On reading: Creeping Jenny by Jeff Noon

March 24, 2020March 26, 2020 Categories: Book Reviews · BooksTags: book review · Book Reviews · creeping jenny · jeff noon · nyquest mysteries · nyquist · on reading · surrealLeave a comment

The latest novel in Jeff Noon’s Nyquist Mysteries series throws you into a land of folk tales, dreamscapes and nightmares. Beware the teacups.

On reading: Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang

March 19, 2020March 22, 2020 Categories: Book Reviews · BooksTags: book review · Book Reviews · hao jingfang · ken liu · on reading · sci fi · science fiction · vagabondsLeave a comment

Jingfang’s Vagabonds is a thoughtful science fiction novel, encouraging you to explore the areas between the extremes.

On reading: Husk by Rachel Autumn Deering

March 12, 2020March 22, 2020 Categories: Book Reviews · BooksTags: am reading · book review · Book Reviews · horror · husk · on reading · Rachel Autumn DeeringLeave a comment

A neat nugget of psychological horror, laced with a sense of loneliness and sadness at its core.

On reading: A Man of Shadows by Jeff Noon

January 23, 2020January 19, 2020 Categories: Book Reviews · BooksTags: A man of shadows · book review · detective noir · jeff noon · on reading · science fictionLeave a comment

A crazy, surreal detective noir trip, whisking you across a city of light, dark and everything in between. Prepare to synchronise watches.