In fairness it is well elevated over some of its more pedestrian vampiric peers, but Thirst unfortunately falls just shy of brilliance.

Unfortunately, Entitlement reminds audiences that no amount of social commentary, witticisms, or poignant themes can account for a total lack of story.

The distinct art style eventually grows on you and the symbolism of its features begins to stand out as colours fade from characters and stencils begin to fill the room.

Echoing the sentiments of displacement, dissociation and longing expressed in Dusapin’s debut, The Pachinko Parlour makes for a short, subdued and tender read. 

Ghost Lover pulls you in with a marriage of craftsmanship and an uncanny talent for saying the unsayable.

This is a story about how modern masculinity is killing the world, and how feminism can save it. It's a story about sex and power and trauma and resistance and persistence.

The novel might serve its purpose as a light read; syrupy and pleasant enough, but missing enough meat to be memorable.

Hari builds a convincing case: the odds are against us. Almost every digital platform we now rely on is deliberately engineered to steal our attention for as many hours of the day as possible. There is no incentive for this to change.

The premise of Animal is unapologetically bloody from its first passage. After witnessing a former lover commit suicide - a public, gruesome performance seemingly intended to permanently mark her with the tragedy - Joan drives out of New York to a sweltering rented house on the outskirts of Los Angeles.

The Orchard Murders does well as a standalone crime read, although I imagine loyal readers of Gott’s series would better appreciate the character development across novels.

With this new release, Australian readers especially would do well to take a look at Seven Fallen Feathers and consider the similar atrocities perpetuated against Indigenous people in our own backyard.

Elly is the debut novel from Berlin-based filmmaker and short story writer Maike Wetzel, translated to English by Lyn Marven. Eerie and lyrical, it offers a unique twist on the well-worn missing persons archetype.

The book shapes itself around the urgent message that domestic violence never looks as simple as we expect…

Suicide Club manages to be both well-paced and thoughtful. It’s engaging and character-driven while also posing big questions about the inherent value of simply living.

2017 was the year of the woman-centred psychological thriller and Karen Hamilton’s debut novel The Perfect Girlfriend follows in this tradition.

Depends What you mean by Extremist: Going Rogue with Australian Deplorables is the second full length literary offering from Australian satirist John Safran.