Book Reviews
A Little Piece of My Childhood, Rediscovered
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This trilogy has been a long time coming for me. A very long time, in fact. When I was younger, I absolutely loved the…
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A Colourful Concept with a Few Rough Edges
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Burning Midnight by Will McIntosh was a really enjoyable read, and one that managed to keep me interested pretty much from beginning to end.…
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A Creeping Dread That Slowly Gets Under Your Skin
⭐⭐⭐⭐ I was with Creature for most of the book. Hunter Shea does a great job of grounding the horror in something painfully human, and…
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Even the Insects Were Screaming for It to End
⭐ The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix was an absolute chore for me to get through. For a book with…
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When Someone Else’s Life Becomes Your Story
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I went into Fruit Fly by Josh Silver knowing very little about it, and I genuinely think that’s the best way to read this…
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Not Quite Finished, Still Wonderful – A Final Visit to an Extraordinary World
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I knew going into The Shepherd’s Crown that this one was going to be difficult. Not because I expected it to be a bad…
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Full Steam Ahead: Discworld Back on Track
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ After being pretty disappointed with Snuff, I went into Raising Steam hoping it would feel like Discworld getting back to its usual self, and…
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Bare This, Bare That, Barely Finished It
⭐⭐ I really didn’t expect to be giving a Rivers of London book two stars, but here we are. I’ve enjoyed this series for a…
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Even Discworld Has an Off Day
⭐⭐⭐ Snuff is, unfortunately, my lowest-rated Discworld book so far. Giving a Discworld novel three stars feels strangely harsh because even a weaker Terry Pratchett…
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A Great Premise That Gets Bogged Down
⭐⭐⭐ I really wanted to love Devolution. The premise is pretty much exactly the sort of thing that should work for me: an isolated community,…
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A Slow Start, But a Great Discworld Finish
⭐⭐⭐⭐ I’ll admit, I wasn’t completely sold on I Shall Wear Midnight when I first started it. I went into this one expecting to enjoy…
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A Wild Ride Through Monster-Filled Mayhem
⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Haunted Forest Tour is exactly what it promises to be. The premise is wonderfully ridiculous in the best possible way: after a portal…
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Creepy, Compelling and Hard to Put Down
⭐⭐⭐⭐ I had a really good time with Whistle. Linwood Barclay has always been great at writing fast-paced thrillers that are difficult to put down,…
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The Ultimate B-Movie Memoir
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I absolutely loved this book. I went into it expecting a few funny stories about making low-budget horror films, but I ended up getting…
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A Fun Trip to the Moon
⭐⭐⭐⭐ I really enjoyed Artemis. It isn’t quite on the same level as The Martian for me, but it’s still a fun, fast-paced read that…
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Even a Non-Football Fan Can Enjoy This One
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Going into Unseen Academicals, I honestly wasn’t expecting to enjoy it as much as I did. The central focus is football, and as someone…
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A Brilliantly Funny Take on Banking and Human Nature
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I’ve been slowly working my way through Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels, and Making Money has easily become one of my favourites so far. What…
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A Story That Never Quite Starts
⭐ There are books that overwhelm you with the sheer volume of events, where every chapter feels like it is trying to outdo the last.…
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