Latest Book Reviews

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,

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

I wanted to love The Thursday Murder Club. I really did. Like most people, I was drawn to it because of the author. I love

When Suzanne Collins announced that she was writing a prequel to The Hunger Games trilogy, tongues started wagging. Would it be about Haymitch’s time in

The Sound Mirror is, without a doubt, my favourite novel of the year so far. Without spoilers, here’s why. *Disclaimer: I received a free advance

Who’d have thought that the worlds of sci-fi and soccer could collide? Well, author Daniel Peterson has done a remarkable job in bringing these two