Imbolo Mbue’s debut novel, Behold the Dreamers, is both a heartfelt tribute to the resilience of the immigrant spirit and a cutting critique of the mythologized American Dream. Published in 2016, it arrived at a time when immigration debates were peaking in political discourse — a backdrop that only heightened the emotional weight of the […]
Sword of the Godless by Matthew C. Lucas Genre: Fantasy / Coming of Age ISBN: 9781957010540 Print Length: 286 pages Publisher: Montag Press Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Frankie Martinez A gripping fantasy about a scribe-turned-gladiator desperate to keep his humanity despite terrible betrayals Simeon Severals never imagined leaving the slums of the lower Bajebluff, not […]
In her remarkable debut novel, Maura Cheeks masterfully weaves a tapestry of family dynamics, historical reckonings, and personal redemption against the backdrop of a nation attempting to confront its most shameful legacy. “Acts of Forgiveness” is a penetrating examination of how the past shapes our present and future, told through the lens of the Revel […]
Brood 17 by SE Reynolds Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense / Horror ISBN: 9798310494053 Print Length: 331 pages Amazon Reviewed by Warren Maxwell A horrifying exploration of the darkest corners of sexuality “‘Ivan, you wouldn’t be the first doctor to want to have sex with their patient, and you won’t be the last. I did, […]
Talia Hibbert’s Get a Life, Chloe Brown is not just a rom-com. It is a beautifully crafted story of personal reinvention, emotional healing, and slow-burning love. Set against the backdrop of an ordinary Nottinghamshire apartment block, the novel introduces readers to Chloe Brown—a chronically ill, curmudgeonly but endearing heroine—and Redford Morgan, a handyman with a […]
In A Map to Paradise, Susan Meissner—known for her emotionally intelligent historical fiction (The Nature of Fragile Things, The Last Year of the War)—returns with another introspective, mystery-tinged narrative set in the golden glare of 1956 Malibu. Here, she explores the cost of secrets, survival, and female solidarity amid a glittering yet paranoid post-war America, […]
Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life is not a novel one simply reads—it is a novel one inhabits, endures, and, inevitably, grieves. Sprawling across decades yet deeply internal, the book charts the lives of four college friends—Willem, JB, Malcolm, and Jude—as they navigate art, ambition, friendship, trauma, and time in New York City. Though the blurb […]
In her latest contemporary romance novel, “In the Likely Event,” Rebecca Yarros crafts an emotionally resonant story about how a single catastrophic event can connect two souls across time, distance, and circumstance. Combining elements of fate, military romance, and second chances, Yarros explores how timing—both perfect and devastating—shapes our lives and loves. Having previously impressed […]
Shaken by Jill Amber Chafin Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense / Psychological ISBN: 9783988321374 Print Length: 332 pages Publisher: Vine Leaves Press Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Haley Perry | Content warnings: Postpartum depression, child abuse A twisty psychological thriller exploring the dark depths of new motherhood Jill Amber Chafin delivers an evocative thriller about a […]
Finding Order In Disorder by Ishaa Vinod Chopra Genre: Memoir / Bipolar Print Length: 190 pages Amazon Reviewed by Andrea Marks-Joseph A vulnerable, valuable call to question the stigma of mental illness and live a bold life of love Finding Order in Disorder is an intimate memoir of the life and travels of Ishaa Vinod […]