A.R. Torre delivers a chilling examination of matrimonial manipulation in A Happy Marriage, a psychological thriller that strips away the veneer of domestic bliss to reveal the rotting foundation beneath. This isn’t merely a story about secrets between spouses—it’s a methodical dissection of how love can become weaponized, trust can be manufactured, and the very […]
Repeat As Needed by Dustin Brookshire Genre: Poetry ISBN: 9781957248516 Print Length: 42 pages Publisher: Small Harbor Publishing Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Warren Maxwell Melding poetic forms, candid conversations, and calls against injustice, these poems are confessional, communal, rage-filled, compassionate, and above all, kind. Melding poetic forms, candid conversations, and calls against injustice, these poems […]
The Dream Hotel: A Read with Jenna Pick by Laila Lalami on March 4, 2025 Genres: Fiction / Dystopian, Fiction / Literary, Fiction / Political Pages: 288 Format: Audiobook, Hardcover Buy on Amazon Goodreads Laila Lalami’s The Dream Hotel offers a chilling and thought-provoking glimpse into a near-future society where dreams are no longer private—and […]
You know that eerie feeling you get when you return to your hometown after years away? That sense that everything’s familiar yet somehow… off? Well, multiply that by about a thousand, and you’ve got the vibe of Megan Miranda’s latest thriller, “Daughter of Mine.” I gotta tell you, this book had me hooked from the […]
Paris – the city of love, light, and apparently, labyrinthine mysteries. In Lucy Foley’s latest thriller “The Paris Apartment,” the glamorous French capital takes on a decidedly sinister air. Gone are the romantic notions of strolling along the Seine or sipping espresso at a quaint café. Instead, Foley plunges readers into a claustrophobic Parisian apartment […]
M.H. Ayinde storms onto the epic fantasy scene with A Song of Legends Lost, a debut that refuses to play by the established rules of the genre. This is fantasy writing that dares to center the working-class perspective in a world where nobles summon ancestral spirits, where techwork mingles with magic, and where revolution simmers […]
Cecilia Edward’s debut novel “An Ancient Witch’s Guide to Modern Dating” casts a delightfully potent spell that transports readers alongside protagonist Thorn Scarhart from the grimy realities of 17th-century life to the bewildering complexities of 21st-century romance. This cozy fantasy romance brew combines humor, heart, and genuine emotional depth in ways that feel both refreshingly […]
Love’s a Witch serves as the inaugural novel in Tricia O’Malley’s Scottish Charms series, delivering a delightful blend of enemies-to-lovers romance, small-town Scottish charm, and magical mayhem that will leave readers thoroughly enchanted. When Sloane MacGregor receives an urgent summons from her grandmother to return to Briarhaven, Scotland, on the eve of her twenty-fifth birthday—the […]
In a world increasingly defined by isolation and digital disconnection, Michiko Aoyama’s latest novel serves as a gentle reminder that healing often comes from the most unexpected places. The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park, translated with remarkable sensitivity by Takami Nieda, weaves together five interconnected stories that orbit around a weathered playground hippo named Kabahiko, […]
In her masterful debut novel, The House of Two Sisters, Rachel Louise Driscoll weaves an intoxicating tale that merges Victorian Gothic sensibilities with the golden age of Egyptomania. This spellbinding narrative follows Clementine Attridge, a brilliant hieroglyphist whose desperate journey down the Nile becomes both a quest for redemption and a descent into the murky […]