Review – The Back to Front Murder by Tim Major
This new addition to the canon is suitably reminiscent of the original stories. Prepare to be dumbfounded by Sherlock Holmes prowess and deductive skill with suitable support from Dr Watson
Monthly Archive: July 2021
Review – Kissing Emma by Shappi Khorsandi
Kissing Emma is an accurate and disheartening representation of current stories you hear time and time again in the news: young people caught up in a spiral of poverty, addiction and/or domestic violence with very few positive options to escape. These shouldn’t be familiar stories, we shouldn’t be desensitised, but we are.
Review – Out Mouse by Valerie L. Egar
You will be amused and charmed by this tale of pest control. No preventative measures or exterminators rather polite notes. How very civilised
Review – How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie
It’s not often that I will say I’m gleeful of the comeuppance of well deserving individuals, then compound it by confirming how amusing I find their murder. Once you’ve read How To Kill Your Family, you’ll understand why
Review – Forget Me Not by Elle Terry
Calli is on her 10th new school because her mom ups and leaves town when romantic relationships ends. If that wasn’t enough to contend with Calli has Tourette syndrome. She longs for a friend and somewhere to call home.
Heartfelt, powerful, insightful and just packed full of emotion. This YA read was more than just the turmoil of the teenage years.
Review – True Loaf by L. Austen Johnson
This incredibly short story inspired by Balkan folklore, was a fun read. It’s a cautionary tale of keeping your word, mysterious men, vulnerable girl, going on a night time adventure in the woods.
Review – Kindred by Octavia E. Butler (A Graphic Novel Adaptation)
Kindred is about about Dana Franklin a black woman from the 1970’s who keeps accidentally travelling back in time and meeting with her slave-owning ancestor. Don’t imagine what happens, pick up up this graphic novel to read and see what this journey is like. You will feel all the feels.
Review – Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay
Hunger A Memoir of (My) Body delves into the author’s past, exploring how trauma shapes our choices and how healing is a long, arduous journey.
Review – The Gatekeeper’s Staff by Antoine Bandele
The Gatekeeper’s Staff was heroic, dramatic, full of suspense and the best thing yet was that this world of West African folklore was a mystery. Get the audiobook and you won’t regret it
Review – Hematite by Victoria Maderna and Federico Piatti
Hermatite is a magical read, with all the classic vampire essentials, ending on a cliff hanger which leaves you quietly pacing, eager for the next instalment.
