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I first heard of this book whilst listening to an interview Tim Clare did with the author. Will Storr gave an excellent interview and even within the podcast he made some amazing points about storytelling that blew my mind. I went out to buy the book almost immediately and I would highly recommend you check … More Review: Science of Storytelling
This author kindly sent me a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. The main protagonist in The Hidden Face is Dayraven, who has just returned to his homeland after years away being a political hostage to a rival empire, and is the son of a hero of the Faustian Empire. Followed by … More Review: The Hidden Face by S. C. Flynn
Jade City by Fonda Lee is an epic urban fantasy focusing on the city of Kekon. The war that saw the liberation of Kekon from foreign powers is now over and a new generation vies for power in the city. The Green Bones (warriors who can wear jade to give them supernatural abilities) have split … More Review: Jade City by Fonda Lee
The Spider King’s Daughter by Chibundu Onuzo is a novel about star crossed lovers in Lagos, their circumstances and how that might keep them together or push them apart. This book’s had my attention for a while. The title sucked me in to start with, although I knew that it wasn’t going to be a … More Review: The Spider King’s Daughter
A Song for Quiet is the second novella in Cassandra Khaw’s series Persona Non Grata, the first being Hammers on Bone about a private detective/eldritch entity. This time we’re following Deacon James, a jazz musician who’s returning from his father’s funeral. As if that isn’t enough for our protagonist he’s got a song stuck in … More Review: A Song for Quiet
Those Brave, Foolish Souls in the City of Swords is a brilliant adventure that drags you with it every step of the way. With his Yarnsworld series (They Mostly Come Out At Night and Where the Waters Turn Black) Benedict Patrick is cementing himself as one of my favourite authors and this book is no … More Review: Those Brave, Foolish Souls from the City of Swords
Portia Simpson was the first woman to qualify as a gamekeeper back in 2003. In her book The Gamekeeper she talks about her journey from the girl who wouldn’t stop climbing trees and muddying her knees to the first woman to graduate as a gamekeeper and beyond. At its heart the book is a clear homage and … More Review: The Gamekeeper
I’ve had my eye on another of Adam Nicolson’s books (The Mighty Dead) for a while not but somehow managed to pick this one up first. It’s a book about birds. Sea birds. The Seabird’s Cry by Adam Nicolson is divided into chapters which are all dedicated to a particular bird (or a couple of similar … More Review: The Seabird’s Cry
The Science of Monsters by Matt Kaplan does what it says on the tin. It’s a non-fiction book about why they have taken the forms that they have and what fears they might have evolved out from. I’ve had it on my list for a while and I’m really glad that I finally managed to … More Review: The Science of Monsters
I have already popped a version of this review up on Goodreads/Amazon, but I wanted to make sure it’s up here too – in the interest of thoroughness! Where the Waters Turn Black by Benedict Patrick is an indie fantasy novel and has been on my TBR for a long, long time. To my shame … More Review: Where the Waters Turn Black
Alex S. Bradshaw 