Reviewsday: Not If I See You First by Eric Lindstrom
Eric Lindstrom’s debut young adult novel, Not If I See You First, introduces Parker Grant: sharp-tongued, stiff-spined, and the latest in a line of protagonists who subvert suppositions about the blind. Blindness has featured in a number of recent novels—the most memorable being Anthony Doerr’s 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller, All the Light We Cannot See, […]
Reviewsday: Civil War by Mark Millar
What could possibly be bigger, more dramatic or more destructive than a fight between superheroes? Nothing. That is what makes Civil War so good. It also escalates pretty quickly. When a tragic accident is blamed on a group of amateur superheroes, the public and the government call for a superhero registration act. With Iron Man […]
Reviewsday: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
If you like history, time travel, romance, the Scottish Highlands, witch trials and world war two stories; then you need to read Outlander. If you like good writing, excellent research, political intrigue, historical accuracy and Celtic mythology; you need to read Outlander. I had dreaded picking up such a monstrous volume. I thought that I’d […]
Reviewsday: Pawn by Aimee Carter
Kitty Doe has just committed a crime. The fruits of her labour – an orange – are concealed in her palm. Now all she needs is for someone to notice her misdeed so that the Shields will correct the injustice with a bullet to her head. Dead at seventeen, it would be a relief. Anything […]
