A review by Nalini Haynes Ellen flees a domestic violence situation with her brother to pose as a Miss Smith, lady’s companion. When arriving in …
Book reviews
Wolf’s Curse by Jessica Vitalis
A review of a middle school fantasy novel Twelve-year-old Gauge lives with his grandfather behind a carpentry shopfront. Years ago Gauge told people he saw …
A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins
A review by Nalini Haynes The slow fire burning in this story is the rage of women whose power men stole. Men stole stories and …
Here in the After by Marion Frith
A review by Nalini Haynes Terrorists hold Anna hostage in a travel agency in Sydney. Nat, a veteran who toured Afghanistan, watches, feeling responsible. He …
Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
A review by Nalini Haynes The reader discovers a magical circus, a night circus only open under cover of darkness and laid out in circles or …
You’ll Be Fine by Jen Michalski
A review by Nalini Haynes Alex is in a kind of limbo. She’s still grieving her ex leaving abruptly. Then her mom dies. She flies …
The Unusual Abduction of Avery Conifer by Ilsa Evans
A review by Nalini Haynes I have a confession to make. Spin Cycle inspired my love of Ilsa Evans’s writing. And I’ve loved her work …
Lights of Prague by Nicole Jarvis
A review by Nalini Haynes The Lights of Prague is a historical fantasy novel. Set in gaslight era Prague where monsters roam freely, with a …
Fading Fame: Women of a Certain Age in Hollywood by Pam Munter
A review by Nalini Haynes Fading Fame is a shocking historical fiction collection of stories told in different media – short stories, poems, plays – …
The Inheritance by Gabriel Bergmoser
A review by Nalini Haynes Well, it’s getting harder to get access to my computer to write up reviews lately. Admittedly that’s partly my compulsive …
Wednesday Weeks and the Tower of Shadows by Denis Knight and Cristy Burne
A review by Nalini Haynes Wednesday Weeks is struggling in school. She’s in year 6 and is terrified her teacher will fail her because whenever …
The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell
A review by Nalini Haynes One night Tallula Murray went to a party at a friend’s place and didn’t come home. A year later, Tallula’s …
The Therapist by Helene Flood
A review by Nalini Haynes Sara’s husband Sigurd goes away for the weekend. She is a therapist so sees her Friday clients before expecting a …
The Husbands by Chandler Baker
A review by Nalini Haynes Nora is a full-time lawyer, has one child at home and another on the way. Meanwhile, her husband Hayden pulls …
The Dark Lady by Akala
A review by Nalini Haynes Henry is an orphan raised by an (unofficial) foster family who use his magical gift of reading any language to …