Book Reviews

In The Apothecary’s Garden, published by Harper Collins, Jeanette Lynes transports readers back  in time to 1860 and the exotic locale of Eastern Ontario’s Belleville on the shores of the Bay of Quinte. While the locale may be somewhat prosaic, Lynes has created something magical in this normally staid part …

'The Con Artists by Luke Healy quintessentially millennial tale about friendship and the quest for self-actualization.

With 'Razzmatazz' Christopher Moore has written another homage to noir that leaves you chortling with glee.

Music of Marie' by Usamaru Furuya is an epic manga with intricate and delicate art that will keep readers coming back for more.

The 'Peanutbutter Sisters and other American Stories' by Rumi Hara is a diverse and exciting collection of stories.

'Building 46 by Massoud Hayoun is an intimate character study of both a human character and the country China.

'All The Seas of the World' by Guy Gavriel Kay is a truly wonderful book which will enthral and delight readers over and over again.

'Poguemahone' by Patrick McCabe does the amazing balancing act of marrying form with content to tell us the moving and ribald tale of a brother and sister.

'Aspects' by John Ford is an amazing accomplishment - as fine an example of steampunk speculative fiction you'll ever read.

'Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments' by T.L. Huchu is a wonderful rollercoaster of a ride through a magical future Edinburgh.