Older Book Reviews

Mine To Spell by Janeal Falor

A young woman living in a repressive society struggles to conceal her forbidden magic. The second novel in the Mine series.19th October 2015

Magisterium: The Iron Trial by Cassandra Clare and Holly Black

A boy gets the chance to go to magic school, but he would rather do anything else. The first in the Magisterium series.26th August 2015

Written In The Blood by Stephen Lloyd Jones

A young woman with the power to change her appearance is tasked with saving her kind from extinction. Unfortunately, people like her are more hunted than she knows.23rd March 2015

The Knowledge by Lewis Dartnell

If humanity suffered an apocalypse, what would it take to rebuild civilisation from its ashes?4th July 2014

The Gospel Of Loki by Joanne M. Harris

The trickster god of Asgard offers his version of events.31st March 2014

War Cry by Jim Butcher and Carlos Gomez

Harry Dresden leads a group of rookies on a top secret mission. A graphic novel in The Dresden Files series.26th October 2014

Happy Hour In Hell by Tad Williams

An angel descends into Hell to retrieve his demonic girlfriend, to find that the torment and monsters are only part of his problems. The second Bobby Dollar novel.26th May 2017

Night School by Richard Wiseman

This book explores the science of sleep and offers tips on becoming a super sleeper.31st January 2016

Apocalypse Now Now by Charlie Human

Baxter is trying to lead a normal life as a high school racketeer when his girlfriend goes missing, and he has to hire a supernatural bounty hunter to retrieve her. The first in the Apocalypse Now Now series.27th October 2015

All Is Fair by Emma Newman

Cathy wants to change a magical society that has not altered for centuries, but she discovers that even those at the top are little more than puppets. The third volume in the Split Worlds series.19th May 2014

Copperhead by Tina Connolly

Helen is beautiful, but what good are perfect looks if people use them to keep her powerless? The sequel to Ironskin.29th October 2013

Any Other Name by Emma Newman

Cathy feels trapped by marriage, whilst her friend Sam feels unable to save his own. The second book in the Split Worlds series.23rd October 2013

Across The Event Horizon by Mercurio D. Rivera

There's something quite classic about this collection of mostly science fiction stories. These short tales deal with aliens, bizarre futures and peculiar societies.3rd April 2013

Between Two Thorns by Emma Newman

A young woman rebels against her family whilst trying to resist the will of the fae lord. The first novel in the Split Worlds series.4th February 2013

Scatter, Adapt, And Remember by Annalee Newitz

Annalee Newitz takes a close look at mass extinctions, and how humans might be able to survive the next apocalypse.28th March 2018

Fiend by Peter Stenson

The zombie apocalypse had arrived, but all Chase cares about is where the next hit is coming from.7th December 2015

Saga: Volume Two by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

In this graphic novel a family flees from those who want them dead, and the hazards of outer space. Volume two of the Saga series.8th November 2013

The New Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko

Anton Gorodetsky saves a boy prophet, only to find that his intervention could endanger all magical beings.The fifth volume in the Night Watch series.15th October 2013

The Marching Dead by Lee Battersby

An army of the dead is rising up and taking over the lands of the living. The second novel in the Marius don Hellespont series.27th May 2013

The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

Aliens have come to wipe out humankind in this post-apocalyptic novel. Cassie, Zombie, and a few other ill-equipped teenagers seem to be the last, fading hope of the human race.8th May 2013