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A review by emilyyyrich
The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry
5.0
I picked up this book on a total whim recently. It was released in the UK this year but with very little fanfare as far as I can tell, which is a shame because it’s brilliant.
The author’s debut novel, this is a fantastical saving-the-world themed book in which the main character’s brother can read characters from books into the real world. He’s a bit of a genius so I think Parry chose wisely in narrating from the more-relatable brother’s POV.
H. G. Parry is obviously a literature lover and incorporates characters from Dickens, Austen, Conan Doyle and others. I think this is a hard thing to do well, but she really does! It was a great read and I found myself longing to get back to the book when I had other things I should have been doing
The author’s debut novel, this is a fantastical saving-the-world themed book in which the main character’s brother can read characters from books into the real world. He’s a bit of a genius so I think Parry chose wisely in narrating from the more-relatable brother’s POV.
H. G. Parry is obviously a literature lover and incorporates characters from Dickens, Austen, Conan Doyle and others. I think this is a hard thing to do well, but she really does! It was a great read and I found myself longing to get back to the book when I had other things I should have been doing