A lush dark fairy tale set in Slatter’s Sourdough world. The Path of Thorns begins with the arrival of our heroine, Asher Todd, at the …
Book review: The Path of Thorns by A.G. Slatter
Book 2eview: If We Were Villains by ML Rio
A slow-burning, Shakespeare-drenched, dark academia mystery. ML Rio’s If We Were Villains was first published in 2017 but has recently surged in popularity thanks to …
Book review: Gallant by V. E. Schwab
Gallant (2022) by V.E. Schwab is a gothic YA novel about Olivia Prior, an orphan who has grown up at Merilance girls’ school. Olivia is …
Book review: The Improbable Life of Ricky Bird by Diane Connell
Diane Connell’s The Improbable Life of Ricky Bird is about twelve-year-old Ricky Bird, whose life is slowly but surely falling apart during the summer that …
Book review: Curiouser, issue two
This collection of strange tales will take you to unexpected places. Issue two of Curiouser Magazine is a collection of nineteen short stories from authors …
Book review: Everyone in my Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
Book Review: Benjamin Stevenson’s third novel, Everyone in my Family Has Killed Someone, lives up the whodunit hype Benjamin Stevenson’s third novel, Everyone in my …
Book review: The Rarkyn’s Familiar by Nikky Lee
Nikky Lee’s debut novel, The Rarkyn’s Familiar, is a high fantasy YA adventure that follows themes of revenge, redemption, anxiety, and acceptance. When she was …
Book review: Only a Monster by Vanessa Len
A thrilling YA urban fantasy twist on the age-old monster versus hero conflict. Only a Monster is the YA debut of Melbourne-based author Vanessa Len. …
Book review: Aniko Magazine, issue 3: Fantasize
The pieces found within Aniko Magazine’s third issue, Fantasize, are raw and real, darkly sarcastic, hopeful and healing. These pieces imagine – as founder Emily …
Book review: Unlimited Futures anthology, edited by Rafeif Ismail & Ellen Van Neerven
Unlimited Futures is an anthology of speculative, visionary Blak and Black fiction edited by Rafeif Ismail and Ellen Van Neerven. This incredible book includes short …