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Review: The Sellout by Paul Beatty
Author: Paul Beatty
Title: The Sellout
Purchase: Available the UK and the US.
Overall rating: 4/5 stars
Great for: Fans of hard-hitting literary fiction and diverse reads
Themes: Crime, humour, race, culture, politics,…
Review: ‘Useless Bay’ by M. J. Beaufrand
Title: Useless Bay
Author: M. J. Beaufrand
Purchase: UK || USA
Overall Rating: 3/5
Great for: Mystery and Family
Themes: Family, Mystery, Crime, Friendship
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This year I have read…
Review: The Book of Mirrors by E.O. Chirovici
Author E.O. Chirovici
Title: The Book of Mirrors
Purchase: Available from 26th January in the UK and the 21st February in the US.
Overall rating: 4/5 stars
Great for: Fans of puzzling psychological mysteries and suspenseful…
Review: Gilded Cage by Vic James
Title: Gilded Cage (Dark Gifts #1)
Author: Vic James
Purchase: Available in the UK on Kindle from December 1st 2016, and in paperback from January 26th 2017. Available in the US in hardcover from February 14th 2017
Great for: …
Review: ‘The Inexplicable Logic of my Life’ by Benjamin Alire Saenz
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Title: The Inexplicable Logic of My Life
Author: Benjamin Alire Saenz
Purchase: Available in the UK and the US March 7, 2017
Overall rating: 5/5…
Review: The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
Title: The Sun Is Also a Star
Author: Nicola Yoon
Purchase: Available in the UK and the US
Overall rating: 4/5
Great for: A diverse read by an own-voice author that will give any hopeless romantic their feel-good fix
Themes:…
The Magic of Literature, Ancestry and Co-authoring: An Interview With Tim Byrne and Emma Dyer,…
Do you ever find yourself loving a book so wholeheartedly that you wished you could dive straight into the author's head and discover all their inspirations and secrets? I was lucky enough to do just that with Tim Byrne and Emma Dyer, the…
Review: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling
Title: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
Author: J.K. Rowling
Purchase: Available in the UK and the US.
Overall rating: 5/5
Great for: film buffs, Harry Potter lovers and fantasy enthusiasts…
Review: Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter
Title: Grief is the Thing with Feathers
Author: Max Porter
Purchase: Available in the UK and the US.
Overall rating: 5/5
Great for: Fans of dark and atmospheric speculative fiction, and those with a love of the macabre.…
Review: Under Rose-Tainted Skies by Louise Gornall
Title: Under Rose-Tainted Skies
Author: Louise Gornall
Purchase: Available January 3, 2017 in the US and the UK
Overall rating: 5/5
Great for: Fans of young adult lit
Themes: Contemporary, romance, mental health…
Review: The Dress by Jane L Rosen
Title: The Dress
Author: Jane L Rosen
Purchase: Available in the U.K. and the U.S.
Overall Rating: 5/5
Great For: Picking up and putting down without losing your place, chick-lit lovers
Themes: Romance, humorous relatable…
Review: A Quiet Kind Of Thunder by Sara Barnard
Title: A Quiet Kind Of Thunder
Author: Sara Barnard
Purchase: Released 12th Jan 2017 in the U.K. and in the U.S.
Overall Rating: 4/5
Great For: Fans of Young Adult novels
Themes: YA, romance…
Review: Speed of Life by J.M. Kelly
Title: The Speed of Life
Author: J.M. Kelly
Purchase: Available nowin the US and UK
Overall Rating: 4.5/5
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Speed of Life by J.M. Kelly is about twins, Amber and Crystal, and…
Review: ‘Heartless’ by Marissa Meyer
Title: Heartless
Author: Marissa Meyer
Purchase: Available to pre-order in the US and the UK
Overall Rating: 4/5
Great For: Fans of Alice in Wonderland and The Lunar Chronicles
Themes: YA, Fantasy, Fairy-Tales…
Review: ‘Lost Stars’ by Lisa Selin Davis
Title: Lost Stars
Author: Lisa Selin Davis
Purchase: Available now in the US and the UK
Overall rating: 4.5/5
Great for: Stargazers, science lovers, angsty teens, classic music fans
Themes: Losing a sibling, dysfunctional…