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Reviews round-up

Helm

by Sarah Hall

HarperCollins Publishers2025ISBN 9780571383559

5 of 6 critics positive

7 reviews: 5 positives, 1 mixed; 1 not stating a verdict in public

What the critics said

Positive
“a breath of fresh air from the Pennines”

Helm by Sarah Hall audiobook review – a breath of fresh air from the Pennines

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Positive
“A Moving, Urgent Novel About … the Wind?”

A Moving, Urgent Novel About … the Wind? Yes, the Wind.

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Positive
“breezes through the eras in her tales of Cumbria’s Cross Fell”

Sarah Hall’s elemental fiction

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Positive
“aims high”

Helm by Sarah Hall review: 'aims high'

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Positive

Review | In Sarah Hall’s ‘Helm,’ the wind is a central character

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Mixed
“This might make more sense as a series of short stories”

Helm by Sarah Hall: This might make more sense as a series of short stories

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Verdict not stated

Philippa Conlon · Polymers are everywhere: Sarah Hall's ‘Helm’

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