Older Book Reviews

The Incredible Unlikeliness Of Being by Alice Roberts

Alice Roberts looks at the amazing journey of human development and why our bodies have evolved in the way they have.2nd July 2017

Sleeping Late On Judgement Day by Tad Williams

Bobby Dollar has already been to Hell, but his toughest test will come when he takes on a rogue angel who outranks him many times over. The third Bobby Dollar novel.8th June 2017

The Organised Mind by Daniel Levitin

The modern world can bombard us with information, making it exhausting to try to keep organised. Daniel Levitin examines the neuroscience behind keeping order and remembering what we need to.28th September 2016

Farmageddon: The True Cost of Cheap Meat by Philip Lymbery

An exploration of how the move to industrialised farming has affected animal welfare, human health, and the environment. Taking a global perspective, this book pulls no punches in its critique of intensive factory farming.5th April 2016

Solatium by Becca Mills

Beth Ryder has hidden powers that mark her out for a different life, but she is about to find out how different when she embarks on a fantastic and dangerous journey. The second novel in the Emanations series.11th October 2015

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

New parents from opposing sides of a conflict hide out in a lighthouse, but their pursuers are on their trail. A graphic novel.2nd June 2014

The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert

We are in the middle of a mass extinction event, caused by the actions of mankind. This book tells the story so far, and examines how we are changing the biosphere.12th May 2014

Breach Zone by Myke Cole

A witch invades New York with a plan to take over, and she wants illegal magic users to join her against humanity. The third novel in the Shadow Ops series.19th February 2017

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