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#ClassicandContemporary book challenge:Dracula and The Chestnut Man The Chestnut Man Author: Søren Sveistrup Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Crime Publisher: Penguin Books Year: January 2019 Rating: The Chestnut Man is one of those books that you know will stay with you for a long time. And you will most probably not look…

#ClassicandContemporary book challenge:The Secret History and The Silent Companions The Silent Companions Author: Laura Purcell Genre: Horror, Historical Fiction, Gothic, Mystery Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Year: October 2017 Rating: This book is what you need to get if you are looking for an atmospheric read! A dark Victorian tale, it is…

#ClassicandContemporary book challenge:Lord of the Flies and The Mermaid of Black Conch The Mermaid of Black Conch Author: Monique Roffey Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance, Magical Realism Publisher: Peepal Tree Press Year: April 2020 Rating: *Note from the editor: I do realise that we are now in 2025 and the…

Author: Nathan Ballingrud Genre: Science Fiction, Space Western Publisher: Titan Books Year: March 2023 Rating: The Strange is definitely… strange. A science fiction space western set in New Galveston on Mars, it is adventurous and imaginative, but I think it was slightly lacking in the Sci-Fi parts. Here is the…

#ClassicandContemporary book challenge:The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and Time Shelter Time Shelter(Времеубежище) Author: Georgi Gospodinov Genre: Contemporary Fiction Publisher: Orion Publishing / Janet 45 Publishing Year: April 2020 Rating: Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov is a book that stays with you to reflect upon long after you’ve read it….

#ClassicandContemporary book challenge:1984 and Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History Author: R. F. Kuang Genre: Fantasy Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Year: September 2022 Rating: I couldn’t be happier that Babel forms part of the #ClassicandContemporary reading challenge! Wow! I…

Author: Libby Page Genre: Modern Fiction Publisher: Orion Fiction Year: January 2020 Rating: The 24-Hour Café is one of the loveliest books I have read! I knew from the blurb that it involved chasing your dreams and never giving up on them, and I found the subject matter very similar…

#ClassicandContemporary book challenge: David Copperfield and The Fair Botanists The Fair Botanists Author: Sara Sheridan Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Year: August 2021 Rating: I’ll cut straight to the point: you need to read The Fair Botanists! This exquisite piece of historical fiction quickly became one of my…

Author: Josie Silver Genre: Romance, Fiction, Holiday Fiction Publisher: Penguin Books Year: August 2018 Rating: Welcome to the final day of December, aka the day to post my review of One Day in December by Josie Silver. This is the perfect read to get you in a festive and romantic…

Author: John Ortega Genre: Urban fantasy Publisher: SmashBear Publishing Year: November 2022 Rating: Thanks a lot to SmashBear Publishing for my free copy of Winter’s Wolf, John Ortega’s third book of the Rune Caster Chronicles! If you have somehow missed the series, definitely check it out! It’s one of my…