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The Haunting of Henry Twist by Rebecca F. John
A frustrating overlong novel that takes too long to make thing happen and falls back on cliche and a handwavy belief in sexual attraction.
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The Clocks in This House All Tell Different Times by Xan Brooks
The idea is inspired, the execution not so much.
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Montpelier Parade by Karl Geary
A beautifully written novel about the class divide in Scotland as typified by the relationship between a 16-year old boy and 30-something-year old women.
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Under A Pole Star by Stef Penney
What could have been a fantastic historical novel about the first woman to chart the North Pole becomes a disappointing and frustrating book about an ill-fated but torrid romance.
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