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Review: Zombie Mom by Savannah L. Jones

Synopsis: WHAT IF ZOMBIES STILL REMEMBER WHO THEY ARE? When a mother is bitten during a zombie outbreak, she expects death-but it never comes. Instead, her body succumbs to the virus while her mind stays intact, revealing a horrifying truth: zombies aren’t mindless. They’re conscious, imprisoned in bodies they can’t control. As she fights to […]

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Book Review: Kissing Toads

Kissing Toads by Danissa Wilson Genre: Romance / Friendship ISBN: 9781952439865 Print Length: 223 pages Publisher: Moonshine Cove Publishing Amazon Reviewed by Melissa Suggitt In the quest for Prince Charming, Annie learns the most important love story is the one she writes for herself. Kissing Toads is a heartfelt, hilarious, and deeply relatable fictitious memoir […]

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Book Review: Tokyo Tempos

Tokyo Tempos by Michael Pronko Genre: Memoir / Essays ISBN: 9781942410348 Print Length: 238 pages Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Peggy Kurkowski A touching essay collection of an adopted home Award-winning mystery author Michael Pronko explores the mysteries of Tokyo and his life there as an English professor in Tokyo Tempos, a lively assortment of essays […]

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House of Frank by Kay Synclaire

Kay Synclaire’s debut novel House of Frank is a masterfully crafted fantasy that weaves together themes of loss, healing, and the transformative power of found family. Set in a world where magic exists alongside everyday life, this enchanting story follows Saika, a witch who has lost her innate powers, as she navigates grief and discovers […]

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Lifeform by Jenny Slate

In her latest book Lifeform, Jenny Slate—acclaimed actor, comedian, and author of the bestselling Little Weirds—presents an extraordinary chronicle of her journey into motherhood. Written during the global pandemic, this collection of unconventional essays captures the raw, tender, and often surreal experience of becoming a mother while the world itself seemed to be transforming. The Architecture […]

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Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

In Claire Keegan’s powerful novella “Small Things Like These,” the bitter winter of 1985 serves as both setting and metaphor in a small Irish town where coal merchant Bill Furlong faces a moral crisis that will challenge everything he knows about his community and himself. Through Keegan’s crystalline prose and measured storytelling, what begins as […]

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Pretty Dead Things by Lilian West

Pretty Dead Things marks Lilian West’s entry into the historical mystery genre, delivering a dual-timeline narrative that explores how secrets buried in the past have a way of clawing their way to the surface. Set in the fictional Midwest town of Hickory Falls, the story alternates between 1953 and 2024, unraveling a decades-old disappearance through […]

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You Shouldn’t Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose

You Shouldn’t Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose on April 25, 2023 Genres: Fiction / Romance / Suspense, Fiction / Small Town & Rural, Fiction / Thrillers / Domestic, Fiction / Thrillers / General, Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense Pages: 285 Format: Hardcover Buy on Amazon Goodreads “I’m sure Abel loved Cain right up until […]

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Book Review: In Two Weeks’ Time

In Two Weeks’ Time by Rebecka Lassen Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense / Romance ISBN: 9798891324886 Print Length: 284 pages Publisher: Atmosphere Press Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by John M. Murray A taut psychological thriller exploring the trauma of war and one woman’s attempt to open herself to rewarding human connection Samantha “Sam” Reeves has settled […]

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Book Review: The Paroxysm Deception

The Paroxysm Deception by Jastrow Hill Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense / Action ISBN: 9798891324695 Print Length: 292 pages Publisher: Atmosphere Press Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Jadidsa Perez A thought-provoking thriller that delves deep into the eternal conflict of nature versus nurture The Paroxysm Deception begins in a near biographical voice, showcasing the early stages […]