A gleefully silly horror-comedy of the end of the world.
Tag: Contemporary
Review: Bodies Of Light by Jennifer Down
A novel of surviving extraordinary trials.
Review: Son Of Sin by Omar Sakr
A heady mix of mundane and heavenly, the sins of the flesh and the yearning of the spirit.
Review: The Dictionary Of Lost Words by Pip Williams
A novel about who defines the words that define us.
Review: The Promise by Damon Galgut
A story of an Afrikaner family whose fortunes mirror that of post-apartheid South Africa.
Review: The Death Of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
An insight into the silence and stigma of living queer in Nigeria.
Review: The Dangers Of Smoking In Bed by Mariana Enriquez (translated by Megan McDowell)
There are plenty of scary creatures in this collection, but the real horror is what it says about the our world.
Review: This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
A head-spinning romp through time.
Review: A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam
A meticulous and measured novel of yearning.
Review: Dark Rise by C. S. Pacat
Although slow to get going, Dark Rise ably sets the scene for CS Pacat’s YA fantasy trilogy.