This is a brief preview but tantalising enough to make me pre-order the novel! And it's quite different to <i>Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell</i> -- though just as elegantly written.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing an extract in return for an honest review. 

Piranesi has always lived in the house. The house is seemingly never-ending and filled with strange statues and skeletons. Only Piranesi and The Other live in the house and they are both trying to decipher the secrets their ever-changing walls keep. 

Piranesi is a challenging work of fiction, and an incredibly creative idea. I don't know if I've ever come across a book quite like it, and I'm definitely intrigued to continue reading beyond the first chapter.

This is only a very short extract, but it has me gripped. I wish I could have read more of the book. It sounds interesting and thought-provoking.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the sample of the book!

I have Piranesi on my to-be-read list since it was announced and I was very excited to read even a little bit of it before its publication. Even though it was only a couple of pages, the story has really caught my attention and I wanted to read on. 

From what I gathered the novel is told from the perspective of Piranesi, who is one of two people living in a strange labyrinth-like world. The first chapter already sets up the setting quite skillfully, the narration was engaging, and the story seems to be truly fascinating.

I will definitely be picking Piranesi when it comes out on the 15th of September. Can't wait!

Well this was a fairly short extract from Susanna Clarke's forthcoming book but all I can say is...well...wow! It is enchanting, mysterious, had me hooked instantly and wanting to continue reading from the moment the extract ended. All I can say is bring on the publication date! Recommended! 

Thanks to NetGalley and Bloomsbury Publishing for ARC.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the electronic copy of an extract. 

At first I wasn't sure that this would be a good fit for me, but very quickly into the extract I changed my mind. I was peaked when the world was described - tides coming in to massive hallways, statues, and alcoves - yes please! I can't wait to get my hands on the full book!

Thoughts after reading the early extract: this is going to be fabulous and a five-star read for sure. Preordering now.

It reminds me of the Library on the Starless Sea - this vast house/world with innumerable rooms, with skeletons and tides washing through and two living inhabitants who wonder about it and attempt to document it. Color me very, very intrigued.

As a huge fan of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, I have waited a long time for a new novel from Susannah Clarke, and thankfully I won't have to wait too much longer.

This extract has made me very hopeful for what is to come, the description of the house and it's statues are intriguing to me, and the prose has the same translucency to it that Mr Norrell has, so I have high hopes for this one.

Having loved Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, I was eager to discover what Susanna Clarke would come up with next. The premise of this book is really intriguing and this short extract was compelling enough to leave me wanting for more. The writing is beautiful and peculiar in the best of ways, and the atmosphere reminded me of Erin Morgenstern's The Starless sea.

This extract made me want to devour the book which unfortunately I can't at the moment. I have preordered a copy for myself and cannot wait to read the rest of it. As for the plot, I do not think I have enough to comment upon it except to say that it was very appealing and sounds very interesting.

This definitely looks quite high fantasy ish and interesting. I'm very confused as of now but I'm looking forward to reading it when it comes out.

Wonderfully imaginative opening but impossible to give an honest review as this excerpt is so short. I can guess only on her previous works and on this taster so forgive if its misleading.

Perhaps this is the book I’ve been most looking forward to for many years although in Jonathan Strange etc it has such a tremendous predecessor to live up to. This short extract is an exciting glimpse and the complexity of the House will be a joy to puzzle out  Sadly I see that the book will be nowhere near as long as Jonathan Strange. Thanks to Bloomsbury for the extract (even if you did reflect me from reviewing Lev Grossman😃)

I am definitely intrigued by this extract.  The writing is just beautiful and I really need to see where the book goes.  Susanna Clarke is a really wonderful author.

Having not read any Susanna Clarke before I thought I would give this extract a go and what a great surprise. Not my usual genre but such an intriguing and unusual story I now look forward to reading a new style book and I think my students will love it.

With thanks to NetGalley for the arc

I am soo excited for this release. Like literally shrieking right now ! One of the most anticipated releases !

Really wish it wasn't just a short extract. This taster is spuperb and I will definitely seek out the whole book when its published

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell is one of my favourite books of all time - so when I heard that Susanna Clarke had a new book coming out, I was super excited!

"The Beauty of the House is immeasurable, its Kindness infinite."

Piranesi is told from first person perspective, describing the House that may be the world, and its rooms and staircases. The House is spread over three levels, The Lower Halls, the Upper Halls and the Middle Halls. Each one has passageways and hallways that stretch out into the distance, each one filled with various statues.

This extract gave me a brilliant taster of what to expect from Piranesi. It is beautifully written - haunting and lonely, and incredibly intriguing. I was absorbed straight away into this fantastical world, with so many questions about what's in store! This is an imaginative and intriguing teaser of what's to come in September. I can't wait to read the full book.

(My review will be going live on my blog on Thursday 20th August.)

Have only read the short pre-released extract of this but already sucked in by the haunting, gothic feel and the little supernatural touches.  Cannot wait for the book itself.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Bloomsbury for allowing me to read and review this early extract of a much anticipated novel. The first chapter did not disappoint! Whimsical and ethereal, this novel encompasses all that I love about speculative fiction. We meet Piranesi who lives in a vast and labyrinthine home made up of hundreds of halls which he has been exploring. He believes that only 15 people have ever existed, including himself and The Other, the only ones who are still alive. The two friends meet twice weekly and together are hunting for Knowledge.

I can’t wait to read the rest of this book!