India Holton’s Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love, Review
The Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love is the first hilarious romance historical fantasy adventure in India Holton’s new Love’s Academic series. Read my review
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Mark Lawrence’s The Book That Broke the World, Review: Epic
The Book That Broke The World is the second thrilling title in Mark Lawrence’s captivating fantasy adventure trilogy, The Library. Read my full review.
Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis: Fiesty banter
Full Speed to a Crash Landing is the first title in Beth Revis’ new romantic suspense science fiction novella trilogy, Chaotic Orbits. Read my full review.
What The River Knows by Isabel Ibanez: YA romance fantasy
What The River Knows is the first entertaining title in Isabel Ibanez’s young adult fantasy romance and adventure duology, Secrets of the Nile. Read my review.
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley audaciously entertains
Kaliane Bradley’ The Ministry of Time is an audaciously entertaining story and an appealingly unhinged and thought-provoking page-turner.
Leigh Bardugo’s The Familiar, Review: Magically compelling
The Familiar is Leigh Bardugo’s gritty yet magically compelling historical fiction filled with romantic suspense set in the Spanish Golden Age. Read my review.
Jasper Fforde’s Shades of Grey: Quirky dystopian fantasy
Jasper Fforde’s Shades of Grey (2009) became a literary dystopian fantasy cult classic for good reason. Read our full review.
Best Books of 2023 at Booklover Book Reviews
Our Best Books of 2023 list features many books released in 2023. But top quality fiction has no expiry date, so we add wish list novels to our reading pile too.
Ashley Poston’s The Seven Year Slip, Book Review: Wisely charming
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston is a wisely charming novel exploring love and passion, and their inevitable partners in life, loss and grief. Read our review.
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn Review, Mark Lawrence’s Library Trilogy
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn is the utterly captivating novel that begins Mark Lawrence’s new fantasy trilogy for book lovers, The Library. Read my full review.
Thrill Switch by Tim Hawken, Review: A chilling dystopia
Thrill Switch is Tim Hawken’s latest thrilling dystopian novel with a kick-arse female protagonist. Read my full review.
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo: An amazing sequel
Ninth House sequel, Hell Bent, Leigh Bardugo’s new adult-fantasy novel featuring Alex Stern, has definitely been worth the wait. Read my 5-star review.
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, Review: Engrossing epic
Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo’s impressive adult debut is an engrossing epic, a multi-layered and deeply human fantasy novel. Read my full review.
Living Memory by David Walton, Review: Scary science fiction
Living Memory by David Walton is the first book in a new science fiction action-thriller trilogy exploring the possibility of resurrecting the past for good and evil. Read my review.
The Stranger Times by C K McDonnell, Review: Gutsy fun read
The Stranger Times by C K McDonnell is a hilariously dark comedy novel and brilliant start to a fun urban fantasy mystery series for adults. Read full review.
Sean Rabin’s inspiration for cli-fi thriller The Good Captain
Author Sean Rabin, author of new novel The Good Captain, shares with us what inspired him to write this ‘cli-fi’ thriller.