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Dungeon Crawler Carl
When aliens turn Earth into a live-streamed dungeon survival game, Carl and his gloriously dramatic cat, Princess Donut, are thrown…
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Parable of the Sower
Written in 1993 but set in 2024, Parable of the Sower feels less like dystopian fiction and more like a…
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The Trees
The Trees confronts America’s history of racial violence through a darkly satirical lens, blending murder, history, and uncomfortable humour. While…
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Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
Leviathan Wakes is an expansive, cinematic science fiction novel that balances mystery, political tension, and interplanetary conflict across the solar…
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Eleanor
I’m a big history fan, so I went into Eleanor expecting a history-focused book that would explore the life of…
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Cultish
Cultish challenges the idea that cults are only religious or inherently bad, instead presenting them as something that exists on…
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Wordslut
Wordslut is a thought-provoking read filled with linguistic facts that really stick with you. While its strong focus on American…
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The Christmas Killer
The Christmas Killer is the first in a winter-themed crime series by Alex Pine. Marketed around the chilling promise of…
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A Conspiracy of Truths
“A Conspiracy of Truths is a clever slow-burn fantasy told through the wry voice of Chant, an old storyteller imprisoned…
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Action / Adventure · Book Reviews · fantasy · Fiction · Greek Mythology · History · Mythology · RomanceClytemnestra
Clytemnestra is a sharp, accessible feminist retelling that gives one of Greek mythology’s most notorious women her own voice. I…
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The Egyptian Myths
Despite my lifelong fascination with Ancient Egypt, I realised while reading The Egyptian Myths just how intricate and layered the…
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Action / Adventure · Book Reviews · Crime · Fiction · Murder Mystery · Mystery · Mythology · Sci-fi · ScientificThe Secret of Secrets (Robert Langdon #6)
Truth, like light, can blind those unprepared to face it. Yet without it, we stumble endlessly in the dark—mistaking shadows…
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Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 is a powerful and thought-provoking novel that shines a light on everyday sexism and gender inequality…
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The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson is a slow-burning psychological horror that focuses less on ghosts and more…
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Weyward
I am a Weyward, and wild inside. My blood runs with the memory of herbs and whispers, the rustle of…
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Project Hail Mary
In the silence of deep space, one man wakes up with no memory — alone, uncertain, and thousands of miles…
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A Marvellous Light (The Last Binding #1)
A Marvellous Light is a queer, magical realist novel set in an alternative Edwardian England. It follows Robin Blyth, who…
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The Hemlock Cure
This novel is set close to home for me, in the small Derbyshire village of Eyam, and takes place during…
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Action / Adventure · Book Reviews · Crime · fantasy · Fiction · History · Murder Mystery · Romance · ScientificThe Unmaking of June Farrow
The Unmaking of June Farrow is a fantasy/sci-fi novel by Adrienne Young, featuring June, a woman who travels from 2023…
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The Fossil Woman: A life of Mary Anning
This biography by Tom Sharpe chronicles the life of fossil hunter Mary Anning, exploring her contributions to palaeontology as well…
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