Press Reviews

• Sci-Fi Now

  shocking and gripping, albeit ultimately hopeful and utterly moving, and it's Sarah Pinborough's finest novel to date

• The Big Issue

  A bleak but compulsive tale...The Death House could be her finest novel yet

• Starburst

  The Death House is a stunning novel, and a harsh reminder that our lives are simply fragile, fleeting, heart-breaking and most likely destined to end long before we want

• Reader Dad

  First things first: Sarah Pinborough's latest novel, The Death House, made me cry...The Death House is the best book you'll read in 2015, guaranteed, and Sarah Pinborough cements her place as one of our finest living novelists

• Upcoming 4 Me

  The Death House is a dazzlingly emotional account of growing up, death and bits in between as well as an early contender for the book of the year

• The Book Plank

  The Death House is something completely different and doesn't fall into one definite category. There are many thoughts underlying the storyline but the most prominent ones are an extraordinary love story...it won't let you go without breaking your heart

• Geek Native

  The attraction of The Death House is its tragedy. This book is bleak and horrible and you will love it

• Liz Loves Books

  The Death House was a marvel of a read, beautifully emotional, so terribly addictive that I read it in one afternoon and just as a warning, will stomp all over your heart and make it bleed

• Sf Bulletin

  Death becomes her - Sarah Pinborough's most powerful work to date

• Civilian Reader

  The Fault in Our Stars for the dystopian fan?....brilliantly written and moving, this is definitely recommended

• SF Book

  The Death House is emotive, thoughtful and memorable - remarkably subversive in its complex nature all wrapped up in a superb ending" - one to read in 2015

• Geek Syndicate

  Sarah Pinborough has created an incredible book with The Death House. Ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances highlighting the power of humanity....The writer's deft touch leaves the reader emotional. You might feel like your heart has been stomped on

• SFF World

  The Death House is sad, stealthily creepy, emotionally haunting and quite brilliant

• Fizz and Tattle

  fascinating characters, sinister undertones and mysterious circumstances it makes for an incredibly addictive read

• Fantasy Book Review

  Sarah Pinborough has managed to write one of the saddest love stories I have read in a while, reminiscent of Romeo and Juliet by being tragic and yet also triumphant

• Jenny Colgan

  Unsettling, frightening and in the end uplifting, The Death House has stayed with me

• SFX

  Impressive and moving

• FIzz and Tattle

  fascinating characters, sinister undertones and mysterious circumstances it makes for an incredibly addictive read

• Fantasy Book Review

  Sarah Pinborough has managed to write one of the saddest love stories I have read in a while, reminiscent of Romeo and Juliet by being tragic and yet also triumphant

• Forbidden Planet International

  [Pinborough] deftly manages to pull elements from various places, from horror tropes to science fiction or thriller or crime and re-weaves them into something far more compelling... she also manages to craft a book which functions perfectly well as an engrossing tale for an adult or for a YA reader.

• The Book Bag

  It surprised me, it warmed me, it charmed me and shocked me both, and it's brilliant.

• The Eloquent Page

  This is a touching tale that will linger long after you've finished reading, haunting and heartbreakingly sad

• Books and Writers JNR

  A very evocative, quick read - I really recommend it if you're looking for a very chilling, mysterious standalone novel

• Strange Horizons

  Pinborough layers a beautiful account of that first, maddening, youthful love, alongside the friendship and brotherhood only found in those doomed to die together. It's poignant and tear-jerking: the ending is stunning, and I haven't cried this much at a book in a long time

• British Fantasy Society

  There are curveballs and plot twists galore, and more than a handful of tear-jerkers as the story progresses, but all of it is crafted with a care and attention to detail that defines what a good narrative and cracking tale it really is

• The Independent on Sunday

  Situated somewhere between Margaret Atwoods' The Handmaid's Tale and William Golding's Lord of the Flies, The Death House is a moving triumph with a gut-punch of a denouement

• The Telegraph

  In a world where detah is everywhere, every breath, every heartbeat becomes previous. Pinborough's vivid writing ensures her readers feel every one

• Stephen King

  Moving and totally involving. I couldn't put it down

• Telegraph and Argus

  Compelling, heat braking, yet sinister this novel is beautifully written and thought-provoking

• Terror Tree

  This is a powerful book; emotional and frightening with a killer ending. An absolute must read.

• Love Reading

  you turn the pages begging for the story to continue ever further and not reach its poetic but terrible conclusion so fast. It will leave you in tears.