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Alex Russell

Alex Russell is a freelance writer from Scotland, now living in France, who holds degrees in English Literature from the University of St Andrews and Charles University in Prague. When he’s not reading, he’s writing for 14 Degrees East, a blog focusing on his travels throughout Europe.

Books reviewed by Alex Russell

A Bad, Bad Place (03/25/26)
Eradication (02/11/26)
Listen (11/19/25)
Between Two Rivers (09/10/25)
Girl, 1983 (07/30/25)
The House on Buzzards Bay (07/02/25)
So Very Small (06/04/25)
The Pretender (04/23/25)
Good Girl (02/12/25)
Patriot (11/20/24)
The Book of George (11/06/24)
The Empusium (10/02/24)
Pink Slime (08/21/24)
The Garden Against Time (07/17/24)
Women and Children First (06/05/24)
Clear (04/03/24)

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