Review: Let the right one in by John Lindqvist

On 11th May 201911th May 2019 By MattieIn Reviews

Like many of us, I had watched the highly acclaimed Swedish 2008 film and ignored Hollywood’s perplexing attempt to make a westernised version but, despite having the John Lindqvist book on my shelves for the past decade, and never quite got round to reading the original. Which is a pity, as the novel is a …

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The Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler

On 19th Dec 2018 By MattieIn Reviews

I awoke to darkness. There is no denying that this was an ambitious novel. From the outset, Butler makes it clear that she has a powerful, unique interpretation of the vampire genre and intends to explore it in depth. And that aspect of it, the world building, is truly impressive. What’s more, in every chapter …

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