Category: Speculative Fiction

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

Promising beginning, but loses steam

Into the Mouth of the Wolf by Erin Gough

Gripping dystopian eco-thriller

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

Promising premise, disappointingly slow

My Salty Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton & Jodi Meadows

Fun & silly Little Mermaid / historical pirate queen mash up

Songlight by Moira Buffini

Gripping tale of struggle against dystopian oppression

The Other Merlin by Robyn Schneider

Fun-filled Arthurian romp

Liar’s Test by Ambelin Kwaymullina

Engaging action but weighed down by complicated details

The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson

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

The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson

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

Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher

Witty, swashbuckling rom-com