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.

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

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!

This was just a sample but it’s extremely Illumicrate and intriguing and draws the reader in - I have my copy pre-ordered

This is very unusual and strange. I can't decide whether I want to read the book or not. Probably not.

This was really short to form an opinion but definitely intriguing. I really enjoyed it and can't wait to read whole book.

I am so ridiculously excited for this book to come out. The preview shows a slightly different style to JS&MN, but I love the idea of going further into Susanna Clarke's glorious imagination!

A very interesting excerpt that left me wondering what or where The House is and are there other inhabitants apart from the two we meet. Is it set in this world or another world? Very intriguing and it will be good to read the whole book!

This is going to be as strange and immersive as Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell was, judging by the tantalising opener. Clarke is like an angler and this fish is caught. I have no idea where this book, its lonely narrator and its deserted, flooded world may be heading, but I really want to find out!

Having waited for so long for more of Susanna Clarke's beautiful writing, I was thrilled to be offered the chance to read an early extract of her forthcoming novel, Piranesi.

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrel remains one of my all-time favourite books, but Piranesi is nothing like it. That is not a bad thing. in the slightest.

The excerpt offers a glimpse into a strange and otherworldly place which is far removed from historical England or the lands of faerie. It made me think of an "in-between" place: the depths of a haunted mind or some place between heaven and hell. Enchanting, eerie and strange.

I long to learn the identity of the other "inhabitant" of this strange place!

This is such an odd little book. The exert starts with the narrator talking about the house they live - the house they never leave and which encompasses the whole world of the book. There are three floors, each with different dangers and attractions. But there are only 15 people to have ever existed in this world. You don't get much more information in this small extract, but it's enough. It's weird enough, and there are plenty of questions, and the writing is enticing and mesmerising and makes it seem like all these weird things are just the norm. I can't wait to read the whole thing!

This little sneak peek confused me more than anything. What drew me to this book initially was how it gave off Greek mythology vibes but as I finished the preview... I just felt lost and a little dizzy. I get that this is magical realism (I think?) but it just isn't for me. It felt jumbled, erratic and desultory; I honestly had no idea what was going on. I'm not sure if it's just something to do with it being an ARC preview, but the constant capitalisation of what seemed to be random words, was also jarring. Now I know it's unfair to say all this when I have only read a few pages, but if it continues in such a way then I know it's not for me. Maybe it's just me and the ideas and writing just whizzed past my head and I didn't grasp what was being described, but it's clear that Piranesi is not the book for me.