A review by Nalini Haynes Ada Goth, the daughter of poet Lord Goth, is reading when she’s interrupted by a monkey shelving a book in …
Book reviews
Windswept by Adam Rakuna
A review by Nalini Haynes Windswept is rum made from molasses on a dead-end planet at the arse-end of the universe. Padma, a union official, …
Zeroes by Chuck Wendig
A review by Nalini Haynes Chance is working on the love of his life, a Plymouth Duster (I thought a duster was a coat like …
End of All Things by John Scalzi
A review by Nalini Haynes The End of All Things is the 6th book in the Old Man’s War series by John Scalzi and the …
Cinderella Moment by Jennifer Kloester
A review by CJ Dee Angel is a 16 year old cook’s daughter who dreams of becoming a fashion designer. Lily is the daughter of …
Positive by David Wellington
A review by CJ Dee Finnegan lives in a post-zombie-apocalypse world where communities live in walled cities and few of the second generation understand what …
Cloudwish by Fiona Wood
A review by Nalini Haynes Diversity in YA is not unheard of but nor is it as common as you’d expect in our diverse society. …
Time Salvager by Wesley Chu
A review by Nalini Haynes James Griffin-Mars is a Chronoman, a time salvager who retrieves goods, particularly energy sources, to stave off the destruction of …
Trivia Man by Deborah O’Brien
A review by Nalini Haynes Kevin Dwyer is a loner who wanted a career in studying tides but his father insisted he become an accountant. …
Originals: The Rise by Julie Plec
A review by CJ Dee The original vampires Klaus, Elijah and Rebekah Mikaelson have managed to evade their murderous father in New Orleans. The peace …
Half a War by Joe Abercrombie
A review by Nalini Haynes Lord Grimdark has done it again. He concludes his YA/adult crossover trilogy with a bloodbath and darkly realistic international politics. …
Mind Games by Teri Terry
A review by CJ Dee Luna lives in a future where everyone spends their lives ‘plugged in’ to a virtual world via implants in their …
Finders Keepers by Stephen King
A review by CJ Dee Jimmy Gold is the Holden Caulfield of the Finders Keepers world. He is a literary icon that appeals to misfits …
Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N K Jemisin
Inheritance Trilogy Book 1 A review by Nalini Haynes. Yeine Darr is the daughter of an exiled ruling family member and the chief of a …
In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume
A review by Nalini Haynes. It’s 1987 and Miri Ammerman returns to Elizabeth, New Jersey, to commemorate a life-changing 3 months in the 1950s when 3 planes …