Category: Speculative Fiction

Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff

The Witcher meets Interview with a Vampire in this dark fantasy pageturner

Aisle Nine by Ian X. Cho

Promising dystopian satire but a bit rough around the edges

A Language of Dragons by S. F. Williamson

Bletchley Park meets dystopia meets dragons (mini-review)

Lady’s Knight by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner

Anachronistic feminist fantasy romp meets sweet romantic drama

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

Haymitch’s story – compulsory reading for all Hunger Games fans

The Rose Bargain by Sasha Peyton Smith

The Cruel Prince meets Bridgerton in an alternate faerie-ruled England

Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven

Enjoyable time-hopping fated mates with a minimum of sentimental twaddle

Bride by Ali Hazelwood

A witty adult paranormal romance from the queen of STEMinist spice

This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi

A Cinderella romantasy in an Aladdin-esque fantasy world.

The Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle

Evocative & action-packed novel for senior school romantasy fans