Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
Yellowface is R.F. Kuang’s venture into literary fiction after cementing her place in fantasy over the last few years, she continues to keep the industry…
Book Reviews
Lost in Time by A. G. Riddle
When his daughter is falsely accused of murder, Sam accepts the chargers instead. But in the future, murderers aren’t sent to prison. They’re sent to…
Bedtime Story by Chloe Hooper
When Chloe Hooper’s partner, Don Watson, is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, she turns to children’s literature to find a way to communicate…
The Ferryman by Justin Cronin
In this island paradise, Prospera’s lucky citizens enjoy long, fulfilling lives until the monitors embedded in their forearms, fall below 10 percent. Then they retire…
A Fatal Grace (Three Pines #2) by Louise Penny
Sigh…the village of Three Pines…don’t we all want to live there? ‘It has croissants and cafe au lait. It has steak frites and the New…
Grey Nomad by Alison Ferguson
When seventy year old knitter Joyce Campbell steps onto an alien spaceship for the first time, her lifelong dream is fulfilled. But when the ship…
The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
To reference the title, it took a few days to absorb this novel and fully appreciate the plot, the characters, the life and death challenges…
The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels (Dangerous Damsels #1) by India Holton
A prim and proper lady thief must save her aunt from a crazed pirate and his dangerously charming henchman in this fantastical historical romance. Cecilia…
Papyrus: The invention of books in the ancient world by Irene Vallejo
If I had to choose a favourite book among all those read in 2022 (the list is long, believe me), I would not hesitate to…
The Coroner’s Lunch (Dr. Siri Paiboun #1) by Colin Cotterill
Welcome to Dr. Siri Paiboun’s world! It’s 1976 and Laos has experienced ‘a quiet transition from what the president called ‘a bastardised version of America’…
Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran
‘Opportunity and refuge: the privilege of the migrant Australian. Our lifelong responsibility and debt to be repaid. Opportunity and refuge: the entitlement of the white…
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
How to review this extraordinary book? You will find it in the Science Fiction section of the library/bookshop but that is misleading. Yes, the plot…