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Posted on October 19, 2020

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...

Posted on October 13, 2020September 25, 2020

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...

Posted on October 8, 2020September 25, 2020

Book review: Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix

"This only took me a few hours to read, it was such a fun and crazy book"! Read my review of Grady Hendrix's humorous horror novel...

Posted on October 2, 2020September 25, 2020

DNF book review: The Changeling by Victor Lavalle

"How am I supposed to like a main character who is not just simply flawed, but a complete arsehole for no good reason"? Read my DNF review of Victor Lavalle's book that blends fantasy and horror...

Posted on September 28, 2020September 25, 2020

Book review: The Ghost Tree by Christina Henry

"If you love the small-town-secrets trope as much as I do, this is going to be a winner"! Read my review of Christina Henry's latest book full or horror and folklore...

Posted on September 24, 2020September 25, 2020

Book review: The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold

"After so many years, the five women murdered by Jack the Ripper have been given a platform as women - mothers, daughters, sisters, wives, lovers". Read my review of Hallie Rubenhold's brilliant look into the lives of the women killed by Jack the Ripper...

Posted on September 18, 2020September 25, 2020

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...

Posted on September 14, 2020September 25, 2020

Book review: The Bus on Thursday by Shirley Barrett

"This is the sort of book that leaves you to answer all your own questions". Read my review of Shirley Barrett's brilliant speculative fiction novel...

Posted on September 11, 2020September 25, 2020

Book review: Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge

"Relevant, poignant and eye opening. This book brilliantly explores the history of (and current day) racism within Britain". Read my review of Reni Eddo-Lodge's incredibly eye-opening look at racism in Britain...

Posted on August 20, 2020September 25, 2020

Book review: Mysterious Skin by Scott Heim

"Tackling sexual abuse and trauma, this is no easy read but it's surprisingly simple to lose yourself in the pages". Read my review of Scott Heim's devastating novel about self discovery...

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