Review: In the Shadow of Heroes by Nicholas Bowling

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Blurb: Cadmus has been scholar Tullus's slave since he was a baby - his master is the only family he knows. But when Tullus disappears and a slave girl called Tog arrives with a secret message, Cadmus's life is turned upside down. …

Review: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Blurb: For years, rumours of the 'Marsh Girl' have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for …

Review: The Five by Hallie Rubenhold

Blurb: Five devastating human stories and a dark and moving portrait of Victorian London – the untold lives of the women killed by Jack the Ripper. Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary-Jane are famous for the same thing, though they never met. They came from Fleet Street, Knightsbridge, Wolverhampton, Sweden and Wales. They wrote ballads, ran …

Review: Questions I am asked about the Holocaust by Hédi Fried

Blurb: There are no stupid questions, nor any forbidden ones, but there are some questions that have no answer. Hédi Fried was nineteen when the Nazis snatched her family from their home in Eastern Europe and transported to Auschwitz, where her parents were murdered and she and her sister were forced into hard labour until the …

Review: The Shadow in the Glass by J J A Harwood

I received a free eARC copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Blurb: Once upon a time Ella had wished for more than her life as a lowly maid. Now forced to work hard under the unforgiving, lecherous gaze of the man she once called stepfather, Ella's only refuge is in …

Review: You Goddess! by E Foley and B Coates

Blurb: Want to break free from what's holding you back? Channel the Norse warrior goddess Freyja. Feeling stressed? Turn to the playful Japanese goddess Uzume for a superheroine superboost. Tired of being nice? Meet the Irish goddess The Morrígan, a regal renegade who doesn't care what anyone thinks of her. In this irreverent guide, these fierce …

Review: The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden

Blurb: One girl can make a difference... Moscow is in flames, leaving its people searching for answers - and someone to blame. Vasya, a girl with extraordinary gifts, must flee for her life, pursued by those who blame their misfortune on her magic. Then a vengeful demon returns, stronger than ever. Determined to engulf the world …

Review: Maybe by Morris Gleitzman

Blurb: He might not survive, but he's hoping he will. 18 May 1946Dear Zliv,It's me you want, not Gabriek or Anya. I caused your brother's death, just me. But you'll have to come to the other side of the world to kill me, because that's where I'm going. If you don't believe me, check the newspapers.Felix …

Review: These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

I was sent a free eARC copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Blurb: A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city in the grip of chaos. At its heart is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to assume her role as the …

Review: Witch by Finbar Hawkins

I received an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Blurb: After witnessing the brutal murder of her mother by witch-hunters, Evey vows to avenge her and track down the killers. Fury burns in her bright and strong. But she has promised her mother that she will keep Dill, her little sister, safe. As …