"I don't read many biographies, but having liked a Krakauer book in the past, I wanted to give this one a go. In the end, I came away from this conflicted" Read my review for Jon Krakauer's adventure biography, Into the Wild...
Book review: The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
"I had so hoped this one was going to fill my old-school gothic, supernatural desires but ultimately I found it a pretty complex way of telling a reasonably simple story." Read my review for this classic ghost story by Henry James...
Book review: Waves of Sound and Water by Stephen Williams
"This one was a good quick story! Some brilliant and chilling imagery throughout." Read my review for short story Waves of Sound and Water by Stephen Williams...
Book review: The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
"I was really hoping for something more from this novel but it never really clicked with me." Read my review for slightly underwhelming read The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks...
Book review: The Fisherman by John Langan
"Maybe it's because I've never experienced grief from significance loss, or maybe it's because creature horror is possibly my least favourite sub-genre, but I've finished this one feeling disappointed". Read my review for cosmic horror novel The Fisherman by John Langan...
Book review: Wimmera by Mark Brandi
"This isn't the standard thriller crime novel that piece by piece uncovers and tries to solve a mystery". Read my review of this emotional Australian mystery drama by Mark Brandi...
Book review: All Your Little Lies by Marianne Holmes
"This one ended up being slightly different to how I expected it to be, but still an enjoyable thriller". Read my review for this brand new mystery novel by Marianne Holmes...
Book review: The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
"I'm trying to get my head around how to review this because there were good parts and there were bad parts but I'm having trouble differentiating them". Read my review of this emotional revenge tale by Stephen Graham Jones...
Book review: The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson
"I love Shirley Jackson and her way of looking into normal everyday lives and turning them sinister". Read my review of this short story collection from Shirley Jackson...
Book review: The Vegetarian by Han Kang
"I really liked the writing style in this one, it was forthright yet elegant but the story it told was lost on me". Read my review of Han Kang's fever dream of a novel...
