Every time Joanna Shupe releases a new Gilded Age romance, expectations run high. She has proven herself a meticulous chronicler of New York’s golden years, illuminating both its glamour and its grit. With The Gilded Heiress, she ventures into Anastasia-inspired territory, presenting a heroine who might be the long-lost Pendelton heiress and a hero whose […]
A Horse-Drawn Sickle Bar Cutter by Robert Merrick Fuller Genre: Memoir ISBN: 9781960299796 Print Length: 308 pages Publisher: Munn Avenue Press Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Elizabeth Reiser An inspirational memoir of a colorful life If there is one thing Robert Fuller wants readers to grasp while reading his memoir, it is that anyone can make […]
Darcy Coates’s How Bad Things Can Get is the sort of novel you open expecting a straightforward island thriller—and then discover yourself pulled into something darker, richer, and more unsettling than you bargained for. Reading it feels like being lulled into comfort by waves and bonfire smoke, only to realize too late that the tide […]
Caroline Cusanelli’s A Liar’s Twisted Tongue marks the beginning of The Fated Blood Trilogy, a YA fantasy-romance that thrives on secrets, betrayals, and the perilous seduction of power. With its sequel, A Puppet’s Broken String, on the horizon, the first book lays down an intense, sometimes messy, but undeniably captivating foundation. A Gritty Opening into […]
Climate Changed by Pablo Ribeiro Dias, PhD Genre: Nonfiction / Climate & Environment ISBN: 9781955671644 Print Length: 278 pages Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Heather McNamara A down-to-earth and informative guide on how we can all do our part to evade the climate crisis If you’re seeking the truth on the climate crisis and sustainability, Climate […]
The Chubby Bubbies: Trip to the Museum by AM Xavier Genre: Children’s Picture Book ISBN: 9798992170603 Print Length: 36 pages Publisher: Serinidy Press Amazon Reviewed by Toni Woodruff Float on a wave of imagination in this vibrant children’s book. Julian and Ethan are bouncy chipmunk brothers who are always ready for adventure. Lucky for them, […]
In an era when women were expected to exist rather than truly live, Madeline Martin weaves a compelling tale of rebellion disguised as afternoon tea. The Secret Book Society arrives as Martin’s latest offering in historical fiction, following her acclaimed works The Last Bookshop in London and The Keeper of Hidden Books. This time, she […]
Transcendental Wild Oats by Louisa May Alcott details her family’s involvement with the Transcendentalist community Fruitlands in the early 1840s. The work was first published in a New York newspaper in 1873. This post may contain affiliate links that earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. Transcendental Wild Oats by Louisa May […]
Dry the Rain by Richard Leise Genre: Literary Fiction ISBN: 9798991761413 Print Length: 228 pages Publisher: Picket Fire Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Melissa Suggitt He asked her to dry the rain—and somehow, impossibly, she survived him. There are books that beg to be understood and books that dare you to try. Dry the Rain belongs […]
TRACKRS by Michael A. Jacobs Genre: Nonfiction / True Crime ISBN: 9781736253403 Print Length: 544 pages Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Melissa Suggitt Cold cases aren’t just stories—they’re unfinished nightmares. TRACKRS unravels the long, frustrating hunt for a predator who thought he’d never be found. Michael A. Jacobs pens a masterclass of the true crime genre […]