Evie Gaughan’s “The Story Collector” weaves a captivating tapestry that deftly blends historical fiction with a touch of the supernatural. Set in the enchanting backdrop of rural Ireland, this novel explores the liminal spaces between reality and folklore, past and present, grief and healing. Through dual timelines—one in 1911 rural Ireland and another in contemporary […]
In “The Love We Found,” Jill Santopolo’s highly anticipated sequel to her bestselling novel “The Light We Lost,” readers are invited back into Lucy Carter Maxwell’s world, ten years after the death of her former love, Gabriel Samson. This emotionally resonant follow-up explores the ripple effects of secrets, the weight of guilt, and the possibility […]
Stuart Turton has done it again. After dazzling readers with his time-bending debut The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and his supernatural maritime thriller The Devil and the Dark Water, Turton returns with an equally ambitious tale that combines elements of dystopian science fiction with classic murder mystery in The Last Murder at the End […]
The Coffee Shop Masquerade by T.A. Morton Genre: Literary Fiction / Asian Literature ISBN: 9789888904259 Print Length: 212 pages Publisher: Earnshaw Books Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Frankie Martinez A moving novel of the goods and the bads—a kaleidoscopic view on the mystery of life A young woman finds a mask at a church just outside […]
The Price of Freedom by Michael C. Bland Genre: Science Fiction / Thriller ISBN: 9798891263406 Print Length: 401 pages Amazon Reviewed by Melissa Suggitt Imagine a world where your own thoughts can betray you and the enemy within is far more terrifying than the enemy outside. “My name is Dray Quintero. I’m not the monster […]
In the delightfully subversive “The Earl Meets His Match,” T.J. Alexander masterfully reimagines the Regency romance through a transgender lens, creating a story that feels both wonderfully fresh and comfortingly familiar. Set against the backdrop of crumbling English estates and London’s glittering social season, this novel deftly balances historical authenticity with contemporary sensibilities, offering readers […]
Beth O’Leary, the bestselling author known for delightful rom-coms like The Flatshare and The No-Show, takes readers on a more intense journey with her latest novel, Swept Away. This captivating story combines the intimacy of a classic romance with the high-stakes tension of a survival narrative, creating a unique reading experience that’s hard to put […]
Rosalba Torres Leal: The Santa of Roses by Dokali (Duke) Megharief Genre: Nonfiction / Biography / Art ISBN: 9798891325487 Print Length: 172 pages Publisher: Atmosphere Press Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Chelsey Tucker Humanity prevails, even during devastating life circumstances. Rosalba Torres Leal might be an 83-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s, but she’s got a talent that […]
Chaim Grade’s Sons and Daughters is a novel of uncommon weight—a historical and literary resurrection of a world on the cusp of vanishing. First serialized in Yiddish newspapers during the 1960s and 70s, and only now made accessible in a luminous English translation by Rose Waldman, this novel is more than a family chronicle. It […]
In a world where apocalypses are measured in centuries and demons roam the outlands, Alix E. Harrow’s “The Knight and the Butcherbird” offers us a haunting meditation on love, transformation, and survival. This slim novella punches well above its weight, delivering a story as devastating as it is hopeful, told in prose that cuts like […]