Tag: best of 2026

• Review: Kin – Tayari Jones

  Two motherless girls, raised side by side until their lives take them in different directions. An unforgettable tale of sisterhood.

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  May 10, 2026

  Book Reviews, Fiction – Contemporary & Literary

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• Review: Havisham – Elle Machray

  You’ll know of Miss Havisham through Dickens’ Great Expectations but get ready to find out who she was and could be when women write their own stories. One of my favourite reads of the year, a stunning reworking of one of literacy’s most ignored women.

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  Apr 28, 2026

  Book Reviews, Fiction – Contemporary & Literary, Fiction – Historical

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• Review: Strangerland – Monika Radojevic

  Strangerland proves that love can transcend language, borders and whole oceans. Radojevic’s debut is a roaring success, readers will be incredibly moved by this one.

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  Mar 7, 2026

  Book Reviews, Fiction – Contemporary & Literary

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• Review: Good Dirt – Charmaine Wilkerson

  The fate of one jar ripples through history with this multi-generational story centring family legacy. This is Wilkerson’s best work yet and I’m so excited to see what comes next for her, do not miss this.

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  Feb 17, 2026

  Book Reviews, Fiction – Contemporary & Literary

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• Review: I Dreamed of You – Pim Wangtechawat

  How does friendship fare when dreams and hopes of romance are involved? A beautifully light and delicate literary novel, set in beautiful Edinburgh.

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  Jan 20, 2026

  Book Reviews, Fiction – Contemporary & Literary

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