Need Book Recommendation for ‘high-end book review’

Hi all,

I’m looking for a somewhat specific book recommendation. For a uni submission I need to complete a sophisticated, high-end (as in something you might see published in a top UK newspaper) book review.

The book needs to have been released within the last 12 months so realistically I am looking for something from September 2022 onwards but absolutely no earlier.

Given that I have only got 1000 words, I’d prefer the book to be at most around the 300 pages mark. That’s not strict but I will probably want to read the book (or parts at least) multiple times and I don’t want to have to do this for an enormous novel.

There are no limits on genre really and I read a reasonable amount of contemporary fiction, lit fic, horrors and thrillers. So ideally it will be something I will enjoy as well.

I’ve got a couple ideas in mind (The Weight if Blood by Tiffany Jackson is one for example) but I really want to put this out there to see if anyone has any recommendations. Ideally something good to read but if you hated a book that came out in the last 12 months, the review I write doesn’t need to be good!

Thanks in advance for any help.

by tspurwolf