Children's Literature, Fantasy

The Sky Over Rebecca by Matthew Fox

The Sky Over Rebecca is the debut novel by Matthew Fox. A children's novel, it's part fantasy, part grim reality, and completely relevant. The novel is set in Stockholm and follows lonely ten year old Kara's quest to discover the truth behind a mysterious set of footprints in the snow. Below is my spoiler free review… Continue reading The Sky Over Rebecca by Matthew Fox

Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Jodi Taylor, Sci-Fi, St. Mary's

Just One Damned Thing After Another (St. Mary’s #1)

Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor is the first book set at St Mary's Institute of Historical Research. The book introduces us to protagonist and historian, Dr Madeleine "Max" Maxwell as she is recruited to St. Mary's and discovers that she won't just be studying history from now on, but will also… Continue reading Just One Damned Thing After Another (St. Mary’s #1)

Brontë, Fantasy, Jodi Taylor

Jodi Taylor’s The Nothing Girl: A Jane Eyre Inspired Fairy Tale for Adults?

Reader, I fire-trucking love Charlotte Brontë. There’s a sentence I never thought I would write. An author famous for her strong heroines, misfits and outcasts trying to find a place in the world, and toying with her reader’s emotions like a cat with a mouse (I’m sorry, who is that in the attic?! You can’t end Villette like that!).… Continue reading Jodi Taylor’s The Nothing Girl: A Jane Eyre Inspired Fairy Tale for Adults?