A review by Nalini Haynes Grasshopper Jungle is the history of the end of the world starting with Austin, leaping to Austin’s great-great-grandfather, meandering back …
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Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
A review by CJ Dee In a post-apocalyptic Australia, one man controls the water to control the people. One of his most trusted soldiers, Imperator …
Spring Bride by Anne Gracie
A review by Lynne Larby Spring Bride is the third Chance Sister Regency romance by Anne Gracie, telling Jane Chance’s story of sense versus sensibility. …
Guy, The Girl, The Artist and His Ex by Gabrielle Williams
A review by Nalini Haynes Guy is in the last year of high school. He’s a bit of a slacker, forging school reports so his …
Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh
A review by Evie Kendal Heart of Obsidian is the twelfth book in Nalini Singh’s Psy-Changeling series. The novel opens with the incredibly powerful Cardinal …
Tripod: This Gaming Life
Recently I interviewed Tripod. The award-winning storytelling band not the instrument. Tripod is a trio of musicians: Scod (Scott Edgar), Yon (Simon Hall) and Gatesy (Steven …
Friday Brown by Vikki Wakefield
A review by Nalini Haynes Friday Brown comes from a long line of women who all drowned on a Saturday, which is why her mother …
Winter Bride by Anne Gracie
A review by Lynne Larby A romantic family tree begins with Jane Austen before branching through generations including Georgette Heyer and Marion Chesney to blossom once …
Amanda Bridgeman: The Anatomy of a Heroine
A guest blog by Amanda Bridgeman With the recent news of a new Alien film coming our way courtesy of Neill Blomkamp, it’s been amazing …
Darwin Elevator by Jason M Hough
A review by Rebecca Muir The Darwin Elevator is the first book in Jason M Hough’s Dire Earth Cycle. It is a dystopian novel set …
Kenny (2006)
A review by C J Dee Kenny (Shane Jacobson) is a plumber who specialises in portaloos. This is his story. No, really. That’s pretty much …
Skin by Ilka Tampke
A review by Nalini Haynes Warning: some spoilers. I’ve tried to keep these to a minimum. Trigger warnings: sex work, attempted rape, sex with an …
Last Quarrel: Episode 1 by Duncan Lay
A review by Rebecca Muir The Last Quarrel is the first part of a new epic fantasy series by Duncan Lay. It is so epic …
Stardogs by Dave Freer
A review by Rebecca Muir Stardogs is an interstellar story set in 2507, a future where humanity has colonized the remains of the alien Denaari …
Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilley
A review by Nalini Haynes Roles were reversed: CJ brought a book to my house. She normally takes books away. “Read this,” she says. “You don’t …