Book reviews | Helen French

Mindwalker by Kate Dylan

by Helen | Aug 1, 2022 | Book reviews

This YA science fiction thriller is a blast.In a dystopian future, Sil Sarrah is an 18-yr-old agent for the Syntex Corporation. Her brain has been engineered so she can piggyback on other agents’ minds and lead them to safety without ever leaving the building...

The Seawomen

by Helen | Jun 1, 2022 | Book reviews

The Seawomen is a wonderful dystopian literary novel, reminiscent of Handmaid’s Tale at times, and easily my favourite book of 2022 so far.Esta lives on Eden’s Isle, a harsh and unforgiving place to live at the best of times but even more so when...

The Book of Koli

by Helen | May 1, 2020 | Book reviews

As a long-time fan of M.R. Carey (since ye olde Lucifer graphic novel days), I was looking forward to this new release, and wondering where it would take us, as his books can be so very different. This is a dystopian/post-apocalyptic almost YA-ish yet epic...

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I read a wide range of fiction. I'm a long-time geek, so both science fiction and fantasy are right up my street. I also love compulsive page-turners from suspense thrillers to legal dramas to crime and detective fiction and family mysteries. When I have more headspace, literary or historical fiction are welcome too - and I've been known to binge a romance or seven in my time.

In terms of non-fiction, I collect cookery books, love close looks at unusual subjects or people (anything from financial trading to psychology) and enjoy biographies (especially humorous ones).