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Tag: Review

review:\The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

06/02/2026 arrowmakerbooksLeave a comment

An author's review. I'll be objective about the writing technicalities, and specify where I feel something is valid but not to my taste. Spoilers are signposted.

Posted in ReviewTagged author, book-review, books, creative-writing, indie author, Margaret Atwood, Review, The Handmaid's Tale, writing

book_review_list

26/01/202606/02/2026 arrowmakerbooksLeave a comment

A list of the book reviews posted on my blog.

Posted in ReviewTagged author, book-review, books, indie author, Review, writing

review:\Strange Pictures by Uketsu

26/01/202626/01/2026 arrowmakerbooksLeave a comment

An author's review. I'll be objective about the writing technicalities, and specify where I feel something is valid but not to my taste. No spoilers.

Posted in ReviewTagged author, book-review, books, creative-writing, indie author, Review, Strange Pictures, Uketsu, writing

review:\The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman

14/01/202626/01/2026 arrowmakerbooksLeave a comment

An author's review. I'll be objective about the writing technicalities, and specify where I feel something is valid but not to my taste. Contains mild signposted spoilers.

Posted in ReviewTagged author, book-review, books, Christopher Buehlman, creative-writing, indie author, Review, The Blacktongue Thief, writing

Alchemised: review; analysis of the controversy; and the danger of doing anything for love

17/12/202526/01/2026 arrowmakerbooksLeave a comment

A spoiler-free review from an author's perspective; then spoiler-filled analyses of the controversy, and why doing anything for love hurts everyone [spoilers signposted]

Posted in analysis, ReviewTagged Alchemised, author, book-review, books, creative-writing, indie author, Review, romance, SenLinYu, writing

An author’s review:\Dracula by Bram Stoker

06/07/202526/01/2026 arrowmakerbooksLeave a comment

Dracula is ingrained in our culture, but how does the original novel stand up? [spoilers signposted]

Posted in ReviewTagged author, book review, books, Bram Stoker, creative-writing, Dracula, indie author, Review, writing

review:\Orbital by Samantha Harvey

28/01/202526/01/2026 arrowmakerbooksLeave a comment

Winner of the Booker Prize 2024, Orbital by Samantha Harvey certainly seems to have split opinion. Here's mine.

Posted in Review, UncategorizedTagged book-review, Booker Prize 2024, books, fiction, novel, Orbital, reading, Review, Samantha Harvey
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