Latest Book Reviews

This is Dublin. Except in Boys Don’t Cry, there’s no Grafton Street or Temple Bar. This is real, lived-in Dublin. We’re transported to a block of

Sheltered: When a Boy Becomes a Legend (henceforth known as Sheltered) is a strange book. Not bad, nor particularly great. It’s a coming-of-age novel(la) framed

Blighted by the effects of climate change, humanity looks to the stars. The Rings of Mars, a ‘spy-fi’ thriller, sees mankind begin a mass migration

The Living Sword is a curious book. On the one hand, it has a well-realised world with a good supporting cast. Plus it’s intriguing enough

Nineteen Eighty-Four is one of those timeless novels and a testament to the power of language. Such is its influence, adaptations have spanned film, television,

Leave any assumptions about Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel firmly in the foyer. No, really. Bearded Badger Publishing’s debut publication is hilarious, tragic, and

Ronan Hession’s debut novel is a delight. A tale of two seemingly unremarkable people, the novel’s introverted protagonists spin entirely on their own axis to

Inside Story, Martin Amis’s latest autobiographical novel**, is brilliant at times. It’s well written and a sombre ennui pervades his entries on late father-figure Saul

In Absurdia is a curious novel. It’s also rather rather on-brand for this blog. But how did I feel about it? It’s a dizzying, disorientating