Book Review: The Mires
November 1, 2024
This was a luminous read – descriptions of the natural world, history, and character’s inner voices are related with sensitivity and vivacity.
This was a luminous read – descriptions of the natural world, history, and character’s inner voices are related with sensitivity and vivacity.
Jacqueline Harpman has managed to convey a beautifully brutal balance of life and death, love and loneliness.
Excellently written, details are simplified enough for the not-so-scientifically-minded like me to understand while still leaving me in awe.
Tackling a very heavy subject with respect and tact, The Great Dead Body Teachers is a captivating and deeply personal read.
This novel’s mix of humour, fake dating antics, and emotional growth will leave readers laughing, crying, and swooning all the way through.
Guided by their indomitable teachers, the girls venture into a Berlin-esque city and gather the clues they need to save the day. Good gravy!
Almond broadened my understanding of what it means to be an emotional being and made me question; what is it, to love, to feel, to act?
Evocative, tender, and deeply moving, this story will linger in your heart long after you have turned the final page.
The main trio constitute more proof – if any was needed – that Erdrich writes some of the best young adults in contemporary fiction.
This is not your typical dry encyclopaedia. This is one that is full of adventure, charm, wit, and last but certainly not least… faeries!
I LOVED Seawitch, the third instalment in the Hedgewitch series. This cosy, magical story is a joyful and wholesome undersea adventure.
This is a creative and action-packed current-day sci-fi about a shady corporation manifesting and weaponising nostalgia.
Part Sci-fi adventure, part cosmic horror, part psychological mystery, Paolini has outdone himself yet again.
I loved the message this book sends, and all the many references to your favourite books and authors make it feel cosy and familiar.
A chilling vision of humanities’ future, it blends claustrophobic, grungy cityscapes with an unsettling narrative of poverty and desperation.
Meet literature’s most delightful amphibian odd couple! These stories are a pitch-perfect blend of gentle comedy and insightful observation.
Stone BlindBy Natalia HaynesReview by Sophie Most of us may know the story of Medusa the monster, but do you
A unique mix of slice of life and fantasy that isn’t a difficult read. Good for fans of Artemis Fowl-esque fantasy-realism.
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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.