historical fiction! The language is gorgeous and the characters leap off the page reeking of history!
Eliza Clark portrays deeply flawed females but fills her characters with depth and soul. Gritty, thrilling and an absolute page turner.