Janelle Brown’s latest novel, What Kind of Paradise, arrives at a moment when questions about technology’s impact on human connection feel more urgent than ever. This ambitious work weaves together themes of parental manipulation, technological determinism, and the search for authentic identity in ways that feel both deeply personal and culturally prescient. Brown, whose previous […]
Synopsis: Everyone deserves a second chance, but how far would you go for one? In the gritty streets of Edinburgh, Garry Plumb is about to find out. Living life on the periphery, never fitting in and always on his own, Garry’s world opens up when he meets Billy, the peculiar bus driver who has been […]
The Savagery of Man: Operation Homecoming by Nikki Yanu Kanati and Mark McMillin Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense / Spy ISBN: 9780983817994 Print Length: 298 pages Publisher: Black Bear Lucky Hunter Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Erin Britton An action-packed thriller that traverses the globe and plumbs the depths of political conspiracies and power struggles Nikki […]
Two Suns by Alan Wright and Sairung Wright Genre: Fantasy / Paranormal ISBN: 9798888247631 Print Length: 200 pages Publisher: Koehler Books Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Nick Gardner Love conquers all, even the bizarre fantastical creatures from other realms. Sheriff Sol Jefferson loves his wife, Yaya, more than anything. In their quiet island community of Webberley […]
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First-Time Caller by B.K Borison
First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison on February 11, 2025 Genres: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy, Fiction / Romance / Workplace Pages: 448 Format: Hardcover Buy on Amazon Goodreads B.K. Borison delivers a heartfelt, cozy, and utterly charming romance in First-Time Caller, a story that feels like a warm hug […]
In a Country With No Name by Ron Morris Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Travel ISBN: 9781939270153 Print Length: 222 pages Amazon Reviewed by Melissa Suggitt Catch Me If You Can meets The Quiet American—a spy thriller filtered through a backpacker’s sunburn and a shot of Red Bull Bert Mars is a sharp-tongued English […]
Stopping to Feel by S.L. Collins Genre: Memoir ISBN: 9798988975786 Print Length: 280 pages Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Samantha Hui | Content warnings: cancer A vital memoir about the dangers of inheriting silence S. L. Collins’ Stopping to Feel is an intimate memoir that explores the long-casted shadow of generational trauma, the complex ways we […]
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Powerful by Lauren Roberts
Powerful by Lauren Roberts on April 30, 2024 Genres: Young Adult Fiction / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Romance, Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Class Differences Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover Buy on Amazon Goodreads “See you in the […]
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One of Twins by Ambrose Bierce
One of Twins by Ambrose Bierce was first published in The San Francisco Examiner on October 28, 1888 and was included in Bierce’s 1893 collection of supernatural tales Can Such Things Be? This post may contain affiliate links that earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. One of Twins by Ambrose Bierce […]
The Kingdom That Never Existed by Alicia Stonecastle Genre: Children’s Picture Book ISBN: 9798310494886 Print Length: 34 pages Amazon Reviewed by Jaylynn Korrell A surprising story about friendship, an evil frog, and the last mosquito on earth The Kingdom That Never Existed is a classic princess-on-a-mission story with an unusual twist. Supercharged with fun rhymes, […]