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- ...the round-up for Jen's hen party which is to take place on Clachan Geal an island just south of Barra. They're all staying in The Cliff House, hosted by Lau For Science Fiction from Brookmyre, try [[Places in the Darkness by Chris Brookmyre|Places in t4 KB (638 words) - 04:35, 1 April 2024
- In fiction, Luke loved [[Little Gold by Allie Rogers]]. The heat is oppressive and sto ...look at [[The Island that Disappeared by Tom Feiling]], the history of the island of Providence in the Caribbean. From its early Puritan settlers and the dis9 KB (1,467 words) - 16:34, 10 August 2020
- ...Ireland from humankind, they have placed a magical seal around the entire island. Nobody can get in or out. North? South? Doesn't matter any more. What does [[Category:Dystopian Fiction]]4 KB (597 words) - 10:50, 28 September 2020
- |genre=Historical Fiction |genre=Historical Fiction11 KB (1,739 words) - 11:19, 31 January 2024
- |genre=Historical Fiction ...lieves them. It is early in the 17th century and she lives on a windswept island off the coast of Iceland. She knows that the hidden folk live in the rocks6 KB (977 words) - 12:20, 29 March 2020
- |genre=General Fiction ...and of settings ranging from a Sussex countryside cottage and a Portuguese island to Sydney, Australia are absorbing and realistic. Isabelle has an enjoyable5 KB (845 words) - 16:18, 19 March 2018
- When Hylas finally arrives on the island of Keftiu, he finds a wasteland. There's famine and plague and his sailor f [[Category:Historical Fiction]]4 KB (629 words) - 13:13, 20 August 2020
- |genre=Women's Fiction ...to read, and the dialogue is great for moving the story on. I enjoyed the island setting as it was a bit more foreign than Butlins, but you didn’t get inf4 KB (670 words) - 15:07, 31 August 2020
- ...D I Kim Stone novels]]. For more from Kate Rhodes, try on of her [[Burnt Island (Ben Kitto) by Kate Rhodes|Ben Kitto]] stories. We also liked [[Creep by J4 KB (616 words) - 10:08, 21 August 2020
- |genre=Historical Fiction ...not only was I amazed to discover that he wrote over 30 novels, 60-odd non-fiction works (including biographies of Sir Walter Scott and Oliver Cromwell) and 78 KB (1,424 words) - 08:59, 30 September 2020
- |genre=General Fiction ...s a great sense of being temporarily stranded without them all being on an island they needed to find their way off, and as the secrets become bigger, the sm4 KB (737 words) - 11:10, 15 March 2018
- |genre=Literary Fiction ...ven chauvinistically feel that we have a better handle on justice than the island state has. However the frailties of humanity reflected in these pages are4 KB (648 words) - 14:51, 23 March 2018
- |genre=General Fiction |summary=A compelling read about a coup-de-etat on a fictional Caribbean island from the point of view of the rebels and a government minister. Recommended4 KB (665 words) - 11:50, 3 March 2018
- ...Crime Novels of 2014|crime fiction]] or [[Top Ten Teen Books of 2014|teen fiction]] or [[Top Ten Autobiographies 2014|autobiographies]] ? There are plenty mo ...le sounding future, Descent is a fantastic read - not just a great science fiction novel, but a great work of storytelling that would appeal to both those who8 KB (1,321 words) - 15:13, 22 August 2020
- ...t|The Crabber Stories]]- a book of coming-of-age short stories set on Long Island in the nineteen-fifties - and we had plenty to talk about when Francis Benn ...t|The Crabber Stories]]- a book of coming-of-age short stories set on Long Island in the nineteen-fifties - and we had plenty to talk about when Francis Benn7 KB (1,372 words) - 07:26, 22 May 2012
- |genre=General Fiction ...Phuket, but the Phuket the tourists know is just a sideline. This is the island where the locals have been making a living without the benefit of tourism.4 KB (678 words) - 13:31, 15 March 2018
- ...as chosen an emotive subject in the Aboriginal people. For me, some of the fiction spilled over into fact which made parts of the narrative bitter-sweet and n ...ilar situation you might appreciate [[The Tall Man: Life and Death on Palm Island by Chloe Hooper]].4 KB (663 words) - 14:03, 9 March 2018
- ...ife centres around The Tower. It's 1000 stories tall, takes up most of the island, and is now home to Grand Central Station, Central Park, schools, shops, re I like science fiction stories but I did wonder whether this one was trying a little too hard to s4 KB (672 words) - 15:23, 10 August 2020
- |genre=General Fiction I read and enjoyed Hislop's ''The Island'' so I was looking forward to reading this book. The Prologue is May 20074 KB (634 words) - 12:57, 17 August 2020
- |genre=Women's Fiction ...ntributors. Her anecdotes provide an entertaining whistle-stop tour of an island society. Matarena's innocent comments offer plenty of tongue-in-cheek humo4 KB (588 words) - 12:19, 25 February 2018