Book Review: The Raven Scholar
This murder mystery-meets-high-stakes-fantasy had me so thoroughly invested that I will be gnashing my teeth in anticipation of the sequel.
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Book Review: Open
This autobiography dragged me in from the first page – a tennis star who deeply hates tennis & always has? Sign me up!
Book Review: Stasiland
In the years I’ve spent fascinated by the DDR, I’ve never come across any material as powerful and human as this.
Book Review: The Secret of the Magic Pearl
Beautiful pictures accompany a charming seaside story about family, adventure, and learning to treasure the little things.
Book Review: Angel Train
Though these stories aren’t linked by plot, setting or character, they nevertheless share strong recurrent themes.
Book Review: Amma
A sweeping, intergenerational novel, that has the strength and complexity of women (and their relationships) at its core.
Book Review: Ride With Me
Read this if you enjoy the marriage of convenience trope, confident characters with larger than life careers, and light spice.
Book Review: Batman and Robin: Year One
The art is full of charm, with a cartoony style and warm, vibrant colours that bring the shrouded cityscapes of Gotham to life.
Book Review: Traction Man is Here
This illustrated story captures the imaginative connection children share with toys – and household objects – with winning humour and energy.
Book Review: The Song of the Saltings
Soaked in folklore references, this story is a captivating exploration of defying expectations and reconnecting with the natural world.
Book Review: Upon A Starlit Tide
The slow, exploratory narrative follows a strange young woman who seeks freedom from her restrictive society, even if she must uncover fae secrets.
Book Review: Tom’s Crossing
You might look sideways at this doorstopper and wonder if it’ll deliver, but Danielewski is a hell of a storyteller.
Book Review: Stepping Up
This uplifting story from an excellent Kiwi author shows readers that even life-changing challenges can lead to growth and new possibilities.
Book Review: Brawler
Groff’s writing is rich, without becoming floral. She cuts through layers of complexity with a brief sentence.
Book Review: Careless People
This book reads like a dark dystopian novel, filled with out-of-control egos & a manipulative self-serving leadership whose only goal is more.
Book Review: New Skin
An extremely smutty story, following the fun of youth, combined with the horrendous natures of addiction, ending on a redeeming note.
Book Review: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
This book will leave you feeling empowered, with each twist offering a subtly layered critique on the hypocrisy of the world around us.
Book Review: Wuthering Heights
In Brontë’s world, unfiltered and extravagant behaviour fuelled by high emotions has brothers and sisters constantly crossing each other.
Book Review: What Feelings Do At Night
This perfect pairing of image and text hits the spot between comic and poignant, and contains insightful reflections on emotional qualities.
Book Review: The Children of Time
Tchaikovsky’s ability to humanize but still make completely alien these otherworldly spiders is a feat to behold.