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Category Archive: Literature / General Fiction

Review: The Children’s Home by Charles Lambert

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Charles Lambert’s The Children’s Home (Scribner, Jan. 2016) is a strange and curious tale of family secrets, redemption and what […]

January 12, 2016 For Readers, Literature / General Fiction

Review: The Visitors Book by Sophie Hannah

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A good ghost story is hard to find, and a truly chilling contemporary ghost story near impossible. Ironically, […]

January 11, 2016 For Readers, Literature / General Fiction, Thriller / Crime

Top Fiction Reads 2015

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It’s been an incredible year for fiction. For every book I’ve read, I’ve added another five to my […]

December 14, 2015 Book Lists, For Readers, Literature / General Fiction

Review: The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks

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…The stories that grow up around a king are strong vines with a fierce grip. They pull life […]

December 8, 2015 For Readers, Literature / General Fiction

Review: The November Criminals by Sam Munson

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What are your best and worst qualities? It’s the kind of naff question asked in job interviews, team […]

December 1, 2015 For Readers, Literature / General Fiction

Review: The Life and Death of Sophie Stark by Anna North

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The Life and Death of Sophie Stark (Hachette Australia, Nov. 2015) is a story of enchantment, illusion and compulsion that asks: what […]

November 17, 2015 For Readers, Latest, Literature / General Fiction, Reviews

In Review: October Reads

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October was a big month for exciting releases and I found two of my absolute favourite reads for […]

November 2, 2015 Book Lists, For Readers, Latest, Literature / General Fiction, News

Review: Work Like Any Other by Virginia Reeves

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Margot McGovern reviews Virginia Reeves’  debut historical novel, Work Like Any Other (Scribner, March 2016).  Roscoe Martin has electricity in […]

October 13, 2015 For Readers, Latest, Literature / General Fiction, Reviews

Review: The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood

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Margot McGovern reviews Charlotte Wood’s unnerving tale of women held hostage, The Natural Way of Things (Allen & Unwin, Oct. 2015). ‘I need […]

October 7, 2015 For Readers, Latest, Literature / General Fiction, Reviews, Spec Fic / SF / Fantasy

Review: Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins

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Margot McGovern reviews Claire Vaye Watkins’ sublime tale of faith, dreams and disillusionment, Gold Fame Citrus. From space it seems […]

September 30, 2015 For Readers, Latest, Literature / General Fiction, Reviews, Spec Fic / SF / Fantasy

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