A review by Nalini Haynes After Dead tells the characters’ stories after the definitely-final-ending of the Sookie Stackhouse series of novels. Each page has between a …
Book reviews
Libriomancer by Jim C Hines
A review by Nalini Haynes I have a rule: I don’t review books that I buy. I couldn’t afford to run Dark Matter if I …
Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman
A review by Nalini Haynes Odd, a Viking boy disabled in an accident and despised by all except his mother, leaves home to avoid another …
One Thing
Office-desk fantasy for dullard corporate brainwash victims A review by James Kennedy 240 pages, ★ Self-help is fantasy for some people and both genres serve similar …
Champion by Marie Lu
A review by Nalini Haynes Champion concludes the Legend trilogy. I’ve previously reviewed Legend and Prodigy; I recommend reading these reviews first. June Iparis and …
Ender’s Game (the novel) by Orson Scott Card
A review by Nalini Haynes Andrew Wiggins calls himself Ender. Ender’s older siblings are geniuses but Peter, the oldest, is a sadistic torturer of people …
Bubble by Anders de la Motte
A review by Nalini Haynes Game established a nefarious Game Master was at work using approval-seeking players whose self-absorption outweighed their empathy, moral and legal …
Buzz by Anders de la Motte
A review by Nalini Haynes Part two of the Game trilogy, Buzz is information, spin control and troll management on the interwebs. Because, y’know, it’s …
Game by Anders de la Motte
A review by Nalini Haynes Henrik Petterson (HP to his friends) sees someone leave their mobile phone on a train seat. Instead of calling out …
Blood Song by Anthony Ryan
A review by David Gibson Blood Song is a pureblood epic fantasy that provided exactly the fantasy kick I was looking for when I dived …
Iron Man Manual by Daniel Wallace
A review by Nalini Haynes Styled like a cross between a scrapbook and an art-of-the-movie book, the Iron Man Manual takes movie art books to …
Exiled Blade by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
A review by Nalini Haynes Exiled Blade is the third and final Assassini book, the first of which is Fallen Blade and the second is …
Night School by C J Daugherty
A review by Elizabeth Manthos Night School is the title novel for C.J Daugherty’s Night School Series. The novel introduces heroine Allie Sheridan, a normal …
Fortunately the milk written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Chris Riddell
A review by Nalini Haynes Mum goes away for a conference but before she leaves, she ensures Dad and the children have pre-prepared meals and …
Nameless A Tale of Beauty and Madness by Lili St. Crow
A review by Evie Kendal Nameless a tale of beauty and madness is a Snow White narrative set in New Haven after a magic revolution (The …