Another month, more new books coming out. Not as many this month, but they’re quite a varied selection with a lot of metafiction in there. Expect the full reviews for some of these later in the month, but for now here are my August book picks with links to reviews on here or Goodreads where posted.
- My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent – A horrific and absorbing novel about a fourteen year old girl brought up by an apocalypse-obsessed father who is forced to fight to survive, with a writing style that impressively gets across her troubled mindset.
- Murder in Montego Bay by Paula Lennon – Procedural crime novel set in Jamaica, featuring an outsider Scottish detective, local politics, and questionable police practices. An enjoyable read that uses different regional dialects and language to depict its characters and hierarchies.
- Christopher Wild by Kathe Koja – An unusual novel split into three parts, that tells the story of Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe in his own time and then reimagined in two other settings. Very transformative and will appeal to Marlowe fans for sure.
- The Word Is Murder by Anthony Horowitz – A metafictional whodunnit from the acclaimed author of the Alex Rider books and various Bond and Sherlock Holmes stories, combining crime fiction and the art of writing itself.
- The Book of Luce by L. R. Fredericks – A literary mystery as a meta book featuring a mysterious messiah rock star figure.
Fiendfully Reading 