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Bring the House Down by Charlotte Runcie

Charlotte Runcie’s debut novel Bring the House Down arrives like a theatrical bomb detonating in the heart of Edinburgh’s festival season, leaving readers to sift through the moral debris of a story that refuses to offer easy answers. Set against the backdrop of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, this literary fiction explores the collision between art […]

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Fast Boys and Pretty Girls by Lo Patrick

Lo Patrick’s latest offering, Fast Boys and Pretty Girls, delivers a masterfully crafted Southern Gothic mystery that explores the devastating ripple effects of first love, family secrets, and the inescapable weight of the past. This slow-burn psychological thriller confirms Patrick’s position as a formidable voice in contemporary Southern fiction, following her acclaimed novels The Floating […]

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All the Men I’ve Loved Again by Christine Pride

Christine Pride’s solo debut novel arrives with the weight of expectation, following her successful collaboration with Jo Piazza on “We Are Not Like Them.” While “All the Men I’ve Loved Again” delivers on its promise of exploring love’s complexity, it wrestles with the ambitious scope of spanning two decades and two timelines in ways that […]

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Book Review: Messenger for the Dead (A Mathieu James Thriller)

Messenger for the Dead by Matthew Fults Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense ISBN: 9798218616984 Print Length: 294 pages Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Tomi Alo The pursuit of justice sizzles with intensity in this Mathieu James thriller. Matthew Fults brings back all the good things (and then some) from The Scotland Project. It picks up just […]

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The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths

Elly Griffiths has never been one to shy away from ambitious storytelling, but with The Frozen People, she takes a breathtaking leap into uncharted territory. This isn’t your typical police procedural or archaeological mystery; it’s a daring fusion of crime fiction, science fiction, and historical drama that somehow manages to work brilliantly despite—or perhaps because […]

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Stay Away from Him by Andrew DeYoung

In an era where domestic thrillers have become the literary equivalent of comfort food, Andrew DeYoung’s “Stay Away from Him” arrives like a sledgehammer to shatter our expectations. This is not your typical “unreliable narrator discovers husband’s dark secret” story. Instead, DeYoung crafts a labyrinthine tale that forces readers to question not just the characters’ […]

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The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer

The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer on July 16, 2024 Genres: Fiction / Fantasy / Action & Adventure, Fiction / Romance / LGBTQ+ / Gay Pages: 352 Buy on Amazon Goodreads Inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lost Story blends magical realism, mystery, and a hint of romance to explore trauma, memory, and second […]

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The View From Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani

Adriana Trigiani returns with her signature blend of warmth, wit, and Italian-American heart in The View From Lake Como, a story that feels both deeply personal and universally resonant. This latest offering from the beloved New York Times bestselling author takes readers on an emotional voyage from the blue-collar shores of Lake Como, New Jersey, […]

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These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean

Sarah MacLean, the undisputed queen of historical romance with sixteen New York Times bestsellers to her name, makes a stunning debut into contemporary fiction with These Summer Storms. Known for her witty dialogue and emotionally complex characters in series like Hell’s Belles and The Bareknuckle Bastards, MacLean brings her signature storytelling prowess to modern-day New […]

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Book Review: Fact Denounced As Four-Letter Word

Fact Denounced As a Four-Letter Word by Piotr Bardzik Genre: Nonfiction / Philosophy ISBN: 978-3033113107 Print Length: 64 pages Amazon Reviewed by Toni Woodruff A laugh-inducing, thought-provoking collection of aphorisms and unexpected wisdom This is not a book you’ve read before. Only in the mind of Piotr Bardzik is it possible—this raw collection of notes […]