Genre: Historical Mystery Fiction Peter Ackroyd’s ‘Chatterton’ is not like any other novel I have read before or after it - although its...

Genre: Comedy Play As we head deeper into winter, it is important to remember to think on the bright side, which is easily done when you...

Genre: Romance Novel Why look at a new author when you can revisit an old one! With the anniversary of Thomas Hardy’s death having just...

Genre: Children’s Literature With the 20th-anniversary reunion show celebrating the first Harry Potter movie coming out this month, I...

Genre: Children’s Literature We all saw the film adaptation of ‘The Secret Garden’ when we were kids, right? Well - despite it being one...

Genre: Tragedy Play Today I’m reviewing a second play, although I nowhere near enjoyed this one as much as the first play I reviewed,...

Genre: Tragic Novel ‘Jude The Obscure’ by Thomas Hardy was a surprising read, of course, I had enjoyed his ‘Far From The Madding Crowd’,...

Genre: Mystery, gothic thriller Ah, ‘Rebecca’ - this novel will always have a special place in my heart as it brings back memories of my...

Genre: Romantic Gothic Fiction Considering I have written my fair share of gothic fiction book reviews, I can’t believe it has taken me...

Genre: Medieval Romance This is my first book review on such an old text; now that I’m all done with uni I thought it was time I stepped...

Genre: Memoir I will make a confession: I’m not usually one for non-fiction, especially autobiographies. But after taking a ‘Writing...

Genre: Comedy Play Does a play count as a book review? Well, I guess we could argue if I’ve only ever read it and never seen it...

Genre: Young Adult, Romance Fiction Now, this is a book that brings me right back to being 14 years old; does anyone else have a book...

Genre: Bildungsroman In light of Charlotte Brontë’s 205th birthday next week, I thought it would be very fitting to make this week’s book...

Genre: Neo Victorian Another amazing read from an amazing university module, ‘Gender and Monstrosity: Late/Neo Victorian’ has provided me...

Genre: Fiction One of the most classic and well-known lines in literature and film is arguably Oliver’s: “Please, sir, may I have some...

Genre: Children's Literature I think it is fair to assume that most people have heard of the accredited children’s writer Jacqueline...

Genre: Ghost Story While reading ‘The Little Stranger’ I was very conflicted on how I felt about it. There were ups and downs with the...

Genre: LGBTQ+ Literature I came about reading ‘Maurice’ through one of my university modules in my second year, ‘Decadent Men’; I may be...

Genre: Contemporary Fiction The Robber Bride is the first book I have read by Margaret Atwood, and I went in knowing nothing about her or...

Genre: Classics/Romance I have to start this review by saying: WOW. I was pleasantly surprised by ‘Evelina’ by Frances Burney, as I have...

Genre: Gothic Fiction/Philosophical ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ is one of the most interesting novels I have read; much like other works...

Genre: Sci-fi I really liked reading ‘Martian Blood’, and I believe the reason why I enjoyed it was because it is evident that John Pahl...

Genre: Thriller/Espionage Another great instalment of the ‘Finding Magdalena’ series! Much like the first book, ‘The Brotherhood’ had me...

Genre: Gothic Fiction/Tragedy I have always heard mixed reviews about Emily Brontë’s ‘Wuthering Heights’, it seems to have a love-hate...

Genre: Fantasy/Psychological ‘Dead But Dreaming’ has probably been one of the most interesting and thought-provoking books I have read in...

Although at times the scenes of drama were very intense and a little uncomfortable I was unable to put the book down!

Genre: Fantasy/Epic Initially, I found the pacing to be quite slow and that certain scenarios and plot devices were predictable; however,...

I have read my fair share of gothic fiction over the past few years, and ‘Dracula’ by Bram Stoker has been one of my favourite ones to read.