A review by Nalini Haynes In 2009 I attended an event where Diana Gabaldon spoke to her fans and read from her latest Outlander novel. …
Romance
Shannara Chronicles s01e06: Pykon
A review by Nalini Haynes To read my reviews in order and to avoid spoilers, go to DMZ’s Shannara Chronicles page and start from episode 1. …
Shannara Chronicles s01e05: Reaper
A review by Nalini Haynes To read my reviews in order, to see my initial enthusiasm be replaced with increasing snark, check out all my Shannara …
How to be single (2016)
A review by Nalini Haynes IMDB describes How to be single: There’s a right way to be single, a wrong way to be single, and …
Shannara Chronicles s01e04: Changeling
A review by Nalini Haynes My reviews of episode 1, episode 2 and episode 3 are at the links; I won’t repeat those observations here. For a comprehensive …
Shannara Chronicles s01e03: Fury
A review by Nalini Haynes My reviews of episode 1 and episode 2 are at the links; I won’t repeat those observations here. For a comprehensive view …
Shannara Chronicles s01e02: Chosen part 2
A review by Nalini Haynes See my review of ‘Chosen’ part 1 to avoid spoilers and for previous comments relating to the series that I won’t …
Grass for His Pillow by Lian Hearn
A review by Nalini Haynes Across the Nightingale Floor is book 1 in the Tales of the Otori series (review here); Grass for His Pillow …
Alex and Eve (2016)
A review by Lynne Larby Opening scene: a wedding. Alex is a good-looking Greek teacher whose family want to set him up with a nice Greek …
Darker Shade of Magic by V E Schwab
A review by Nalini Haynes Kell is a magician from Red London who travels between three parallel worlds, some of which have magic and some …
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
A review by Nalini Haynes Once upon a time in a far distant post-nuclear-war Earth, some people have evolved into humans with silver blood and …
Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn
Tales of the Otori Book 1 A review by Nalini Haynes Takeo is a village boy rapidly growing into manhood. He is Hidden, part of …
Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
A review by Nalini Haynes A spoilery review. You have been warned. Amani prepares to run away from home. Her uncle — her mother’s sister’s …
Midnight Never Come by Marie Brennan
A review by Nalini Haynes Elizabeth is locked in the Tower of London while her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots, vies for the throne. Elizabeth …
Summer Harvest by Georgina Penney
A review by Lynne Larby Slight spoilers Beth Poole is a dog trainer from Yorkshire, England. Her parents died in a car accident when she was …