HNR Issue 116 (May 2026)
A Stranger in Corfu
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I do not know if the island of Vidos actually exists, but Preston is very exact in its location in the Corfu Straits, ...Read Review
The Home We Dreamed
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When a young couple is only allowed a small plot of land by the river, they use their hands to make bricks for ...Read Review
The Fair Lady of Cote-Vertu
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In September 1866, Miss Dupuis, newly appointed assistant detective to Detective Silas Robinson, discovers an unknown woman dead in a clearing outside Montreal. The ...Read Review
Footeprint
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Biographical FictionChildren/Young Adult
Eunice Newton Foote had a genetic and familial predisposition for science, being a relative of Sir. Isaac Newton himself. But the cultural beliefs ...Read Review
Saltswept (The Earthsalt Duology)
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Saltswept is the debut novel of Edinburgh-based writer, Katalina Watt, and described as ‘Southeast Asian mythology meets High Seas heist’. The author speaks ...Read Review
Night Fire
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England, 1943. Sergeant Stan ‘Wakey’ Wake, aged twenty-one, is a bomb aimer in the RAF, based in Lincolnshire. Along with his six fellow crew ...Read Review
What Came West
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This novel, complete with illustrations of flora and fauna, is an interesting contribution to the literature on the American West. In the 1840s ...Read Review
The Scoundrel and the Siren: A Steamy Victorian Historical Heist Romance (Princes of London, 2)
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Two passionate, intelligent Victorians cross paths (and metaphorical swords) over the excavation and disposition of an ancient burial mound. Previous emotional scars turn ...Read Review
The House of Hidden Letters
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With an intriguing start of a mystery, The House of Hidden Letters introduces us to Skye, who has just won a lottery for ...Read Review
Liberty Street
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Liberty Street is a multi-angled investigation into abuse and violence against women: those silenced by misogyny, lies and hypocrisy whom the patriarchy prefers ...Read Review
