My Favourite Books

Synopsis: It is 1910 and Maia, tragically orphaned at 13, has been sent from England to start a new life with distant relatives in Manaus , ...

When Andrew Hope's magician grandfather dies, he leaves his house and field-of-care to his grandson who spent much of his childhood at t...

In a house by the sea there happily live a dog, a cat and a mouse. Well, happily enough until a stranger knocks on the door one night, offer...

Synopsis London, 1876 and Hetty Feather is just a tiny baby when her mother leaves her at the Foundling Hospital. The Hospital cares for ab...

Meet the Rat: A dancing, football-playing gangster-baiting ten-year-old. When she foresaw her father’s death, she picked up her football and...

It is no secret that I utterly love and adore books written for younger folk. From picture books, chap books, illustrated funnies and more ...

We are so chuffed to complete our Short Story Month with a guest review by Mark Chitty from Walker of Worlds. Now, I have a lot of respect ...

Adventurer. The name never uttered without scorn, they are long loathed for their knowledge of nothing beyond violence and greed and their u...

Amidst the galaxy-wide war of the Great Crusade, the Emperor castigates the Word Bearers for their worship. Distraught at this judgement, Lo...

THUG by Gail Simone, Masked Reading Gail Simone's offering in the Lou Anders edited Masked really blew me away. We meet Alvin Becker who...

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Before my review, just some random thoughts that have been bubbling beneath my surface for some time now: Much has been said in the past few...

Synopsis for The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance edited by Trisha Telep Fall in love with someone out of this world. If love transcends ...

"One afternoon last October, on the concrete of her patio garden, my mother had a fall...That was the last time I really had any option...

Revenge in the face of bloodlust is seldom sweet… There’s one sound a woman doesn’t want to hear when she’s lost and alone in the Arctic wil...

Synopsis Abigail is a maidservant in Greave Hall, an elegant London household governed by the tyrannical housekeeper, Mrs Cotton. Whilst the...

I "met" Kat when she kindly emailed MFB about some books to review. I was naturally thrilled to be approached by Abrams & Chro...

Wizards and witches have lived in the human imagination for centuries. From ancient to modern times they have held great power in our litera...

Holly Black is one of my must-buy authors so I was excited to get my hands on her first short story collection. I must admit I've yet to...

In 2009, Canadian researchers warned that a zombie plague would wipe out civilisation.. unless we were ready. We weren't. As temperature...