Rebecca Wait’s Havoc was published on the 3^rd July by riverrun, and has received some amazing reviews.

Described by Abbie Greaves as ‘a rich, wry delight of a read’, Havoc is a blistering tragicomedy about a mysterious illness sweeping through an isolated girls’ boarding school.

Image Magazine described it as ‘eerie and absorbing… a tragicomic triumph about adolescence, identity and how quickly order can unravel’, with The Herald noting Rebecca’s ‘glorious turn of phrase and dazzling ability’.

The Sunday Times has praised Havoc for its ‘zippy one-liners’ while Red Magazine called it ‘a biting and savagely funny novel’.

Chosen by The Guardian as its Book of the Day, they described it as ‘delirious and rewarding’, going on to say that it’s ‘a work brimming with horror, humour and hysteria… Combined with excellent pacing, a plot so deliciously thick you could stand a spoon up in it, and the boldness required to slice a darker thread into the narrative, it all adds up to a thoroughly satisfying contribution to a happily capacious genre.’

Rebecca also appeared on The Quick Books Reviews podcast to talk to Philippa about Havoc. The episode can be listened to here.