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Liz Robinson - Editorial Expert

Liz has been an Editorial Expert writing reviews for LoveReading since 2014. Reading has always played a huge part in her life and she can quite happily chat books all day. She previously spent twenty years working as a member of police support staff, including roles as Criminal Intelligence Analyst, Briefing Officer, and Crime Reduction Advisor. She relishes her time spent exploring all genres of fiction and non fiction. She video reviews her selections for the LoveReading LitFest Festival Favourites and is also a Presenter for their events. Liz has previously judged the Romantic Novelists’ Association Goldsboro Romantic Novel of the Year Award, the Chiddingstone Castle Literary Festival Short Story Competition, the LoveReading Very Short Story Award, and the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Gold Dagger Award. Her next judging stint sees her joining the CWA Crime Fiction in Translation Award 2023-2025. She describes herself as a reader, a lover of all things books, and can be found on Twitter and Instagram as @LRLizRobinson.

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Someone You Can Build a Nest in
Dark and at times gruesome, yet also bright and bold and absolutely wonderful, this is a novel with characters and a story you can fall in love with. The most fabulous premise awaits, shapeshifting monster Shesheshen falls for a human from a family intent on hunting monsters like her. What follows is a moving, funny, grisly, and fantastical tale. It takes a monster to show the monstrous depths that humanity can plummet to, however do take heart as this is also a love story. Author John Wiswell writes with an empathetic and thoughtful hand, though on occasions does graphically describe ... View Full Review
The Rising Down
Just glorious! If you’re inspired by new thoughts and feelings sparking into life and hanker after a book that is as wise and wonderful as it is moving and uplifting, then The Rising Down should go straight to the top of your reading list. Author Alexandra Harris began to explore, to dive deeply into the place she grew up, and found herself discovering a whole new world. She writes with the most beautifully eloquent pen, her words picked me up and remained a part of me as I read, with the final chapter sending goosebumps skittering down my ... View Full Review
Floating Hotel
Oh-so clever, this brilliantly pointed, witty and wise slice of science fiction feels startlingly unique and yet somehow already established and familiar as it points out both the ridiculous and wonderful sides of what it is to be human. The Grand Abeona Hotel acts as a magnet to those seeking luxury, and then there are the staff employed to cater to every whim, who call the hotel home as it travels to different planets and systems. Author Grace Curtis has set smaller stories to nestle in amongst the whole, offering complete snapshots of understanding and yet opening questions and queries ... View Full Review
Black Wolf
This LoveReading Star Book captivated my thriller-loving heart and soul with its smart story-telling and fabulous characters. The Red Queen project sets Antonia Scott and Jon Gutierrez against hitman Black Wolf as they hunt the fleeing wife of a murdered mafia figure. This is the second in the Antonia Scott trilogy, it can be read without having previously met Antonia and Jon but I do recommend starting with Red Queen which is now the basis of a steaming series on Amazon. I can see why this has been adapted, it is has huge visual impact, with the scenes playing out ... View Full Review
Sword of the War God
An absolutely thrilling action and war-filled adventure as the Burgundars battle for survival against the combined might of Rome and the Huns from 436AD. I fell into and devoured this historical adventure as it roared into being from the first page. In a time when Christianity was spreading through Europe, the old ways and gods still mattered when it came to war. Travelling across nearly twenty years of the Burgundars desperate fight for survival a number of smaller stories are told and combine to make one fabulously rousing novel. With a vivid sense of time and place, I felt the ... View Full Review
The Hollow Tree
A compelling and rewarding crime novel where the focus sits with a journalist as she investigates links between the occult and a death by suicide. Shona Sandison travels from Scotland into the North of England on the trail of a twenty year old secret that mixes politics, corruption, and the occult. This is my first meeting with investigative journalist Shona Sandison, you don’t need to have read what has gone before in order to really enjoy this novel however I’d recommend starting with The Goldenacre. Author Philip Miller creates a wonderful balance with pace and a ... View Full Review
The Kellerby Code
This is a novel that takes you to the brink of the precipice then stands behind you threatening to tip you over the the wickedly sharp edge, it just had to be a LoveReading Star Book. Edward is constantly trying to prove his worth, his love for Stanza pushes him to his limits when he discovers she and his friend Robert are now together. Oh my word, author Jonny Sweet has created the most provocative and compelling story here. He allows you to enter the depths of Edward’s thoughts as the novel twists like a determined corkscrew into ... View Full Review
Finding Sophie
Deep-dive into the lives of the parents left grasping for answers after their daughter goes missing in this smart and addictive crime novel we've declared a LoveReading Star Book. Seventeen year old Sophie has disappeared, her parents have abandoned their careers to try to find answers and are desperate to question a suspicious neighbour. Put Imran Mahmood on your list of go-to authors, he creates a whole new perspective to a crime novel, writing in a way that is compelling and feels sharply different. I adored his I know What I Saw which is out in paperback and another Liz ... View Full Review
Token
This absolutely gorgeous romance with dynamic attitude covers a number of different social issues around discrimination and equality, in particular racism and tokenism, and so has the perfect title. Kennedy Mitchell set up her own company with her best friend after being used by a company as a token representation in the board room. As she helps companies and celebrities realise their failings with diversity, she struggles with the return of her best friends brother from France. Author Beverley Kendall balances themes with a thoughtful yet bold hand, and I loved her main character Kennedy who is emotionally astute and ... View Full Review
The Tainted Cup
I’m so so excited about this novel, it bonds my love of crime fiction and fantasy in the best possible way. Author Robert Jackson Bennett says that: “I actually really enjoyed writing this one, and plan to write more murder mysteries…”. Personally, I hope that a series will be born, as I just have to experience more of this world. Eccentric investigator Ana Dolabra and her magically altered assistant Dinios Kol are called to investigate a suspicious death, where a tree has erupted from the body of an Imperial officer. They discover murder, corruption, and ... View Full Review
Maurice and Maralyn
What a tale! If you didn’t know this was a biography you would be forgiven for believing you were reading a novel. Maurice and Maralyn went to sea in a beautiful and most beloved boat. In 1973, after being hit by a dying whale, their boat quickly sank and they were left in their life raft desperately hoping to be spotted by a passing ship. Author Sophie Elmhirst has created the most readable and fascinating story. She has had obtained a wealth of information and used it with compassion and empathy, yet you can also feel the truth of ... View Full Review
The Perfect Passion Company
An absolutely gorgeous standalone tale from one of the most astute and compassionate observers of humanity. Katie takes over the stewardship of a dating company in Edinburgh while her cousin travels to Canada for a grown-up gap year. This relationship tale sings with gentle humour and wry observations that detail the sometimes ridiculous and yet wonderful nature of attraction and love. Alexander McCall Smith has the ability to make you feel so at ease as you read, it's almost as though you are there with the characters as they wander or race through life. While the main tale focuses on ... View Full Review