A blissful summer on the scenic coast of Delaware offers a quarter-life crisis, a doomed romance, and new vices in this charmingly funny literary novel. Most of us have very little desire to relive that intrepid period of our twenties, defined by unemployment and overwhelming aimlessness. It seems, however, that author Mike Andrelczyk feels differently. […]
Before they ever fell in love, they were each other’s home. Few things are more satisfying than a historical romance that fully embraces the exquisite agony of longing. Born For You delivers it in abundance. S.K. Snyder transports readers into a richly imagined Regency world filled with sprawling country estates, strict social expectations, family obligations, […]
Sportsmanship is the word in this heartwarming narrative inspired by a true event. Sports have always and will always inspire great stories. Obviously motivated by his love of golf, Vince Wheeler has penned a beautiful paean to the sport wrapped up in a truly entertaining narrative. He was inspired particularly by an amazing episode in […]
Some revenge stories promise blood and deliver a sulk. This one keeps its word. Cross My Heart, I Hope You Die by Mallory Arnold opens with three women covered in gore, riding a sealed body bag down a mountain, then hands you a police interrogation transcript and dares you to look away. You won’t. The […]
James by Percival Everett Format: Paperback Buy on Amazon Goodreads James is one of those books that I can absolutely appreciate, even if it wasn’t an instant favorite for me. I can clearly see why so many readers love it and why it’s received so much praise. It’s a good book—it just wasn’t the right […]
Shattered superheroes on an emotional quest to finally defeat the AI algorithm killing humanity The Last Eternity is set years after the super-powered clones of historical icons learned that they can resurrect themselves, presenting readers with a surprising and depressing reality: The Phoenix Elite’s enemy, Alexis Imperato, is an evil algorithmic infrastructure installed in a […]
The absorbing, warm, and often-rollicking story of life-shaping experiences in a place where family names mean something Lawton Passage by Tim Duning opens with the sad story of Nanny, the narrator’s grandmother, dying of breast cancer. As the narrator recalls, “Death didn’t mean that much to me yet. That was about to change big time.” […]
Softhearted & warm—a brother-sister bond, unbreakable even in fragility A life, together. Sealed by childhood experiences, by support, by unconditional love. “Best brother ever.” “Best sister ever.” But on the day of a family reunion, news changes everything. The phantom health problems Nancy keeps talking about? They’re related to a cancer diagnosis. It’s probably nothing, […]
Plenty of crime novels open with a corpse. This one opens with a man studying his own face, counting the silver creeping into his hair, wondering how many good years his looks have left. He is Ulises, a small-time swindler in 1943 Mexico City who courts lonely women by mail and empties their bank accounts. […]
There is a particular kind of fantasy that smells of coal smoke and wet stone, where magic is not a gift but a resource somebody else wants to strip out of your veins. Stacey McEwan writes in that register, and her second Artisan Trilogy installment leans all the way into it. A Forsaken Prophecy by […]