Our Favourites
Stuck for ideas on what to try next? Keep checking out this page as we’ll keep it regularly updated with information on what our favourite titles are at the moment. All reviews are written by our booksellers – we hope you agree with our choices! If you don't, or have your own reviews you want to share, why not come into the store and tell us what your favourites are.
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The Hungry Tide by Amitav GhoshReviewed by Grace
Piya is an American marine biologist on her way to study the marine animals of the sundarbans, an archipelago of islands off Bengal. Enroute she meets Kanai, a translator from Dehli who is visiting the sundarbans following a surprise invitation from his aunt, Nihlma. The meeting of their three
Night Watch by Fox SearchlightReviewed by Daniel
Night Watch is one of the highest grossing films ever to have come out of Russia. Based on the novel 'Nochnoi Dozor' by Sergei Lukyanenko, the film follows Anton, a Light Other who works for the Night Watch, monitoring the Dark Others; vampires, witches and demons who prey on
The Bridge by Iain BanksReviewed by Tom
'The Bridge' is a post-modern deconstruction of the freudian psyche; set inside the mind of a comatose patient struggling to escape his own fears and to come to terms with his past, this is a challenging and unique work. Banks' great artistry and surreal narrative is often at odds with
Rushup Edge by TussReviewed by Morgan
If the sound of a bontempi toy drum machine being murdered by sine waves and static is your bag then you'll be in good hands here. Allegedly Tuss is the new name for mental cornish beat merchant Aphex Twin. Ranging from small bursts of ambient and spleen bending drum breaks,
Traction Man Is Here by Mini GreyReviewed by Grace
A young boy receives Traction Man for christmas and the book follows his adventures in his new home. He makes some new friends... and meets some scary characters too! It's quite a funny book, good for adults as well as kids!
Fat by Rob GrantReviewed by Daniel
Fat is a book that aims to teach as well as entertain. Set in a world where the overweight are criticised and humiliated, the young idolise the thin celebrities they see in the lime light, and everyone else is stuck in the middle. Though Fat has been marketed to the
Northern Lights by Phillip PullmanReviewed by Tom
'Northern Lights' is the first novel of phillip Pullman's magnum opus fantasy trilogy 'His Dark Materials'. Significantly influence by a hefty array of "canonical" English Literature (Milton, Marvell,C.S.Lewis, Blake and Byron among others), the novel is posited in an alternate reality of Earth; part Victorian and part steam-punk in
In Rainbows by RadioheadReviewed by Tom
Radiohead's seventh studio album presents a drastic musical departure from the electronic microbeats and frenetic percussion that has characterised their recent work. Inconspicuous string and guitar arrangements, slow and measured dub bass lines and long instrumental segments lay bare the band's current penchant for empty, minimalist soundscapes. Thom Yorke's lyrics
The Queen Symphonies by Tolga Kashif Reviewed by Dan
The Queen Symphonies, is no mere orchestral versions of queen songs, it is far more impressiev. Every melody, harmony, every fragment of a song or line of lyrics has been taken and peiced together in a symphonic masterpiece that is both recognisable as Queen, but at the same time
House of Suns by Alastair ReynoldsReviewed by Tom
'House of Suns' is a stand-alone novel written in the seemingly ubiquitous hard sci-fi narrative mode. The book is a noir-toned, intelligent story augumented by an ardent attention to technical detail; an approach that lays bare the writer's proclivity for astrophysics and current scientific theory. Jarson and highly specialized
Blood Rock by James JacksonReviewed by Paul
It is the age of brutality and the time for heroes is now! The last survivors of the Hospitaller Knights of St. John have retreated to the island of Malta as they continue to fight against the tide of Islam coming from the East. They survive by stealing from rich
'Should You Be Laughing At This?' & 'Is This Supposed To Be Funny?' by Hugleikur DagssonReviewed by Dale
In Iceland, these books are cult best-sellers. It's no wonder, when Iceland's winter have only three hours of daylight in the winter months, the natives' national dish is putrified shark meat and there is a drink called 'Black Death'. The titles of the books only should be some indication
