Reviews

Looking for recommendations? This is an index of all my reviews, sorted by age category and genre, so hopefully you can find something to suit you! Alphabetical by author’s/editor’s surname.

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Adult Fantasy

• A Little Hatred – Joe Abercrombie
• The Angel of the Crows – Katherine Addison
• A Dance of Water and Air – Antonia Aquilante
• The Last Smile in Sunder City – Luke Arnold
• Dead Man in a Ditch – Luke Arnold
• The Bone Ships – RJ Barker
• A Deceptive Alliance – Sydney Blackburn
• Our Bloody Pearl – DN Bryn
• Once Stolen – DN Bryn
• Succulents and Spells – Andi C Buchanan
• Moontangled – Stephanie Burgis
• Frostgilded – Stephanie Burgis
• Master of Sorrows – Justin Call
• Master Artificer – Justin Call
• Daughter of the Sun – Effie Calvin
• Cold Iron – Miles Cameron
• The Unbroken – CL Clark
• The Song of the Sycamore – Edward Cox
• Soulkeeper – David Dalglish
• Ravenkeeper – David Dalglish
• Three Bloody Pieces – Elizabeth Davies
• A Stain on the Soul – Elizabeth Davies
• Another Kind of Magic – Elizabeth Davies
• The Colour of Death – Elizabeth Davies
• Beneath Cruel Fathoms – Anela Deen
• The Perfect Assassin – KA Doore
• The Impossible Contract – KA Doore
• The Unconquered City – KA Doore
• Heart of Stone – Johannes Evans
• Robbergirl – ST Gibson
• Hex Life – ed. Christopher Golden and Rachel Autumn Deering
• Snow White Learns Witchcraft – Theodora Goss
• The Library of the Unwritten – AJ Hackwith
• The Gutter Prayer – Gareth Hanrahan
• The Ten Thousand Doors of January – Alix E Harrow
• City of Lies – Sam Hawke
• The Nightjar – Deborah Hewitt
• Smoke in the Glass – Chris Humphreys
• Grave Secrets – Alice James
• The Forever Sea – Joshua Philip Johnson
• Fate of the Fallen – Kel Kade
• A Brightness Long Ago – Guy Gavriel Kay
• Under the Whispering Door – TJ Klune
• A Queen in Hiding – Sarah Kozloff
• Fallible Justice – Laura Laakso
• Echo Murder – Laura Laakso
• A Song for the Road – Catherine Labadie
• The Blood of Four Gods and Other Stories – Jamie Lackey
• The Lord of Stariel – AJ Lancaster
• The Unspoken Name – AK Larkwood
• The Ruin of Kings – Jenn Lyons
• The Name of All Things – Jenn Lyons
• Brightfall – Jaime Lee Moyer
• The Story of Silence – Alex Myers
• Blood of an Exile – Brian Naslund
• Angel Mage – Garth Nix
• The Left-Handed Booksellers of London – Garth Nix
• The Gameshouse – Claire North
• The Selkie Scandal – Rosalie Oaks
• Cursed – ed. Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane
• The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep – HG Parry
• There Will Come A Darkness – Katy Rose Pool
• Darkling and Undertow – Brooklyn Ray
• The Wolf and the Woodsman – Ava Reid
• A Darker Shade of Magic – VE Schwab
• The Exile’s Curse – MJ Scott
• Dragon Tamer – Ophelia Silk
• Spellbound – Ophelia Silk
• The Bone Shard Daughter – Andrea Stewart
• Lord of Secrets – Brianna Teintze
• Silver in the Wood – Emily Tesh
• The Wolf of Oren-Yaro – KS Villoso
• Kingdoms of Elfin – Sylvia Townsend Warner
• For the Wolf – Hannah Whitten
• The Rage of Dragons – Evan Winter
• The Ember Blade – Chris Wooding
• Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights – ed. various

Adult Science Fiction/Dystopia/Horror

• Ancestral Night – Elizabeth Bear
• Women’s Weird – ed. Melissa Edmundson
• Women’s Weird 2 – ed. Melissa Edmundson
• Rejoice – Steven Erikson
• A Boy and his Dog at the End of the World – CA Fletcher
• Relics, Wrecks, and Ruins – ed. Aiki Flinthart
• The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t With Her Mind – Jackson Ford
• Random Sh*t Flying Through The Air and Eye of the Sh*t Storm – Jackson Ford
• Winter’s Orbit – Everina Maxwell
• Velocity Weapon – Megan E O’Keefe
• A Song for a New Day – Sarah Pinsker
• We Are Satellites- Sarah Pinsker
• Snapshot – Brandon Sanderson
• The Outcast Hours – ed. Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin
• If Darkness Takes Us – Brenda Marie Smith

Historical Romance 

• Mr Malcolm’s List – Suzanne Allain
• A Marquis in Want of a Wife – Louise Allen
• The Truth About Miss Ashbourne – Joanna Barker
• This Earl of Mine – Kate Bateman
• Mrs Sommersby’s Second Chance – Laurie Benson
• The Footman and I – Valerie Bowman
• The Duke of Kisses – Darcy Burke
• Love Is All Around trilogy – Darcy Burke
• A Duke Is Never Enough – Darcy Burke
• The Bachelor Earl – Darcy Burke
• A Duke in Need of a Wife – Annie Burrows
• Tempted by Her Viking Enemy – Terri Brisbin
• How To Love A Duke In Ten Days – Kerrigan Byrne
• A Duke Changes Everything – Christy Carlyle
• A Lady’s Guide to Mischief and Mayhem – Manda Collins
• My Lady’s Choosing – Kitty Curran and Larissa Zageris
• The Governess Game – Tessa Dare
• The Wallflower Wager – Tessa Dare
• The Duke I Once Knew – Olivia Drake
• It’s Getting Scot In Here – Suzanne Enoch
• Scot Under The Covers – Suzanne Enoch
• The Duke’s Runaway Bride – Jenni Fletcher
• Reclaimed by her Rebel Knight – Jenni Fletcher
• An Unconventional Countess – Jenni Fletcher
• Unexpectedly Wed to the Officer – Jenni Fletcher
• Miss Amelia’s Mistletoe Marquess – Jenni Fletcher
• Redeeming Her Viking Warrior – Jenni Fletcher
• The Uncompromising Lord Flint – Virginia Heath
• The Cinderella Countess – Sophia James
• The Earl’s Countess of Convenience – Marguerite Kaye
• Counting on a Countess – Eva Leigh
• Would I Lie to the Duke – Eva Leigh
• A Lord for the Wallflower Widow – Ann Lethbridge
• One Snowy Night with Lord Hauxton – Laura Martin
• Highland Crown – May McGoldrick
• Believe In Me – Ella Quinn
• Never Say Duke – Erica Ridley
• One Night for Seduction – Erica Ridley
• Dukes Actually – Erica Ridley
• Dawn With A Duke – Erica Ridley
• Ten Days with a Duke – Erica Ridley
• Lady Notorious – Theresa Romain
• A Marriage Deal With The Viscount – Bronwyn Scott
• A Lyons in Winter boxset – Pamela Sherwood
• The Earl’s Irresistible Challenge – Lara Temple
• A Match for the Rebellious Earl – Lara Temple
• The Earl’s Runaway Governess – Catherine Tinley

Adult Other (historical, commercial, contemporary romance)

• #fashionvictim – Amina Akhtar
• The Scent of You – Maggie Alderson
• Mun Mun – Jesse Andrews
• Becoming Mrs Lewis – Patti Callahan
• Christmas at the Palace – Jeevani Charika
• Austenland – Shannon Hale
• Midnight in Austenland – Shannon Hale
• The Optickal Illusion – Rachel Halliburton
• The Familiars – Stacey Halls
• The Cat of Yule Cottage – Lili Hayward
• The Light Over London – Julia Kelly
• The Last Words of Madeleine Anderson – Helen Kitson
• Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Demon – James Lovegrove
• The Rise and Fall of Becky Sharp – Sarra Manning
• Gravity is the Thing – Jaclyn Moriarty
• Point of Honour – Madeleine E Robins
• Sunwise – Helen Steadman
• Lady Helena Investigates – Jane Steen
• I Will Follow Him – Holly Tierney-Bedord
• Blackberry and Wild Rose – Sonia Velton

Nonfiction/Memoir

• The Bumblebee Flies Anyway – Kate Bradshaw
• The Design and Construction of the Nautilus – Demetri Capetanopoulos
• Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister – Jung Chang
• The Hearth Witch’s Kitchen Herbal – Anna Franklin
• The Royal Art of Poison – Eleanor Herman
• Folk Magic and Healing – Fez Inkwright
• Botanical Curses and Poisons – Fez Inkwright
• Wicca – Harmony Nice
• Unnatural Causes – Dr Richard Shepherd

Graphic Novels

• Batman: Nightwalker – Marie Lu and Christian Wildgoose
• The Tea Dragon Festival – Kay O’Neill
• The Tea Dragon Tapestry – Kay O’Neill
• Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass – Mariko Tamaki and Steve Pugh
• Sheets – Brenna Thummler
• The Garden – Sean Michael Wilson and Fumio Obata
• Mooncakes – Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker

Young Adult Fantasy

• Undead Girl Gang – Lily Anderson
• Six of Crows – Leigh Bardugo
• The Winter Duke – Claire Eliza Bartlett
• The Twisted Tree – Rachel Burge
• Spellslinger – Sebastian de Castell
• Gumiho: Wicked Fox – Kat Cho
• The Caged Queen – Kristen Ciccarelli
• The Sky Weaver – Kristen Ciccarelli
• The Scapegracers – Hannah Abigail Clarke
• The Everlasting Rose – Dhonielle Clayton
• Queen of Coin and Whispers – Helen Corcoran
• Labyrinth Lost – Zoraida Cordova
• Vampires Never Get Old, edited by Zoraida Cordova and Natalie C Parker
• Mirage – Somaiya Daud
• Truthwitch – Susan Dennard
• Windwitch – Susan Dennard
• Bloodwitch – Susan Dennard
• The Enchanted Sonata – Heather Dixon Wallwork
• Deadly Sweet and Sugar Spells – Lola Dodge
• The Stars We Steal – Alexa Donne
• Dangerous Remedy – Kat Dunn
• The Seafarer’s Kiss – Julia Ember
• The Navigator’s Touch – Julia Ember
• Queendom of the Seven Lakes – AB Endacott
• Crown of Oblivion – Julie Eshbaugh
• Ace of Shades – Amanda Foody
• All the Stars and Teeth – Adalyn Grace
• Other Words for Smoke – Sarah Maria Griffin
• Deeplight – Frances Hardinge (young YA/older MG)
• Descendant of the Crane – Joan He
• Sea Witch – Sarah Henning
• Viper – Bex Hogan
• The Gilded King – Josie Jaffrey
• The Blood Prince – Josie Jaffrey
• Empress Of All Seasons – Emiko Jean
• A Curse So Dark and Lonely – Brigid Kemmerer
• Thorn – Intisar Khanani
• Brambles – Intisar Khanani
• A Dress for the Wicked by Autumn Krause
• Grave Mercy – Robin LaFevers
• Daughter of the Pirate King – Tricia Levenseller
• Ash – Malinda Lo
• The Stone of Destiny/The Cauldron of Life – Caroline Logan
• Year of the Reaper – Makiia Lucier
• The Confectioner’s Guild – Claire Luana
• Belle Révolte – Linsey Miller
• Girls of Paper and Fire – Natasha Ngan (and a reread review)
• Girls of Storm and Shadow – Natasha Ngan
• Newt’s Emerald – Garth Nix
• A Deadly Education – Naomi Novik
• The Surface Breaks – Louise O’Neill
• Tempests and Slaughter – Tamora Pierce 
• Wilder Girls – Rory Power
• These Rebel Waves – Sara Raasch
• Sorcery of Thorns – Margaret Rogerson
• The Sisters of the Winter Wood – Rena Rossner
• The Antidote – Shelley Sackier
• Spellbound – Allie Therin
• Enchantée – Gita Trelease
• The Boneless Mercies – April Genevieve Tucholke
• The Beast Player – Nahoko Uehashi
• Crier’s War – Nina Varela
• Malice – Heather Walter
• Storm Glass – Jeff Wheeler
• The Girl King – Mimi Yu

Young Adult Science Fiction/Dystopia

• Ascension – Victor Dixen
• Distortion – Victor Dixen
• Collision – Victor Dixen
• The Stars We Steal – Alexa Donne
• Jinxed – Amy McCulloch (crossover YA/MG)
• Light Years – Kass Morgan
• The Kingdom – Jess Rothenberg
• The Dinosaur Hunters – Patrick Samphire
• Skyward – Brandon Sanderson
• Heart of Mist – Helen Scheuerer
• Reign of Mist – Helen Scheuerer
• Ash Princess – Laura Sebastian
• Perfectly Preventable Deaths – Deirdre Sullivan

Young Adult Other (historical, contemporary, non-fiction, etc)

• Much Ado About Mean Girls – Ian Doescher
• My Lady Jane – Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
• The Unbinding of Mary Reade – Miriam McNamara
• Bookish and the Beast – Ashley Poston
• Carmilla – Kim Turrisi
• Spectacle – Jodie Lynn Zdrok

Middle Grade/Chapter Books Fantasy

• Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch – Julie Abe
• The Blue Witch – Alane Adams
• The House With Chicken Legs – Sophie Anderson
• Tales of the Frog Princess – ED Baker
• The Ring of Gilly Wood – Ruth Banister
• Picklewitch and Jack – Claire Barker
• Picklewitch and Jack and the Cuckoo Cousin – Claire Barker
• Picklewitch and Jack and the Sea Wizard’s Secret – Claire Barker
• The Unicorn Quest – Kamilla Benko
• The Hairy Hand – Robin Bennett
• Thomas Wildus and the Book of Sorrows – JM Bergen
• The Girl With The Dragon Heart – Stephanie Burgis
• The Dragon With A Chocolate Heart – Stephanie Burgis
• A Most Improper Magick – Stephanie Burgis
• The Squirrel Squire – Erik DeLeo
• Cauldron’s Bubble – Amber Elby
• Double Double Toil, and Trouble Fires Burn – Amber Elby
• Princess Rose and the Quest of the Golden Gown – Jennifer and Daniel Frazier
• The Princess Rules – Philippa Gregory
• A Pinch of Magic – Michelle Harrison
• A Sprinkle of Sorcery – Michelle Harrison
• Midnight Magic – Michelle Harrison
• The Thorn Queen – Elise Holland
• The Bone Garden – Heather Kassner (upper MG)
• Cinders and Sparks: Magic at Midnight – Lindsey Kelk
• You Can’t Make Me Go To Witch School! – Em Lynas
• Return to Roar – Jenny McLachlan
• Beatrix the Bold and the Curse of the Wobblers – Simon Mockler
• The Apprentice Witch – James E Nicol
• Eternal Seas – Lexi Rees
• The Spinner of Dreams – KA Reynolds
• The Dragon in the Library – Louie Stowell
• The Monster in the Lake – Louie Stowell
• The Wizard in the Wood – Louie Stowell
• Otherland – Louie Stowell
• The Lost Magician – Piers Torday
• Nevermoor – Jessica Townsend
• Starfell: Willow Moss and the Lost Day – Dominique Valente
• Starfell: Willow Moss and the Forgotten Tale – Dominique Valente
• The Company of Eight – Harriet Whitehorn
• The Conspiracy of Magic – Harriet Whitehorn
• Poseidon’s Academy – Sarah A Vogler
• Baker’s Magic – Diane Zahler

Middle Grade/Chapter Books Science Fiction/Dystopia

• The Middler – Kirsty Applebaum
• Orion Lost – Alastair Chisholm
• Orgo Runners: The First Collection – RJ Furness
• Floodworld – Tom Huddleston (very much at the upper end of MG)
• #galaxygirl – Bev Smith

Middle Grade/Chapter Books Other (historical, contemporary, mystery, non-fiction, etc)

• Asha and the Spirit Bird – Jasbinder Bilan
• Tamarind and the Star of Ishta – Jasbinder Bilan
• 44 Tiny Secrets – Sylvia Bishop
• 44 Tiny Acrobats – Sylvia Bishop
• First Term At Malory Towers – Enid Blyton
• Malory Towers Books 2-6 – Enid Blyton
• Monitress Merle – Angela Brazil
• The Swish of the Curtain – Pamela Brown
• Maddy Alone, Golden Pavements, and Blue Door Venture – Pamela Brown
• Premeditated Myrtle – Elizabeth C Bunce
• Find Tom in Time: Ming Dynasty China – Fatti Burke
• A Pocketful of Stars – Aisha Bushby
• The Winterborne Home for Valour and Vengeance – Ally Carter
• Jasper and Scruff – Nicola Colton
• Jasper and Scruff Take a Bow
• Malory Towers Books 7-9 – Pamela Cox
• The Squirrel Squire – Erik DeLeo
• Fairy Tales for Fearless Girls – Anita Ganeri
• Tales from the Forest – Emily Hibbs and Erin Brown
• Clifftoppers: The Arrowhead Moor Adventure – Fleur Hitchcock
• Clifftoppers: The Fire Bay Adventure – Fleur Hitchcock
• Clifftoppers: The Frost Castle Adventure – Fleur Hitchcock
• Pages and Co: Tilly and the Bookwanderers – Anna James
• Our Beautiful Game – Lou Kuenzler
• Rocket Boy – Katie Jennings and Joe Lillington
• How to be Brave – Daisy Johnson
• The Time Travel Diaries – Caroline Lawrence
• The Humans – Jonny Marx and Charlie Davis
• The Egyptians – Jonny Marx and Chaaya Prabhat
• A Hat Full Of Secrets – Karl Newson and Wazza Pink
• A Christmas in Time – Sally Nicholls
• A Chase in Time – Sally Nicholls
• The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane – Julia Nobel
• The Secret Detectives – Ella Risbridger
• I, Cosmo – Carlie Sorosiak
• My Life as a Cat – Carlie Sorosiak
• Marshmallow Pie The Cat Superstar – Clara Vulliamy
• Marshmallow Pie The Cat Superstar in Hollywood – Clara Vulliamy
• Museum Kittens: The Pharaoh’s Curse – Holly Webb
• Frost – Holly Webb
• Luna Rae Is Not Alone – Hayley Webster
• The Blue Beyond – Jeanne Willis and Bethany Christou

Picture Books

• Where’s Mrs Queen? – Ingela P Arrhenius
• Octopus Shocktopus – Peter Bently and Steven Lenton
• Don’t Let The Beasties Escape This Book – Julie Berry
• Jeremy Worried About the Wind – Pamela Butchart and Kate Hindley
• Leap Frog – Jane Clarke and Britta Teckentrup
• What Does an Anteater Eat – Ross Collins
• The Pirates are Coming! – John Condon and Matt Hunt
• Little Puggle’s Song – Vikki Conley and Hélène Magisson
• Oscar the Orgo – RJ Furness
• A House for Christmas Mouse – Rebecca Harry
• Snooze – Eilidh Muldoon
• Picture books from New Frontier Publishing 
• A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes and Poems – ed. Frann Preston-Gannon
• Wanda’s Words Got Stuck – Lucy Rowland and Paula Bowles