This Stops With Me by Louise Grayhurst Genre: Memoir / Self-Help ISBN: 9781763696105 Print Length: 116 pages Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Elizabeth Reiser An authentic approach to moving forward from family trauma and toxicity This Stops With Me is an emotive & raw memoir about Louise Grayhurst emerging out of the fraught relationship she had […]
The Third Estate (Secrets of the Manor) by D.R. Berlin Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense ISBN: 9781977279026 Print Length: 282 pages Publisher: Outskirts Press Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Jaylynn Korrell A family tragedy opens up a world of secrets for one daughter, while placing a target on her back. Sophie Allard’s world is rocked after […]
Jonathan Evison’s latest novel, The Heart of Winter, is a deeply moving meditation on marriage, aging, and the profound complexities of long-term love. Through the story of Abe and Ruth Winter’s seventy-year marriage, Evison crafts an intimate portrait that resonates with authenticity and emotional depth. The Story Set primarily on a small farm on Bainbridge […]
Wild Forest Rose by Ken Fulmer Genre: Historical Fiction / Christian Fiction ISBN: 9781955323130 Print Length: 530 pages Amazon Reviewed by Lauren Hayataka Where history and faith collide, salvation and obsession intertwine. Ken Fulmer weaves an intricate tapestry of late 19th-century life in Wild Forest Rose, an impassioned tale of forgiveness, faith, and redemption. Through […]
In her remarkable debut novel, Jane Yang weaves an intricate tapestry of friendship, betrayal, and redemption set against the backdrop of late Qing Dynasty China. The Lotus Shoes masterfully explores the complex relationship between two young women – Little Flower, a talented slave girl (muizai), and Linjing, her privileged but conflicted mistress – as they […]
The Ball at Sceaux by Honoré de Balzac is one of the oldest texts of la Comédie Humaine. The first edition of this novella was published in 1830 in the Scènes de la vie privée. This post may contain affiliate links that earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. The Ball at […]
Megan Lally’s No Place Left to Hide is a masterfully crafted young adult thriller that deftly weaves together themes of privilege, perfection, and the devastating consequences of maintaining appearances at any cost. Through alternating timelines of “Now” and “Before,” Lally constructs a taut narrative that explores how far someone will go to protect their carefully […]
Emma Knight’s debut novel, The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus, is an exquisitely crafted coming-of-age story that weaves together themes of family secrets, first love, and the intricate bonds between mothers and daughters. Set against the atmospheric backdrop of Edinburgh’s cobblestone streets and ancient architecture, this literary masterpiece explores the delicate balance between holding […]
Synopsis: Award-winning director, Roare Murdock, is approached by a private group of investigative journalists who invite her to spearhead a documentary. She agrees to join the project to expose the dark side of transhumanism. With the assignment comes grave danger to herself and those around her. And someone in her close circle of trusted associates […]
In her ambitious debut novel, All the Water in the World, Eiren Caffall crafts a haunting yet hopeful vision of a climate-changed future through the eyes of Nonie, a young girl with an extraordinary connection to water. Set in a flooded New York City, the story begins at “Amen” – a settlement on the roof […]