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Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Book Review
Released: 1847 Genre: Gothic, Drama Number of pages: 402 Emily Bronte's only surviving novel, Wuthering Heights, is considered a classic of English literature for its darker story and characters. Taking place in the late 1700s and early 1800s, Ellen Dean is a servant to a wealthy but deeply dysfunctional family. She tells the story of growing feuds between the Earnshaws and the Lintons that lead both families to ruin. The book is notable for its darker themes of domestic abus

Rob Cain
5 days ago2 min read


Dirty Work by Eyal Press Book Review
Released: 5 th January 2023 Genre: Non-Fiction, Society, Politics Number of Pages: 270 In the 21 st Century our day-to-day lives in the west feel easier and more convenient than ever. Supermarkets with all the food we could ever want, digital technologies that provide seamless connection, machinery that has sped up manufacturing and removed much of the manual labour. But there is a grim underbelly to all our modern progress, one described vividly by Eyal Press’s Dirty Work.

Rob Cain
Nov 22, 20252 min read


All The Colours Of The Dark by Chris Whitaker Book Review
Released: 27 th March 2025 Genre: Drama, Thriller, Romance Fiction Number of Pages: 576 All The Colours Of The Dark from Chris Whitaker has received some hefty acclaim from multiple outlets. It’s a very effective novel with only a couple of stumbles. In 1975 a small American town is rocked by some sinister kidnappings, beginning from the perspective of the young Patch. In his darkest hour, he finds hope in a young girl who was also taken. Patch manages to escape and reconnec

Rob Cain
Oct 14, 20252 min read


James by Percival Everett Book Review
Released: 2024 Genre: Fiction, Historical, Drama For more than forty years, Percival Everett has been a leading voice in US literature....

Rob Cain
Sep 2, 20252 min read


All The Houses I've Lived In by Kieran Yates Book Review
Released: 27 th April 2023 Genre: Non-Fiction, Society, Politics Number of Pages: 291 Kieran Yates is a journalist with many...

Rob Cain
Aug 26, 20252 min read


Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy Book Review
Released: April 1985 Genre: Western, Society Number of Pages: 353 Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian, released in 1985, is considered one...

Rob Cain
Aug 18, 20252 min read


The Divided State by Joonhong Park Book Review
Released: 2nd May 2025 Genre: Politics, Society, Psychology Number of Pages: 163 Making sense of modern politics is a difficult task...

Rob Cain
Aug 8, 20252 min read


How To Know A Person by David Brooks Book Review
Released: 24 th October 2023 Genre: Non-Fiction, Society, Psychology Number of Pages: 271 David Brooks is an author and commentator with...

Rob Cain
Jul 11, 20252 min read


The Beach by Alex Garland Book Review
Released: 14 th October 1996 Genre: Fiction, Travel, Drama Before Alex Garland became a prominent screenwriter and director, he made his...

Rob Cain
Jul 10, 20252 min read


The Shadows of Men by Abir Mukherjee Book Review
Released: 16th June 2022 Genre: Fiction, Historical, Crime Drama Number of Pages: 336 Since 2017, the Sam Wyndham series has received...

Rob Cain
Jun 16, 20252 min read


The Earth Transformed by Peter Frankopan Book Review
Released: 2023 Genre: Non-Fiction, Environment, History From the ice age all the way to the 21st Century, humans and planet earth have...

Rob Cain
May 31, 20252 min read


Alt Reich by Nafeez Ahmed Book Review
Released: January 2025 Genre: Non-Fiction, Politics, Society Number of Pages: 386 What do US President Donald Trump, the Heritage...

Rob Cain
May 22, 20252 min read


Hunted by Abir Mukherjee Book Review
Released: 7th May 2024 Genre: Thriller, Action, Contemporary Number of Pages: 496 After many efforts into historical fiction, Abir...

Rob Cain
May 3, 20252 min read


Love in Exile by Shon Faye Book Review
Released: 6th February 2025 Genre: Non-Fiction, Society, Politics As a leading voice for transgender rights in the UK, Shon Faye has...

Rob Cain
Apr 29, 20252 min read


The Ministry of Time Book Review
Released: 2024 Genre: Fiction, Sci-Fi, Romance As a newcomer to the UK literary scene, Kaliane Bradley jumped in with short stories,...

Rob Cain
Mar 28, 20252 min read


The Trading Game by Gary Stevenson Book Review
Released: 5th March 2025 (Original Hardback) Genre: Non-Fiction, Society, Finance, Politics Number of Pages: 408 Inside the glass towers...

Rob Cain
Mar 22, 20252 min read


Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky Book Review
Released: 1866 (Original release) Genre: Society, Crime, Philosophy Number of Pages: 434 Widely considered one of the pioneering Russian...

Rob Cain
Mar 4, 20252 min read


Wellness by Nathan Hill Book Review
Released: 5th September 2024 Genre: Society, Drama, Romance Nathan Hill is an American journalist who recently made the jump to novels....

Rob Cain
Feb 17, 20252 min read


Democracy Hacked: How Technology is destabilising Global Politics by Martin Moore Book Review
Released: 27th September 2018 Genre: Politics, Society, Technology Martin Moore is a director and researcher at King’s College London who...

Rob Cain
Feb 4, 20252 min read


The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave Book Review
Released: 2020 Genre: Fiction, Drama, Historical Kiran Millwood Hargrave is a UK writer who mainly focuses on children’s books. The...

Rob Cain
Jan 21, 20252 min read
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