Jasmine Mas returns with a vengeance in Bonds of Hercules, the second installment in her Villains of Lore series, following the tumultuous events of Blood of Hercules. This isn’t your grandmother’s Greek mythology retelling. Mas constructs a world where ancient powers collide with contemporary warfare, where marriage bonds can amplify abilities to godlike proportions, and […]
The Storm by Rachel Hawkins
The Storm by Rachel Hawkins on January 6, 2026 Genres: Fiction / Gothic, Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological, Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense Pages: 288 Format: ARC Buy on Amazon Goodreads Rachel Hawkins returns with another atmospheric, gothic-tinged thriller—this time set against the haunting backdrop of Alabama’s Gulf Coast, where hurricanes aren’t the only storms […]
Monthly Features – October 2025
Hummingbird Moonrise by Sherri L. Dodd I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for my honest opinion. Synopsis: The past two years have taken their toll on Arista Kelly. Once an eternal optimist, now she has faced the darkness and must recalibrate what true happiness means for her. Meanwhile, Shane, […]
Book Review: Foul Play In Franklin
Foul Play In Franklin by Pamela McCord Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense / Cozy ISBN: 9798871144282 Print Length: 216 pages Amazon Reviewed by Grace Okubo A delightfully cozy paranormal mystery where inheritance, a meddling cat, and a restless ghost make small-town life anything but ordinary Erin Bailey is the average girl-next-door who stumbles into almost […]
Book Review: Carroll Gardens Story
Carroll Gardens Story by Sally Frances Genre: Literary Fiction ISBN: 9798891328303 Print Length: 330 pages Publisher: Atmosphere Press Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by John M. Murray A haunting psychological portrait of family, trauma, and silence, set against the shifting streets of Brooklyn Sally Frances’s Carroll Gardens Story is a layered literary novel that unearths the hidden […]
Backslide by Nora Dahlia
There exists a particular species of heartbreak that never quite heals, the kind that calcifies into scar tissue we carry through decades of subsequent relationships, new cities, and reinvented selves. Nora Dahlia’s Backslide doesn’t just acknowledge this emotional archaeology; it excavates it with surgical precision, asking whether we can ever truly move forward when the […]
Melania by Melania Trump
Melania by Melania Trump on October 8, 2024 Genres: Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs, Biography & Autobiography / Political, Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of State Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover Buy on Amazon Goodreads In her memoir, Melania reflects on her Slovenian childhood, the pivotal moments that led her to the world of high fashion in Europe […]
Frozen Frontlines by Jeff Knight Genre: Historical Fiction / WWII ISBN: 9798891328181 Print Length: 230 pages Publisher: Atmosphere Press Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Peter Hassebroek In the cold lonely Arctic, far from the battlefields of WWII, a soldier and his sled dog team face their own perils as an essential supply link for the Allies. […]
In the shimmering, blood-soaked tapestry of fantasy literature, Tasha Suri weaves something extraordinary with The Isle in the Silver Sea—a sapphic romantasy that doesn’t just tell a story about breaking curses, but interrogates the very nature of storytelling itself. This is a novel that asks: what happens when the tales that define us become our […]
Book Review: Below the Surface
Below the Surface by Andrea Beck Genre: Young Adult / Mystery, Thriller & Suspense ISBN: 9798891328341 Print Length: 310 pages Publisher: Atmosphere Press Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Gabriella Harrison A seemingly idyllic town meets tragedy in this tense YA thriller “Where is my son?!” screamed a woman. “Where is he?!” This is the jarring scene […]