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Review Tag: Contemporary Fantasy
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Here is Book 4 of the planned five-book series and, as would be expected, the author cranks the action and the stakes right up; the brakes are…
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The Wren family are your typical dysfunctional wealthy dynasty: a distant, but brilliant father (Thayer Wren); an ambitious and equally brilliant older sister (Meredith Wren); the unambitious…
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‘Girl Dinner’ is internet shorthand for a simple meal thrown together quickly. ‘Girl’ has been prefixed to a few other words as well, usually meaning making something…
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‘Oh, the horror!’ wails a student damned to the first circle of R. F. Kuang’s hell. ‘Oh, to not be clever!’ Katabasis (2025)traces a Cambridge postgraduate’s journey…
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The Berisha family is blessed. They run one of the largest import/export companies in the world and suffer none of the tragedies that befall their competitors. But…
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I have had mixed experiences with romantasy books. I often like the premise but struggle to connect with the heroes and heroines enough to enjoy the romance.…
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This is one of those curious tales that starts with an odd event, goes in strange directions, ends up with questions, leaves you wondering what you’ve read,…
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At twelve years old, Violet Whitlock, or Liv as she is known, realised her sister hated her. In fact, Everly tried to kill her. At least Liv…
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The second book in a series always has a certain amount of pressure and expectations associated with it, particularly when the first has been a Sunday Times…
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Anne Hoffman was minding her grandfather’s second-hand bookshop when a noise from within the many out-of-sight aisles captures her attention, for none had entered the bookshop. There…
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