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Mary and the Witch's Flower

Mary and the Witch's Flower

A fun but forgettable film...

Monstrous Heart: Extended Review
Romantasy

Monstrous Heart: Extended Review

A fantasy romance story brimming with so much potential, yet burdened by ineffective storytelling, excessive world-building, and an underdeveloped romance...

The Starless Sea
Magical Realism

The Starless Sea

A truly unique story, one that stays with you long after finishing...

Project Hail Mary
Science Fiction

Project Hail Mary

An epic tale of discovery and desperation...

The City We Became
Urban Fantasy

The City We Became

'The City We Became' is an urban fantasy novel which explores the idea that while many cities can feel alive, some cities can truly become alive....

Chosen Ones
Fantasy

Chosen Ones

An enjoyable read, but not a good book overall...

Piranesi
Magical Realism

Piranesi

Haunting and mysterious, 'Piranesi' is a magnificent addition to the magical realism genre, and will especially appeal to fans of Madeline Miller, Erin Morgenstern, Bridget Collins, and Neil Gaiman...

Shirl
Speculative Fiction

Shirl

Comedic tales, absurd scenarios, and heartbreaking honesty. This peculiar book has it all...

The Binding
Magical Realism

The Binding

What if you could erase the pain? What if you could truly forget?

The Martian
Science Fiction

The Martian

I'm pretty much fucked. That's my considered opinion. Fucked. Six days into what should have been the greatest two months of my life, and it's turned into a nightmare.

Midnite: The Story of a Wild Colonial Boy
Children's Literature

Midnite: The Story of a Wild Colonial Boy

Once upon a time, in Western Australia a hundred years ago, a young man lived with his father in a cottage in a forest. The young man was called Midnite...

Whispering in the Wind
Children's Literature

Whispering in the Wind

An Australian fairy tale packed with larger-than-life characters, witty bragging, and the thrill of a once-in-a-lifetime adventure...

The Nargun and the Stars
Children's Literature

The Nargun and the Stars

It was night when the Nargun began to leave. Deep down below the plunging walls of a gorge it stirred uneasily. It dragged its slow weight to the mouth of its den; its long, wandering journey had begun...

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