Review – The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang
The Emperor and the Endless Palace is set across three time lines from ancient China to modern day Los Angeles. This doomed love triangle has little to offer.
Tagged: LGBTQ+
Review – Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo eloquently shows that that love, abuse, the whole spectrum of the human condition is the same and gives no quarter for ethnicity or gender. Her understanding of human beings and ability to convey the complexity of human thought, behaviour and action, through a multifaceted, nuanced depiction of race and relationships in an accessible way, is a triumph.
Book Review – Blood Countess by Lana Popovic
I expected sinister, suspense and creepy and didn’t get it, instead, I got seduction, excess and multiple deaths. Yet that’s no bad thing. It was likable, an acceptable read.
Book Review – Sorry For The Dead by Nicola Upson
I enjoyed this trip through interconnected relationships to the vivid backdrop of England between the two world wars, the ramifications of love in all its guises and evidence that bigotry – overt or understated – is still harmful. It is a nuanced rendition of cause and effect and particularly touching to read during this period around Remembrance Sunday.
Book Brief – The City Born Great by N.K. Jemisin
This New York City is fully realised, vibrant and throbbing awaiting its birth, whilst the villains are doing their utmost to ensure it doesn’t happen.
Book Review – Mr Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo
This book masterfully depicts universal human traits and lies we tell ourselves, offering deep insights into personal and community life
