MAIRI RETRIBUTION – The Park Family Volume 3 by Lisanne Valente. Book review

October 1, 2018

MAIRI RETRIBUTION – The Park Family Volume 3 by Lisanne Valente, Matador, p/b £7.99 Reviewed by Nigel Robert Wilson At the time I reviewed the first volume of this [...]

Galleon by Ruby Smith. Book review

September 7, 2018

Galleon by Ruby Smith, Matador, PB, 230 PP, £7.99 Reviewed by Steve Dean Gallow, it says here, the capital of Cerrano, is ready to tear itself apart. The cause of this [...]

THE CATCHPOLE CURSE by Paul Knight. Book review

April 23, 2018

THE CATCHPOLE CURSE, by Paul Knight, Matador, Paperback Edition, £8.99 Reviewed by Shona Kinsella The Catchpole Curse is an adventure story aimed at 11 to 14-year-olds. My [...]

Tales of the Lost by Richard Howard. Book review

December 4, 2017

TALES OF THE LOST by Richard Howard, Matador, Leics, UK p/b £8.99 (UK) 272 pages, www.troubador.co.uk/matador Reviewed by Pauline Morgan When deciding whether to buy a book [...]

ALCHEMY by Alison Gardiner. Book review

December 1, 2017

ALCHEMY by Alison Gardiner, Matador, Leics, UK p/b £7.99 (UK) 221 pages, www.troubador.co.uk/matador Reviewed by Pauline Morgan It is usual for later books in a series to [...]

The Heroes of Elwhen: the Chronicles of Alva – Part One. Book review

July 9, 2017

The Heroes of Elwhen: the Chronicles of Alva – Part One by G.H. Cawser, Matador, 2016. Price £6.99 Reviewed by Nigel Robert Wilson The label on this book identifies it as [...]

Dragonsong by Michael Forester. Book review

June 14, 2017

Dragonsong by Michael Forester, Matador 2016, £ 8.99, ISBN 978-1-78589-127-4 Reviewed by Nigel Robert Wilson Anyone who sets out these days to write epic poetry with some [...]

Get Rich or Get Lucky by Max Nowaz. Book review

June 14, 2017

Get Rich or Get Lucky by Max Nowaz, Matador, 2017 , £9.99, ISBN 978-1785899-317 Reviewed by Nigel Robert Wilson The publisher’s blurb on the cover describes this novel as [...]

The Great Wizard Wars by Christina Clarry. Book review

June 14, 2017

The Great Wizard Wars by Christina Clarry, Matador, 2017, £6.99 Reviewed by Sandra Unerman This fantasy, aimed at 7-11 year olds, is set in Obscura, a village inhabited by [...]

The Keeper of Portals by V.S. Nelson. Book review

June 14, 2017

The Keeper of Portals by V.S. Nelson, Matador, 2017, £7.99 Reviewed by Sandra Unerman After his father’s death, 16-year-old Martin and his mother move into an ancient [...]