Reviews
A beautiful song full of magic and rhythm, darkness and delight. A profoundly gorgeous debut
His lyrical prose dances to a rhythm all its own
The two worlds of this gripping and inventive fantasy are so vividly depicted that reading it is a bit like taking a fabulous city break
Wild, witty, and profound. . . a cosmic storm of talent
A hallucinatory wonder of a debut'
A beautiful song full of magic and rhythm, darkness and delight. A profoundly gorgeous debut
An enchanting, energetic, wild ride of a story set to a staccato melody. The electric prose leaps off the page in a riot of colours and sounds
Scary, sweet, lyrical, and real
An unforgettable story
A slice of delightfully disorientating and whimsical magic
Jennings weaves a brilliant tapestry . . . The Ballad of Perilous Graves is a remarkable debut
Hugely infectious fun
I ached to live in their world. A stunning debut that is sure to become a classic
Alex Jennings writes with an energy and a profusion of imagination and vividness that carries you off. Brilliant!
A wild, dark and joyful love song to New Orleans, the power of stories, and hope in the face of destruction
The Ballad of Perilous Graves is not only an engrossing adventure but a potent homage to the beating heart of one of the world's most magical cities