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Category: All Reviews

Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare

A funny & romantic adults-only fanfic

Oathbound by Victoria McCombs

PG piracy with plodding prose (mini-review, DNF)

The Lion, the Witch and the Wonder by Katherine Rundell

Smart, funny & true: five magical audio essays about children’s fiction

The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson

Addictive, ghostbusting page-turner (Shades of London, Book #2)

Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson

1930s cold case tangles with contemporary mystery in funny & thrilling murder mystery

The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson

Fun book, cringey cover. Quality supernatural thrills in modern London.

Sherlock & Co.

Funny & contemporary Sherlock Holmes audio drama

Eleanor Jones Can’t Keep a Secret by Amy Doak

An engaging sequel with some darker themes

The Cousins by Karen M. McManus

Gripping, twisty and glamorous (mini-review)

My Family and Other Suspects by Kate Emery

Fast-paced, wisecracking YA cosy crime GOLD

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