THE TROOP By Nick Cutter tw: gore/body horror, injury to children, injury to animals helimthophobia, further gross stuff One of my last reads of 2021 was a dark, gruesome, nerve-wracking, […]
Book Review: the Coward by Jarred McGinnis
THE COWARD By Jarred McGinnes What a breeze of a read! Jarred McGinnes’ debut is concise and cutting on every page, darkly witty, and all encompassing. Unputdownable. The Coward tells […]
Book review: Scabby Queen by Kirstin Innes
SCABBY QUEEN By Kirstin Innes First book review of the year! Scabby Queen is a collection of perspectives that tells the story of Clio Campbell, a Scottish activist, popstar, and […]
Book review: Beautiful World, Where Are You?
BEAUTIFUL WORLD, WHERE ARE YOU By Sally Rooney Within about seven seconds of seeing the announcement of Sally Rooney’s third novel back in, what, January? I had ordered a signed […]
Book review: Luster
LUSTER By Raven Leilani Another one that had been sitting in my TBR for the longest time – thank you Matt for gifting me this beautiful book for my birthday! […]
Book review: Tender is the Flesh
TENDER IS THE FLESH By Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moses (2020) This little number has been on my TBR for a good while, and I finally got the excuse […]
Book review: Be Guid tae yer Mammy
I’ve been looking forward to Emma Grae’s Be Guid tae yer Mammy for a long time; I follow Emma on Twitter and watching her publishing journey has been so amazing, […]
Book Review: the Lies She Told
Paula Johnston’s debut novel the Lies she Told is a wild ride – think Love Island but way more conspiriorital and dangerous. Johnston’s split narrative tells the story of orphaned […]
Book review: Daisy on the Outer Line
The unbridled excitement I felt when I found out that my home town of East Kilbride is one of the supporting locations in Ross Sayers Daisy on the Outer Line […]
Book Review: the Immortal Soul Salvage Yard
The Immortal Soul Salvage Yard (2021) by Beth May is a collection of deeply vulnerable poems that expose the ugly but intimate aspects of mental health, recovery, and all sorts […]