A First Time for Everything delivers an entertaining exploration of family dynamics and first love through the relatable lens of wedding chaos, though it occasionally stumbles under the weight of its ambitious plot threads. K.L. Walther returns to the contemporary YA romance scene with A First Time for Everything, a delightful if occasionally chaotic story […]
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A Family Matter by Claire Lynch
Claire Lynch’s debut novel A Family Matter arrives like a perfectly timed revelation, illuminating one of the most painful chapters in recent British legal history through the lens of an achingly personal family story. This dual-timeline narrative weaves between 1982 and 2022, exposing the devastating consequences of institutionalized homophobia while celebrating the resilience of love […]
First published in 1850, Three Detective Anecdotes by Charles Dickens was an early example of the detective genre. This post may contain affiliate links that earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. Three Detective Anecdotes by Charles Dickens Three Detective Anecdotes by Charles Dickens I.—THE PAIR OF GLOVES ‘It’s a singler story, sir,’ […]
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Book Review: Capers and Switcheroos
Capers and Switcheroos by Chip Cater Genre: Short Story Collection ISBN: 9798891326552 Print Length: 98 pages Publisher: Atmosphere Press Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Eric Mayrhofer Chip Cater’s short stories shine with compassion, wisdom, wit, and warmth Memories don’t play out like feature-length movies. They happen in flashes, fits, and starts. Sometimes a memory can bubble […]
Toxic Minds by Anthony Lee Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense / Medical ISBN: 9798348330576 Print Length: 388 pages Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Addison Ciuchta Medical disinformation meets a mysterious cult in this tense medical thriller Mark Lin is a hospitalist, a doctor who works on patients admitted for further care from the emergency department. Dr. […]
Janelle Brown’s latest novel, What Kind of Paradise, arrives at a moment when questions about technology’s impact on human connection feel more urgent than ever. This ambitious work weaves together themes of parental manipulation, technological determinism, and the search for authentic identity in ways that feel both deeply personal and culturally prescient. Brown, whose previous […]
Synopsis: Everyone deserves a second chance, but how far would you go for one? In the gritty streets of Edinburgh, Garry Plumb is about to find out. Living life on the periphery, never fitting in and always on his own, Garry’s world opens up when he meets Billy, the peculiar bus driver who has been […]
The Savagery of Man: Operation Homecoming by Nikki Yanu Kanati and Mark McMillin Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense / Spy ISBN: 9780983817994 Print Length: 298 pages Publisher: Black Bear Lucky Hunter Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Erin Britton An action-packed thriller that traverses the globe and plumbs the depths of political conspiracies and power struggles Nikki […]
Two Suns by Alan Wright and Sairung Wright Genre: Fantasy / Paranormal ISBN: 9798888247631 Print Length: 200 pages Publisher: Koehler Books Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Nick Gardner Love conquers all, even the bizarre fantastical creatures from other realms. Sheriff Sol Jefferson loves his wife, Yaya, more than anything. In their quiet island community of Webberley […]
In a Country With No Name by Ron Morris Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Travel ISBN: 9781939270153 Print Length: 222 pages Amazon Reviewed by Melissa Suggitt Catch Me If You Can meets The Quiet American—a spy thriller filtered through a backpacker’s sunburn and a shot of Red Bull Bert Mars is a sharp-tongued English […]