Reviews | Lauren Beukes

December 4, 2023

The Guardian Think Bridge Is An Addictive Page-Turner

Incredibly grateful to The Guardian for the lovely words about Bridge. My latest novel is included in their The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – reviews roundup. Absolutely thrilled that Lisa Tuttle thinks Bridge is "an addictive page-turner" and a "fascinating, compelling story and an original take". What an honour to have my [...]

August 24, 2023

The Spectator Explore The Could, Should, Would and Might Haves in Bridge

Stuart Kelly at The Spectator wrote a fantastic review on Bridge. He writes about the sci-fi body swapping and enjoys some of the fun imagery in my new book. Kelly calls it a fun but serious novel. As always readers be wary that there are some big spoilers in most reviews of Bridge but as [...]

August 15, 2023

Tor Call Bridge A Powerful Exploration Of Grief, Loss, Love and Chance

Amazing words from Mahvesh Murad at Tor.com about Bridge! A brilliant synopsis of the book (readers beware there are spoilers!). Murad delves deeper into the human experience and the nature of grief and love as overarching themes in Bridge. Again beyond grateful - thank you for the words, immensely happy Bridge is being enjoyed in [...]

August 14, 2023

Bridge Has Wormed Her Way Into SFX

Incredibly grateful to have Nic Clarke at SFX dub Bridge "gripping, thought-provoking and affecting exploration of means, ends and multiple lives" and giving it a full five stars. You can find the full review in the September 2023 Issue of SFX or via the link at the end of this post. Image by @paulgtremblay via [...]

August 9, 2023

NYT Reviews My Trippy New Novel Bridge

What an incredible review of Bridge! Had to laugh at such a brilliant headline "So Your Mother Is Hiding in the Multiverse? Then Here, Eat This." and I absolutely loved Hogarth's synopsis of the book and spot on description of Amber! Thank you so much Ainslie Hogarth and the New York Times for such a [...]

June 29, 2023

Bridge Included In The NYT “Fiction To Read This Summer” List

The New York Times have included Bridge, alongside some very exciting upcoming releases, in their list of recommended reading for this summer. Thank you so much Kate Dwyer at NYT for recommending my latest novel! Read the full list of new books the NYT recommends for summer reading in 2023 here. "While emptying her mother’s [...]

May 25, 2023

Kirkus Think New Novel Bridge Is “ass-kicking, mind-bending entertainment”

Oh, this is such an awesome review of Bridge from Kirkus Reviews. Some major spoilers, reader be warned, there's a spoiler safe version on my website! Read their full review here. "What if it were possible to inhabit different versions of yourself in different realities? Beukes explores the scientific and ethical ramifications—with a healthy dose [...]

June 20, 2022

New Scientist Calls Shining Girls “a satisfying mystery, filled with unsettling twists that pull at the edges of reality”

A fantastic review from Bethan Ackerley at New Scientist on the new Shining Girls adaptation streaming on Apple TV+. They look at some key differences from the book and praise the performances of each leading actor. Ackerley writes: “the themes of trauma and renewal – at once more mundane and more remarkable than any sci-fi conceit could hope […]