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Review: Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Lerda. Translated by Heather Cleary and Julia Sanches
Reservoir bitches is a series of short stories about women in Mexico. Some of the stories occasionally interconnect. It offers a poignant outlook on the opportunities available and the risks presented to women in this part of the world.
Apr 16


Review: What you are looking for is in the library by Michiko Aoyama. Translated by Alison Watts
After I had finished crying over "Sunrise on the Reaping" I wanted to read something, cosier with less children dying.
Mar 29


Review: The Trading Game by Gary Stevenson
The Trading Game is half memoir and half scathing account of a life working as a currency trader for Citibank.
Mar 23


Review: "The Housemaid" Series by Freida McFadden
The Housemaid: 4/5 The Housemaid's Secret: 4/5 The Housemaid's Wedding: 4/5 The Housemaid's is Watching: 3.75/5 Synopsis: The series...
Mar 19


Frank Herbert's Dune Series Tier List
Denis Villeneuve is clearly a talented director whose masterful camera and visual work really captured the beauty and magic of Arrakis....
Mar 3


Review: So Thrilled For You by Holly Bourne
Rating: 5/5 Synopsis: "So Thrilled for You" follows four friends over the course of a disastrous baby shower that ends up in a fire. Over...
Feb 11


Review: Butter by Asako Yuzuki (Translated by Polly Barton)
Manako Kajii is awaiting retrial for the murder of three men. Did she do it? Maybe, she's been found guilty once.
Jan 7


Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere Tier List - Includes "Wind and Truth"
This is my tier list for the Cosmere series by Brandon Sanderson
Jan 5


Review: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
England used to be home to wonderous magic and Faerie kings, slowly over time that magic has dwindled.
Jan 3
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