This week I’m reading for my favourite Halloween Bingo square, Darkest London and one of the new squares, Lost In Space. I’m looking forward to both of them

My Darkest London book is a newly published fantasy novel about a sort of mirror London, ruled by magic.. My Lost In Space book is a military Science Fiction npvel by an Australian writer who always delivers an original twist or three.

One of the squares has been called and the other will give me a complete column of read books.

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‘Witherward’ by Hannah Mathewson (2021)

Witherward is a roll of the dice. It’s a debut fantasy novel with a promising premise and a gorgeous cover and it’s a perfect fit for Darkest London.

If it works, it will be a lot of fun. I’m fascinated by the idea of mirror cities where magic works. My favourite example is Emma Newman’s