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Reset by Elaine Kasket
Synopsis: Technology affects every interaction, shapes our identities and constantly hijacks our attention. So how can we reclaim our power and feel less helpless at every stage of our lives? In a world full of algorithms, addictive apps and data-driven adverts, it often feels as if the digital environment is determining our behaviour. We trace…
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The Garden of Delights by Amal Singh
Synopsis: In the city of Sirvassa, where petals are currency and flowers are magic, the Caretaker tends to the Garden of Delights. He imparts temporary magical abilities to the citizens of Sirvassa, while battling a curse of eternal old age. No Delight could uplift his curse, and so he must seek out a mythical figure.…
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Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse
Synopsis: The interwoven destinies of the people of Meridian will finally be determined in this stunning conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Roanhorse’s Between Earth and Sky trilogy. Even the sea cannot stay calm before the storm. —Teek saying Serapio, avatar of the Crow God Reborn and the newly crowned Carrion King, rules…
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Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
I thought it was about time that non-fiction books made it over to the blog. After all, it is my second most-read genre after sff books. And what better book to start with than my favourite of all time? Synopsis: As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with…
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Prophet by Sin Blanché and Helen Macdonald
Synopsis: Adam Rubenstein and Sunil Rao have been reluctant partners since their Uzbekistan days. Adam is a seemingly unflappable American Intelligence officer and Rao is an ex-MI6 agent, an addict and rudderless pleasure hound, with the uncanny ability to discern the truth of things―about everyone and everything other than Adam. When an American diner turns…
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Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malina Lo
Synopsis: A story of love and duty set in San Francisco’s Chinatown during the Red Scare. “That book. It was about two women, and they fell in love with each other.” And then Lily asked the question that had taken root in her, that was even now unfurling its leaves and demanding to be shown…
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