Have you ever read a book and cringed, because you recognize bits of yourself in a character, but that character is clearly doing the wrong thing? I had this unfortunate experience when reading Avalanche by Jessica Westhead; a short story collection all about white...
There was no doubt in my mind that I would like this book. I had heard of Benjamin Stevenson before, mainly because his first book Everyone in my Family Has Killed Someone was so popular (and had a memorable title) and his writing was also humourous, so it was likely...
When I first saw this upcoming release in the publisher’s catalogue, I got really excited. I’ve read books by both Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti and really enjoyed them, so that’s check number one in the ‘promising’ category. Check...
A quote on the cover of Maude Horton’s Glorious Revenge by Lizzie Pook loudly proclaims it as escapist fiction, although I’m hesitant to slap that label on it. Yes, it transports the reader to another time and place, but it does more than distract –...
Despite the extremely long title of this book, it’s actually a quick read. Nothing Good Happens in Wazirabad on Wednesday by Jamaluddin Aram is a novel that encompasses a variety of genres; humour, literary fiction, even magical realism. It doesn’t get its...
