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Dark dystopian stories that feel like they might really happen (and soon)

January 21, 2021 by Rebecca Bowyer 1 Comment

It may seem counter intuitive to read dark stories in these dark times. Over the past year I’ve see-sawed between wanting to escape into light, fluffy, happy books, and needing the cleansing catharsis that near-future dystopian novels can bring. Here are four dark novels which I’ve really enjoyed. I hope you find one to add […]

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14 of the best novels of 2019 that I plan to read in 2020

January 1, 2020 by Rebecca Bowyer 3 Comments

14 of the best novels of 2019 that I plan to read in 2020

I read nearly 70 books in 2019 and still I feel like I missed out on so many great novels that kept shooting past my feed! Luckily I’ve saved them all to my Goodreads ‘Want to Read’ list. There are currently 269 books on that list so, unless I win the lottery and withdraw from […]

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10 Fabulous Dystopian and Speculative Fiction Books

December 15, 2019 by Rebecca Bowyer 4 Comments

10 Fabulous Speculative Fiction Books For Lovers Of Dystopia

2019 has seen an absolutely bumper crop of dystopian, post-apocalyptic and other speculative fiction stories which don’t fit neatly into either category. With the real world as tumultuous as it is, I can’t help but wonder if it’s making science fiction authors’ jobs that bit harder to imagine a dark and scary “other” world. With […]

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5 intriguing memoirs by Australian women writers

March 7, 2019 by Rebecca Bowyer 1 Comment

5 intriguing memoirs by Australian women writers

There have been some really fabulous memoirs written by Australian women published in the past few years. They lay bare the experience of being a woman in all its many forms. From feminism to racism, battling with body image and cultural identity, the stories I’ve read have been rich with insight and humour. The following […]

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Dark post-apocalyptic novels that’ll have you stocking your bunker

December 30, 2018 by Rebecca Bowyer Leave a Comment

post-apocalyptic dystopia

I can’t really explain why I love post-apocalyptic novels and dystopian fiction so much. Maybe it’s because, deep down, I fear we humans won’t be able to pull it together in time to beat climate change. Rising sea levels, record-breaking weather events and increased toxicity are quickly becoming reality. It’s nice to think that fiction […]

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The Other 4 Best Novels of 2018

December 16, 2018 by Rebecca Bowyer Leave a Comment

The Other 4 Best Novels of 2018

I’ve read 55 books this year, smashing my goal of 50 in 2018. They’ve been a mixture of novels (mostly), memoir, kids books and non-fiction. It was pretty tough to pick a ‘best of’ list but I’m a sucker for tradition (when it suits me). I paused at the halfway mark to write up my […]

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