Category: Book Reviews

Book Review: A Treasury of British Folklore by Dee Dee Chainey

14th Jan 2026

Saltblood is immersive, emotionally resonant historical fiction that gives voice to a woman history largely forgot. Francesca de Tores writes with confidence, empathy, and a keen understanding of character, transforming fragments of fact into a story that feels whole. Despite a few moments that verge on being too much, this is a novel that lingers – salty, sharp, and human. … More Book Review: A Treasury of British Folklore by Dee Dee Chainey

Book Review: Saltblood by Francesca de Tores

12th Jan 2026

Saltblood is immersive, emotionally resonant historical fiction that gives voice to a woman history largely forgot. Francesca de Tores writes with confidence, empathy, and a keen understanding of character, transforming fragments of fact into a story that feels whole. Despite a few moments that verge on being too much, this is a novel that lingers – salty, sharp, and human. … More Book Review: Saltblood by Francesca de Tores

Book Review: The Land of the Living and the Dead by Shauna Lawless

6th Mar 2025

Shauna Lawless delivers another immersive journey with the third instalment of her Gael Song series. In The Land of the Living and the Dead, she masterfully blends ancient myth with modern emotions, drawing readers into a world where the veil between life and death is as thin as it is treacherous. … More Book Review: The Land of the Living and the Dead by Shauna Lawless

Book Review: The Whispering Night by Susan Dennard

4th Mar 2025

Susan Dennard’s conclusion to The Luminaries trilogy, The Whispering Night, once again transports readers into a realm where mystery and magic quietly lurk behind every shadow. Dennard’s lyrical prose paints a vivid picture of a world steeped in intrigue, where the boundaries between reality and the supernatural blur, inviting us to lose ourselves in its atmospheric embrace. … More Book Review: The Whispering Night by Susan Dennard

Book Review: The Secret History by Donna Tartt

1st Mar 2025

Synopsis Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality they slip gradually from obsession … More Book Review: The Secret History by Donna Tartt