Jennifer Fraioli
Jennifer Fraioli is a former Readings bookseller
Review — 5 Oct 2022
Be Careful, Xiao Xin! by Alice Pung & Sher Rill Ng
Xiao Xin’s family is always telling him to be careful – always saying don’t jump too high, or run too fast, because the world is a dangerous place, and he…
Review — 19 Sep 2022
Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff
Bug is used to the supernatural. When you grow up in a haunted house, cold draughts and doors that open on their own aren’t very scary. And Uncle Roderick has…
Review — 29 Aug 2022
All the Best Liars by Amelia Kahaney
The tagline of All the Best Liars– ‘One will do it by dying, another by lying, a third by taking the fall’ – grabbed my attention immediately, and the…
Review — 19 Sep 2022
A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo
Aria Tang West is ready to spend one final summer with her friends in Martha’s Vineyard before starting at MIT in the autumn. But when topless photos of her at…
Review — 30 Aug 2022
Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang
1828. Robin Swift is saved from the sickness sweeping across Canton by a strange Englishman and a bar of silver. He is given a proposition: he can travel with this…
Review — 28 Jul 2022
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
With a stack of bestsellers such as Mexican Gothic and Gods of Jade and Shadow, Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a powerhouse in modern science fiction and fantasy. Her books are…
Review — 26 Jul 2022
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
The Velveteen Rabbit was one of my favourite books to read at bedtime as a child, not just because I connected with the moving, emotional story – what child doesn’t…
Review — 29 Jun 2022
All Four Quarters of the Moon by Shirley Marr
The last time the world made sense to Peijing was the last night she and her family were in Singapore. It was the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and she…
Review — 28 Jun 2022
The Comedienne’s Guide to Pride by Hayli Thomson
Taylor Parker has a secret. Well, two secrets. She’s a finalist for a diverse writers internship at Saturday Night Live – yes, THE Saturday Night Live in New York City…
Review — 26 Jul 2022
The Brink by Holden Sheppard
A group of teens is forced to change their plans and move their end-of-year Leavers celebration, setting off a cascade of events that leave two dead and a community shattered…
