
Six Months, Three Days, Five Others
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"A master absurdist...Highly recommended." ―The New York Times Before the success of her debut...
Science fiction

By the Light of Embers
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It's 1954, and twenty-two-year-old Lucia Lafleur has always dreamed of following in her father’s...
Historical Fiction Literary Fiction

Exhalation: Stories
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From an award-winning science fiction writer (whose short story "The Story of Your Life" was the...

ClareR (5789 KP) rated Mary I: Queen of Sorrows in Books
Oct 22, 2024
Alison Weir is writing a work of historical fiction, but she has done her research. Of course, a lot of Mary’s story could be open to interpretation, and we’ll never know her exact inner thoughts, but she wrote letters and people wrote things down about her at the time. And personally, I really like Weirs interpretation. She makes Mary a human being, with thoughts, loves, hates and responsibilities. The period in history is described so well, that the reader can understand why Mary had such an extreme reaction to those who wouldn’t convert to Catholicism. And, well, Elizabeth I killed a lot more people than Mary ever did, so 🤷🏼♀️
I found the chapters on Mary’s childhood really interesting and very sad. What a traumatic childhood she had.
So, if you enjoy historical fiction and want to find out more about Mary I, then this may well be the book for you too. A totally absorbing read!

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2277 KP) rated Spaced Out (Moon Base Alpha #2) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
This is a delightful combination of mystery and science fiction that will keep fans of either genre turning pages. The characters are sharp and well done. There are plenty of twists and clues. Plus there are some very funny scenes. My only warning is that this book spoils the first in the series, but that’s a very minor issue since both books are delightful reads.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2016/04/book-review-spaced-out-by-stuart-gibbs.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.

Tin Man
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 COSTA NOVEL AWARD The beautiful and heartbreaking new novel from Sarah...
literary fiction

Sunspots
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The Sun is our neighbourhood star, igniting the imagination and setting the template for divinity....

All The Missing Girls
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A nail-biting, breath-taking story about the disappearances of two young women - a decade apart -...
crime fiction

The Best of Everything
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When Rona Jaffe's superb page-turner was first published in 1958, it changed contemporary fiction...

Zona: The Forbidden Land
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A lost expedition. A mysterious woman. Rumors of exotic and deadly animals. A Russian spy. An...