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Book Reviews You Can’t Miss Out On
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- “The Rest of Our Lives” Book Review: On a Roadtrip with Mid-Life crisis
What happens when you go on a roadtrip with your unrealised dreams in your 50s? Benjamin Markovits’ “The Rest of Our Lives” is a portrayal of an ageing generation coming face-to-face with their realities. Health, career, family, the balancing act might be over. Read more to find out if this book is for you. - “Hunger” Book Review: Choi Jin-Young Brings Cannibalism to Critique Capitalism
“Hunger” brings out the hunger of the world for labour in a capitalistic society through a lover’s cannibalism of their other half. This could have been a simple love story, but it isn’t. Find out more about the book here. - “The Everlasting” Book Review: Time-loop Romance meets Political Dystopia
Alix E. Harrow has weaved a timeless tale of love, freedom, history and power. “The Everlasting” is one of the most anticipated books of 2025. Read if it delivers on the hype or not here. - “Flesh” Book Review: The Booker Prize Shortlist Series (Winner 2025)
Not all books are for everyone. “Flesh” by David Szalay did not appeal to me to the point that I was put in a reading slump after this. Find out why in the full review. - “Days at the Torunka Cafe” Book Review: Satoshi Yagisawa’s new cozy Japanese fiction
This book fits perfectly into comforting books about grief and memory, Satoshi Yagisawa’s new book, Days at the Torunka Cafe, is a cozy read set in a Tokyo cafe. If you are looking for a book like “Before the Coffee Gets Cold”, this is perfect for you. - “James” Book Review: Percival Everett Flips the Script on the Classic “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”
A heartbreaking story of the reality of the experience of a Black slave in pre-Civil War era told through Jim, character in “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, makes up “James” by Percival Everett. Should you read it? Read more to find out. - “What You are Looking for is in the Library” Book Review
Just another Japanese cozy fiction or is this one really worth it? Step into the wonderous world of book recommendations that come with a felted object to find out. Read more for full review. - “Hazelthorn” Book Review: Botanical Horror Come Alive
Gothic Botanical Horror has come knocking in the new book by C. G. Drews. Thrilling, sensational and gory, this YA queer horror is perfect for this winter. Read more for details. - “Audition” Review: The Booker Prize Shortlist Series
Katie Kitamura’s meta-narrative “Audition” is one of my top reads of the year and the Booker Prize judges clearly agree. This Shortlisted book explores the complexities of performance and realities and the blurring lines in between. Read more to know if “Audition” should be your next read. - “The Twisted Ones” Book Review: Genre Blend Horror and Humor
Your fix of folk horror with a side of humor has to be The Twisted Ones. T. Kingfisher brings her unique blend of scary but funny to this plot. Should you add to your TBR? Read more.
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