d Sisterhood in All Its Messy Glory You know that feeling when you finish a book and it’s like you’ve just said goodbye to old friends? That’s exactly how I felt after turning the last page of Coco Mellors’ “Blue Sisters.” This novel, um, it’s not just a story – it’s a freaking rollercoaster ride […]
The Crocodile by Fyodor Dostoevsky was first published in 1865 in his magazine Epoch. It is a work of satire, an unusual but amusing tale about a man swallowed by a crocodile with a serious message about economics and communism. This post may contain affiliate links that earn us a commission at no extra cost […]
Auraria by Tab Stephens Genre: Fantasy / Romance ISBN: 9798891323537 Print Length: 286 pages Publisher: Atmosphere Press Buy from Amazon Buy from Bookshop Reviewed by Andrea Marks-Joseph Imaginative magic systems & genuine chemistry drives this fantasy tale rich with royal drama. Princess Elisa’s family drama (mostly through her uncle’s greed and violent desperation for the […]
Immune Heroes by Namita Gandhi, PhD Genre: Children’s Picture Book / Science ISBN: 9781917095211 Print Length: 36 pages Buy from Amazon Reviewed by Jaylynn Korrell An entertaining, useful book to help kids learn about cuts, scrapes, and the healing process It’s only right that I cut my finger on the day that I started reading […]
Title: Mirror Mirror, Tell Me Who I Am Author: Jacob Eapen Genre: Self-help In Mirror Mirror, Tell Me Who I Am, Jacob Eapen writes a self-help book in the form of a story. We meet James, a dad and husband struggling with finding satisfaction in his career as he recovers from a debilitating… […]
The Curse of Maiden Scars by Nicolette Croft Genre: Historical Fiction / Women’s Fiction ISBN: 9781962465403 Print Length: 288 pages Buy from Amazon Buy from Bookshop Reviewed by Samantha Hui Alluring. Devastating. Thrilling. Can the hysterics of women really match the violence of men? Nicolette Croft’s The Curse of Maiden Scars is an engaging and […]
If Not the Whole Truth by Claire Arbogast Genre: Literary Fiction / Coming of Age ISBN: 9798990301801 Print Length: 374 pages Buy from Amazon Buy from Bookshop Reviewed by Erica Ball A woman’s quest to define herself against a kaleidoscope of 1960s countercultures If Not the Whole Truth starts in the turbulent year of 1969 […]
Quizlit’s Book of the Month September 2024 is My Friends by Hisham Matar. Nominated for the 2024 Booker Prize, My Friends is a intensely moving novel about three friends living in political exile and the emotional homeland that deep friendships can provide. This post may contain affiliate links that earn us a commission at no […]
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson was first published in 1886. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series of strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll, and a murderous criminal named Edward Hyde. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and […]
Eternity is Overrated Immortality. The dream that’s haunted humanity since we first grasped the concept of death. But what if living forever was less a blessing and more a curse? What if you couldn’t die, no matter how much you yearned for that final rest? This is the premise that Hollywood icon Keanu Reeves and […]