@gavreads
@gavreads.co.uk
Reader of SF&F, mainly. *Libraries have ebooks that you can read on your phone. Est. 2005
Reposted by @gavreads
And my review of Seascraper:
“Readers of literary fiction can be divided into two groups: those who admire the novels of the English author Benjamin Wood, and those who haven’t read him yet.”
Me on Wood’s latest bit of terrificness, Seascraper:
Me on Wood’s latest bit of terrificness, Seascraper:
Seascraper — scenes from a deserted beach
Benjamin Wood’s otherworldy short novel about a young man working along a shoreline is a small wonder
on.ft.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
And my review of Seascraper:
Reposted by @gavreads
My review of Love Forms:
“With its rich creation of all the elements that make up a life, Love Forms achieves a sort of alchemy.”
Me on Claire Adam’s long-awaited - and worth the wait - second novel, a book “about a life with a hole in it”.
Me on Claire Adam’s long-awaited - and worth the wait - second novel, a book “about a life with a hole in it”.
Love Forms — the alchemy of great fiction
Desmond Elliott Prize winner Claire Adam creates the illusion of real life on the page in the story of a middle-aged Londoner searching for her adopted daughter
on.ft.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
My review of Love Forms:
I’m expecting a giant eagle and a wizard
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I’m expecting a giant eagle and a wizard
I didn’t click with The Employees but likewise hearing good things
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I didn’t click with The Employees but likewise hearing good things
With a month and a half to go. You’ll smash those next year.
November 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
With a month and a half to go. You’ll smash those next year.
My Q1/2 HBs:
The Devil in Silver
Nine Goblins
The Old Fire
Kōkun: The Girl from the West
The Soul-Catchers
Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories
The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru
Honour & Heresy
Stay for a Spell
The Heart of the Nhaga - The Bird That Drinks Tears
Japanese Gothic
Kill All Wizards
The Devil in Silver
Nine Goblins
The Old Fire
Kōkun: The Girl from the West
The Soul-Catchers
Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories
The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru
Honour & Heresy
Stay for a Spell
The Heart of the Nhaga - The Bird That Drinks Tears
Japanese Gothic
Kill All Wizards
November 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
My Q1/2 HBs:
The Devil in Silver
Nine Goblins
The Old Fire
Kōkun: The Girl from the West
The Soul-Catchers
Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories
The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru
Honour & Heresy
Stay for a Spell
The Heart of the Nhaga - The Bird That Drinks Tears
Japanese Gothic
Kill All Wizards
The Devil in Silver
Nine Goblins
The Old Fire
Kōkun: The Girl from the West
The Soul-Catchers
Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories
The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru
Honour & Heresy
Stay for a Spell
The Heart of the Nhaga - The Bird That Drinks Tears
Japanese Gothic
Kill All Wizards
Oh I was wondering how these came about
November 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Oh I was wondering how these came about
I know, 6 is hardly a stack that could topple over.
November 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I know, 6 is hardly a stack that could topple over.
The devils was a throwaway comment 😅 - I want some fantasy timeout to see if it’s me or the work that’s making me jaded. It’s one reason I should switch genres more often. I need mental resets, especially if I’m not enjoying a book that I think I should be.
November 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The devils was a throwaway comment 😅 - I want some fantasy timeout to see if it’s me or the work that’s making me jaded. It’s one reason I should switch genres more often. I need mental resets, especially if I’m not enjoying a book that I think I should be.