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TW: Murder, transphobia, mental health issues, racism, violence, bereavement I came to Her Majesty’s Secret Coven somewhat nervous; the UK edition is a bright, neon pink and yellow hardback which is so far outside of my comfort zone. The book design is blinding and I hate it, but that’s
CW: Witch trials, attempted rape, murder I first encountered Louisa Morgan’s books in 2020, when I had the opportunity to advance read/review The Age of Witches. That was a five-star read for me, and I immediately bought and devoured her debut, A Secret History of Witches, and also The
I read and thoroughly enjoyed Rogerson’s Sorcery of Thorns in 2019, and so it was with high hopes that I started Vespertine, her new novel (and, I believe, the first part of a series). I was not to be disappointed. From the first pages I was fully immersed into
I was intrigued by the premise of The Spirit Engineer from the very beginning: set in 1914, Belfast is still reeling from the sinking of the Titanic, built in its shipyard. High society has become obsessed with Spiritualism, particularly séances and physical mediumship. The protagonist, William Jackson Crawford, is Professor
In The Man Who Died Twice, we return to Coopers Chase retirement village and the septuagenarian sleuths Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim, and Ron. This time, Elizabeth’s past as an MI5 agent returns to haunt her in the guise of a former colleague, some stolen diamonds, and the Mafia. Soon enough there’s
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèli Clark is set in an alternative, steampunk version of Cairo in 1912, where djinn and other magical creatures live alongside humanity. The Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities is tasked with investigating any crimes which have magical involvement — and that is
A Universe of Wishes is an anthology of fifteen young adult fantasy and science fiction short stories featuring a whole host of diverse characters from different backgrounds, cultures, identities, beliefs, and sexual orientations. Usually, when I read an anthology like this, I find myself liking only a handful of
The Witchling’s Girl is a lyrical and magical story about Hayley, the titlular Witchling’s Girl, who was born with death-magic and is given to Marian for further instruction in magic. We follow Hayley as she grows up into the role of the Witching — the town’s healer and midwife to
Let me begin this review by saying I don’t read crime. Ever. I think it’s a horribly conflated genre which gets a lot of hype but is boringly predictable and formulaic. However, I wanted to try The Thursday Murder Club because I find Richard Osman to be one of the
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