The Body Scout by Lincoln Michel – Book Review

The Body Scout by Lincoln Michel focuses on the character of Kobo. Kobo is a scout for baseball teams and has very much fallen on hard times. He’s addicted to erasers (cigarettes that numb the body), he’s in deep debt having spent money he doesn’t have on body modifications, and as a result of this

The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak – Book Review

The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak focuses on the love story between Kostas and Define in the 1970’s. Kostas and Define come from different cultures/religions making their love forbidden. Kostas is Greek/Cypriot and comes from a Christian family, whereas Define is Turkish and comes from a Muslim family. They must keep their relationship

Sistersong by Lucy Holland – Book Review

Inspired by British folklore and the “Twa Sisters” ballad, Sistersong tells the tale of sisters Keyne, Riva and Sinne. They are the daughters of King Cador and Queen Enica who are having to pick up the pieces in their land of Dunbriga after the Romans left Brittain due to invading Saxons, and tribes who are

Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty – Book Review

Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty focuses on the Delaney family. The head of the family Joy and Stan are known for having ran the Delaney Tennis school for thirty years. The business has now been sold and they are now struggling to move forward with their lives. Then out of the blue a mysterious

My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones focuses on a half Native Indian girl called Jade Daniels. Jade is an avid fanatic of horror slashers and uses it as a way to hide her own personal issues. This in turn causes her to perceive many things differently compared to others. After the bodies

Jade War by Fonda Lee (#2 The Greenbone Saga)

Jade War is the sequel to the spectacular Jade City. The Kaul family are still locked in a triangle choke as they attempt to seize control over the supply of jade and the capital city of Kekon. Having been pushed into leadership as a result of what happened in the first book , Hilo is

The Arm of the Sphinx by Josiah Bancroft – Book Review

The Arm of the Sphinx continues on from where we left off in Senlin Ascends. Having managed to escape on the “Stone Cold” Airship and forced into piracy, Senlin has and his crew are finding it very difficult to get by on board the ship that they stole in order to save Senlin’s wife Marya.

The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman – Book Review

The Blacktongue Thief focuses on the character of Kimchi Na Shannack, a liar and a thief who is in debt to the Takers Guild for the training and education they provided him with. Being in debt makes a person do crazy shit and that is where this story begins. One day Kimchi finds himself waiting

Jade City by Fonda Lee – Book Review –

Jade City by Fonda Lee focuses on the Kaul family aka The No Peak Clan of Kekon. The Kaul’s have been tussling for control over Kekon for centuries. They face stiff competition from the Ayt family who live in the mountains. One thing that both of these groups have in common is their pursuit to

Suburban Dicks by Fabian Nicieza – Book Review

Suburban Dicks focuses on the POV of two main characters in the setting of West Windsor, New Jersey. First we have Andrea Stern, having nabbed a prominent serial killer, Andrea was on the path to becoming a well renowned FBI profiler. However, she gave up this dream to raise her four (soon to be five)