Sherlock Holmes is on the case of a serial killer who is working through the alphabet, killing off philanthropists with dark pasts; a killer who Scotland Yard refuses to believe exists. He is hindered by the new head of Scotland Yard, Titus Billings, who would rather have him arrested than let him help on aContinue reading “‘The Devil’s Due’ by Bonnie Macbird”
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‘Wild Time’ by Rose Biggin and Keir Cooper
This book promised an alternative ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ “as never seen before” and it definitely delivered. The human lovers of the original tale become galactic entities, whilst the fairies and mythical elements of Shakespeare’s story become the central focus of the narrative. Furthermore, every inch of the book is hyper-sexualised to an explicit extent.
‘The Midnight Library’ by Matt Haig
After an attempted suicide, Nora Seed hovers between life and death in a library where every book is a possible life she could have lived. Guided by her old school librarian, and a book titled ‘the book of regrets’, Nora explores the many different choices she made in life and the alternative choices that sheContinue reading “‘The Midnight Library’ by Matt Haig”
‘Deeplight’ by Frances Hardinge
‘Deeplight’ is set in a world of gods. A familiar theme, except for one marked difference: all the gods are dead. However, if you are brave enough to risk the dangerous deep and salvage their remains, dead gods can be just as useful as live ones. Possibly more so. Hark is not typically one ofContinue reading “‘Deeplight’ by Frances Hardinge”
Escape to the Bookshelf 