Focusses on “idiot men”, but not in the way you would imagine. Replete with humour and bittersweet scenarios. Loved this…
A nice novel for middle graders, with a gripping storyline and a powerful message. Balances between scary and sweet. Good…
Expected better because of that cute cover and premise. But both the mystery and the holiday vibes were disappointing. Mine…
A Gothic Fantasy with minor shades of horror. Contains beautiful prose and interesting characters, but not much plot depth. The…
A complicated and quirky literary fiction. I am still not sure if I *got* the whole novel (being much deficient…
An interesting collection of fairy tale retellings, but with an unexpected twist. Not a bad anthology, but I expected it…
A predictable but heartwarming story. Works to a great extent; could have improved on character development. Prose and atmospheric setting…
An #OwnVoices anthology focussed on transracial adoptive experiences, written by adoptee YA authors. Love the themes and the intent. The…
Quirky and unusual. Compelling in a befuddling way. BUT this wasn’t a psychological suspense as advertised. My experience fell a…
An imperfect Christmas story. Could have been really good had the characters behaved better. Not my favourite Bella Osborne work…
