Student Life | Issue 40

SEPT
PIRANESI
by Susanna Clarke
Release Date: September 15th
A dark fantasy twined heavily with
Gothic atmosphere and supernatural
lore? I’M CERTAINLY HOOKED!
The blurb we’ve been given definitely
holds a lot of mystery, but I have high
hopes after Susanna gave us Jonathan
Strange & Mr Norrell. I would try and
summarise the blurb, but I think
it’s best if you read it for yourself:
‘Piranesi lives in the House. Perhaps
he always has. In his notebooks,
day after day, he makes a clear and
careful record of its wonders […]
On Tuesdays and Fridays Piranesi
sees his friend, the Other. At other
times he brings tributes of food
and waterlilies to the Dead. But
mostly, he is alone. Messages begin
to appear, scratched out in chalk on
the pavements. There is someone
new in the House. But who are they
and what do they want? Are they a
friend or do they bring destruction
and madness as the Other claims?
Lost texts must be found; secrets
must be uncovered. The world
that Piranesi thought he knew is
becoming strange and dangerous.
The Beauty of the House is
immeasurable; its Kindness infinite.’
OCT
CEMETERY BOYS
by Aiden Thomas
Release Date: October 1st
A trans, Latinx own voices novel with
magic, ghosts and gay romance? I’M.
HERE. FOR. IT.
This was by far one of my most
anticipated releases of 2020 (coming
in at second place if you wanted me
to specify). Magic is always a drawing
point for me, but combine that with
trans and gay representation that’s
also by an own voice author and
culturally diverse too? I can already
tell this is going to be amazing!
‘When his traditional Latinx
family has problems accepting
his true gender, Yadriel becomes
determined to prove himself a real
brujo. With the help of his cousin
and best friend Maritza, he performs
the ritual himself, and then sets out
to find the ghost of his murdered
cousin and set it free.’ Only he
summons the wrong ghost, one that
refuses to go quietly into death.
NOTE: The book subscription box
company Illumicrate have put
together a special edition box for
Cemetery Boys which will include
a signed bookplate, letter from
the author, an enamel pin, and a
wooden bookmark! BUT THAT’S NOT
ALL! You can also submit proof of
preorder (for any book format and
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