Blood of the Exiles (The Thitherlands) by Aoife Black Genre: Fantasy / Magical Realism ISBN: 9798985847604 Print Length: 758 pages Amazon Reviewed by Peter Hassebroek A fantasy rich with culture and character Althea MacMillan doesn’t have much going for her in Chicago. Never has. Orphaned, with “an uncertain diagnosis of Lupus,” bad luck in successive […]
Samantha Downing’s Too Old for This is a wickedly clever thriller that poses a bold question: What if your sweet bingo-loving grandmother used to be a serial killer? And more importantly—what if she’s not done yet? With her signature sharp wit and an unsettling blend of charm and menace, Downing crafts a masterstroke of character-driven […]
A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime by Monica Murphy on March 27, 2025 Genres: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary Pages: 552 Format: Paperback Buy on Amazon Goodreads Wren Beaumont is a model student. Kind, clever and beautiful, she is loved by everyone at Lancaster Prep. Everyone but brooding campus bad boy Crew Lancaster. Son of […]
Stroke of the Genius by Kathy Zant Genre: Memoir / Caregiving ISBN: 9798285315636 Print Length: 178 pages Amazon Reviewed by Amy Brozio-Andrews A compelling account of strength and resilience following a medical crisis Things are going pretty well for Mark Ryan and Kathy Zant, except for some apparent food poisoning. But when that medical crisis […]
The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King on June 3, 2025 Genres: Fiction / Asian American, Fiction / Coming of Age, Fiction / Epistolary, Fiction / Family Life / General, Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary, Fiction / Fantasy / General, Fiction / Fantasy / Historical, Fiction / LGBTQ+ / General, Fiction / Literary, Fiction / […]
Gretchen Felker-Martin returns with Black Flame, a staggering work of horror that weaves together queer identity, Holocaust trauma, and supernatural terror into something both devastating and transcendent. Following her acclaimed debut Manhunt and subsequent Cuckoo, Felker-Martin has established herself as one of horror’s most vital voices, unafraid to explore the darkest corners of human experience […]
Synopsis: In Steel Slides and Yellow Walls, Alicia Swain navigates the labyrinthine journey women undergo to form their identities. Through a feminist lens and distinctive voice, her collection veraciously portrays the trials that forge women into sagacious, resilient adults. From contemplation of how to balance mental health despite knowing what tribulations are sure to come, to […]
Cross Examination by James E. Carroll Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense / Legal ISBN: 9781665776301 Print Length: 270 pages Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Josie Prado A tense and atmospheric legal thriller featuring murder and fraud Navigating a courtroom and attempting to complete the herculean task of convincing 12 strangers of your client’s innocence is difficult. […]
58% Too Far by M.A. Noordermeer Genre: Science Fiction ISBN: 9781067058913 Print Length: 308 pages Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Gabriella Harrison An anthropologist’s field study becomes a quiet fight to hold onto what makes us human In 58% Too Far by M.A. Noordermeer, anthropologist Zadie Thornton finds herself transported far beyond Earth and far beyond […]
Ella Berman’s third novel, L A Women, arrives like a glittering poison pill—beautiful to behold, bitter to swallow, and impossible to forget. Set against the sun-soaked backdrop of 1960s Los Angeles, this literary fiction masterpiece excavates the complicated friendship between two ambitious women writers, revealing the corrosive nature of envy and the devastating consequences of […]