A Sword of Bronze and Ashes by Anna Smith Spark

With thanks to the publisher, Flame Tree Press, for providing an ARC of this book through NetGalley. This is Anna Smith Spark’s fifth novel to date, and as with the previous four, it is an ab…

The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang

With thanks to the publisher, Solaris Books, for providing an advanced reading copy of this book. Back when I was a kid, back in the rose-tinted days of the late eighties, I distinctly remember bei…

Rose/House by Arkady Martine

This is only a short read, a little over a hundred pages, but it packs so much that is excellent into that small space that it feels more like full-length novel. A body is reported in an empty (and…

Unto the Godless What Little Remains by Mário Coelho

This was an interesting read. A post-cyberpunk tale set on the cusp of the singularity that posits a world in which everyone’s online presence has been laid bare. Imagine waking up one day an…

The Coral Bones by E J Swift — Runalong The Shelves

I would like to thank Laura from Unsung Stories for an advance copy of this novel in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher – Jo Fletcher Books Published – Out Now Price – £9.99 paperback £5.49 Kindle eBook Three women: divided by time, connected by the ocean. Marine biolo

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