Book Reviews
One of my favourite pastimes is reading, and for the last decade or so, when I’ve finished a book, I’ve usually written a review of it. In many cases, these reviews are as much to remind myself of what I thought about a book as they are to help other readers decide whether to give them a go. You’ll notice I also give books a rating out of five stars; you can understand these as follows:
- ★★★★★: loved it
- ★★★★: really liked it
- ★★★: liked it
- ★★: it was okay
- ★: did not like it
…but please check the reviews themselves for why I rated things the way I did! Below you’ll find them all in reverse-chronological order, with 20 to a page. They currently go back to 2014, but bit by bit, I’m working on bringing all my old reviews here from Goodreads. A little patience and I’ll get there ☺

The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson 22.10.22
: fantasy

Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers 12.10.22
: Part 3 of Wayfarers
: science fiction
Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 06.10.22
: noir historical

Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler 29.09.22
: horror

A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine 04.09.21
: Book 2 of Teixcalaan
: science fiction
The Sleep Room by F.R. Tallis 14.04.21
: horror

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 07.04.21
: fantasy

The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri 31.03.21
: literary fiction

The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin 18.03.21
: Part 3 of The Broken Earth
: epic fantasy
La pasión según Carmela by Marcos Aguinis 13.03.21
: historical fiction

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 12.03.21
: science fiction thriller

The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin 07.03.21
: Part 2 of The Broken Earth
: epic fantasy
Cloudstreet by Tim Winton 02.03.21
: literary fiction

Break the Dark by Cheryl Lawson 25.02.21
: Part 3 of the Rubicon Saga
: science fiction
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin 19.02.21
: Part 1 of The Broken Earth
: epic fantasy
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers 14.02.21
: Book 2 in Wayfarers
: science fiction
Amnesty by Lara Elena Donnelly 20.01.21
: Part 3 of The Amberlough Dossier
: gay political spec-fic thriller
All Systems Red by Martha Wells 14.01.21
: Part 1 of The Murderbot Diaries
: science fiction
The Burning God by R.F. Kuang 11.01.21
: Part 3 of The Poppy War
: military fantasy
The Orchard of Lost Souls by Nadifa Mohamed 03.01.21
: historical fiction