A review by Nalini Haynes Juniper limps towards New Salem, alone after murdering her father. Her sisters fled home seven years earlier, leaving her alone, …
Fantasy
All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace
A review by Nalini Haynes Princess Amora turns 18 so faces a rite of passage where she must publicly kill a prisoner with magic. She …
How To Make A Pet Monster: Hodgepodge by Lili Wilkinson, illustrated by Dustin Spence
A review by Nalini Haynes Artie just moved in to a spooky house with his mom, stepfather and stepsister Willow. Mom is renovating the house …
The Dawnhounds: Against the Quiet by Sascha Stronach
A review by Nalini Haynes Goodreads introduces the Dawnhounds: A ship rolls through the fog, its doomed crew fallen victim to an engineered plague. Yat …
Dead Man In A Ditch By Luke Arnold
A review by Nalini Haynes Fetch Phillips is a detective living in Sunder City. Fetch Phillips is, ironically, a human living in a post-apocalyptic world …
A Wizard in My Shed by Simon Farnaby, illustrated by Claire Powell
A review by Nalini Haynes A warlock in the 6th century is wild – or, in this case, Wyld – and unkempt. He’s also committed …
The Boys (TV series 2019-)
A review by Nalini Haynes Hughie (Jack Quaid from Star Trek: Lower Decks) is in love. He holds his girlfriend’s hands while they kiss goodbye …
House of Dragons by Jessica Cluess
A review by Nalini Haynes Emilia hides a destructive power. If found out, authorities will torture her until she dies. Lucian was a soldier who …
Left-handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
A review by Nalini Haynes Susan Arkshaw moves to London to attend art school but arrives early, allowing her to spend the holidays looking for …
Deadly Education: Lesson One of the Scholomance by Naomi Novik
A review by Nalini Haynes Bram Stoker’s Scholomance provides a deadly education in the magical world existing alongside the ordinary non-magical world in this tale …
The Boy, the Wolf and the Stars by Shivaun Plozza
A review by Nalini Haynes Bo is the titular Boy of the Boy, the Wolf and the Stars. He lives in the forest with his …
Odds by Matt Stanton
A review by Emma Streeton The Odds are invaders from another world. From your imagination. Kip is a quiet kid in a loud city. She’s …
Hollowpox by Jessica Townsend
A review by Nalini Haynes Morrigan Crow turns thirteen and still shows more maturity than many adults in her quest to study Wunder, the source …
Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend
A review by Nalini Haynes In the first Nevermoor book, Morrigan Crow is smuggled into Nevermoor to enter the Wundrous Society trials. We see Nevermoor …
Naomi Novik
In this podcast, Nalini talks to Naomi Novik, the much-awarded fantasy and speculative fiction author who also co-founded a FanFic organisation. Naomi Novik was born …