Cosy Fantasy
The Spellshop
A sweet, feel-good story of love and found family wrapped up in a swirl of magic and a dollop of jam...
Fantasy
The Bone Season
A gripping, intricate story told in the wrong order...
Romantasy
Half a Soul
Between grand balls, magical afflictions, and marriage-minded mothers, ‘Half a Soul’ is a love story between two people who have no interest in performative niceness. Featuring witty exchanges, honest vulnerability, mystery, and more...
Fantasy
Servant Mage
An interesting but narratively-flawed first draft rather than a fully realised book...
Romantasy
Cruel is the Light: Extended Review
How not to write an enemies-to-lovers...
Science Fiction
To Be Taught, If Fortunate
An expansive yet intimate literary experience that is genuinely affecting...
Speculative Fiction
Several People Are Typing
A witty workplace comedy with a dash of digital horror...
Science Fiction
Prophet
An addictive whirlpool of intrigue and inevitability that will have you needing to know how it ends...
Speculative Fiction
Five Minds
An innovative setting and murder mystery undermined by unlikeable characters...
Fantasy
Voyage of the Damned
Campy, carnivalesque, and unexpectedly compelling...
Romantasy
The Girl with No Reflection
How to squander a premise...
Cosy Fantasy
Dreadful
Legends and Lattes meets the unfathomable power of garlic in this splendid new addition to the cosy fantasy genre...
Science Fiction
The Terraformers: Extended Review
A daring, multi-themed novel that will impress many readers, yet will fall short for others...
Horror
Red River Seven
The Last of Us meets Bird Box in this fast-paced, gripping, unstoppable read from bestselling author Anthony Ryan...
Fantasy
Daughter of the Moon Goddess
A coming-of-age story that blends magic, adventure, and romance...