Ruth Downie’s crime series set in Roman Britain is my current favourite comfort read. Gaius Petreius Ruso is a Roman…
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Book review: Kingdomtide by Rye Curtis
Kingdomtide tells the story of two women, one who is lost in wilderness following a plane crash, the other a…
Book review: The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird
The End of Men is the story of a near-future pandemic in which there is a flu-like virus which is…
Book review: Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny
Lately I’ve found myself wanting to read books which are humorous and light but with a literary feel too. When…
Book review: Brood by Jackie Polzin
In Brood, an unnamed woman narrator tells the story of the chickens she keeps in her yard – their laying…
Guest post: Richard Zahra, author of By Way of the Valley
At a time when we’re unable to go very far, I’ve been enjoying travelling through fiction. So I was interested…
Book review: The Drowned City by KJ Maitland (Daniel Pursglove #1)
The Drowned City is the first in a new series, and under a new name, by historical mystery writer Karen…
Book review: The Truth and Other Hidden Things by Lea Geller
In The Truth and Other Hidden Things, Bells Walker learns she is pregnant on the same day her husband, Harry,…
Book review: Wayfinding by Michael Bond
As someone with quite a poor sense of direction I was intrigued to read Wayfinding. Written by science journalist Michael…
Book review: Where the Edge Is by Gráinne Murphy
In Where the Edge Is, disaster befalls a small town in Cork when a bus falls into a sinkhole in…
