Book Reviews

A book I admired more than I enjoyed. The writing is exceptional. The plot is almost nothing. Both of those things are true, and it’s still worth reading.

I read this for book club. I made it to page 109 before putting it down and accepting that life is too short and my to-read list is too long.

I watched the first episode of the HBO series and wasn’t sure it was for me. Three days and 337 pages later, I was very glad I’d given it another …

Buckeye is immersive, beautifully researched, and written by someone who clearly knows how to construct a sentence. It also kept me at arm’s length for most of its 448 pages. …

Teenage me would have made this book my entire personality. Adult me finished it in nine days and felt every single one of them.

At a glance The Poet Michael Connelly Genre Crime Fiction / Thriller Format Paperback (1996 edition) Source Gifted Did I finish it? Yes My rating 3 / 5 Read if …

The writing is lovely. The story has been told before. Weyward is three stars of a very specific kind; the kind where the craft outpaces the originality.

A Romantasy sceptic’s honest take on Devney Perry’s Shield of Sparrows. Four stars, a bobbing throat, and a genuine recommendation — with where to find it in Australia.

Ninety new library copies appeared overnight and I jumped to the front of the queue. That kind of thing feels like a sign. It wasn’t — at least not for …

A green notebook. A café in London. Six strangers who all, apparently, stop to read it and pour their hearts onto the page. It is giving airport table impulse purchase …