Book Reviews

Uptown Oracle reads… Revenger

I received Revenger by Alastair Reynolds as an e-book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I was completely and utterly entranced by Revenger. After reading multiple books which were kinda ‘eh’ I was thrown out of my reading habit because I was bored. Revenger manged to reel me straight back…
Uptown Oracle reads… Beat the Rain

I received Beat the Rain by Nigel Jay Cooper as an e-book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to John Hunt Publishing and Nigel who I also spoke to! “Louise, grieving the death of her lover Tom, does the only thing she can think of to make the…
Uptown Oracle reads… Truly Madly Guilty

I received Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty as an e-book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. “Despite their differences, Erika and Clementine have been best friends since they were children. So when Erika needs help, Clementine should be the obvious person to turn to. Or so you’d think. For…
Uptown Oracle reads… Throw Away Girls

I received Throw Away Girls by Jennifer Vaughn as an E-book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. ‘Hard-charging, insightful, and ambitious, Jaycee Wilder wants to take her TV news career to the next level. The Los Angeles reporter is hungry for the big story. When dead girls begin to pile…
Uptown Oracle reads… The Seed Collectors

I bought The Seed Collectors by Scarlett Thomas due to good reviews and a promotion in Waterstones. The synopsis is when Great Aunt Oleander dies she leaves her nearest and dearest a seed pod each. The seed pod may be the reason Clem, Charlie, Fleur and Bryony’s parents went missing but they may also contain the…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Poison City

Poison CityPaul Crilley (Affiliate Links) The name’s Gideon Tau, but everyone just calls me London. I work for the Delphic Division, the occult investigative unit of the South African Police Service. My life revolves around two things – finding out who killed my daughter and imagining what I’m going to do to the bastard when…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Harry Potter and The Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling (Affiliate Links) The eighth story, nineteen years later… It was always difficult being Harry Potter, and it isn’t much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband, and a father of three school-age children. While Harry grapples with a…