Although slow to get going, Dark Rise ably sets the scene for CS Pacat’s YA fantasy trilogy.
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Review: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Narnia, Philip Pulman’s multiverse, David Mitchell’s “metanovel”, Hogwarts … English writing is full of people disappearing through portals into other … More
Review: Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor
Brandon Taylor continues to explore Black, queer Midwest life.
Review: Permafrost by SJ Norman
A collection of haunted stories that unsettle like the melting permafrost of the title.
Review: The Sweetness Of Water by Nathan Harris
A heartfelt story of rebuilding a ruined society.
Review: Fourteen by Shannon Malloy
A harrowing memoir of growing up gay in regional Australia.
Review: Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez
A story of growing up black and queer in the UK.
Review: Detransition, Baby
Detransition, Baby is out to shake your notions of gender and family to their core.
Review: Revenge by S. L. Lim
A furious and thrilling novel about the “lives you might have had.”
Review: The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld
An accomplished novel that forensically examines misogyny in all its forms.
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