There exists a particular species of heartbreak that never quite heals, the kind that calcifies into scar tissue we carry through decades of subsequent relationships, new cities, and reinvented selves. Nora Dahlia’s Backslide doesn’t just acknowledge this emotional archaeology; it excavates it with surgical precision, asking whether we can ever truly move forward when the […]
Melania by Melania Trump on October 8, 2024 Genres: Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs, Biography & Autobiography / Political, Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of State Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover Buy on Amazon Goodreads In her memoir, Melania reflects on her Slovenian childhood, the pivotal moments that led her to the world of high fashion in Europe […]
Frozen Frontlines by Jeff Knight Genre: Historical Fiction / WWII ISBN: 9798891328181 Print Length: 230 pages Publisher: Atmosphere Press Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Peter Hassebroek In the cold lonely Arctic, far from the battlefields of WWII, a soldier and his sled dog team face their own perils as an essential supply link for the Allies. […]
In the shimmering, blood-soaked tapestry of fantasy literature, Tasha Suri weaves something extraordinary with The Isle in the Silver Sea—a sapphic romantasy that doesn’t just tell a story about breaking curses, but interrogates the very nature of storytelling itself. This is a novel that asks: what happens when the tales that define us become our […]
Below the Surface by Andrea Beck Genre: Young Adult / Mystery, Thriller & Suspense ISBN: 9798891328341 Print Length: 310 pages Publisher: Atmosphere Press Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Gabriella Harrison A seemingly idyllic town meets tragedy in this tense YA thriller “Where is my son?!” screamed a woman. “Where is he?!” This is the jarring scene […]
Greville Fane by Henry James was written in 1892. It explores the life and literary career of Mrs. Stormer, a fictional author. This post may contain affiliate links that earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. Greville Fane by Henry James Greville Fane by Henry James Coming in to dress for dinner, I […]
Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver, Anonymous on September 23, 2025 Genres: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / General, Fiction / Romance / Suspense Pages: 400 Format: Hardcover Buy on Amazon Goodreads Welcome to Cape Carnage—visit once, stay forever. Brynne Weaver returns with another deliciously dark romantic thriller, Tourist Season, a story that […]
Synopsis: For underworld enforcer Richard “Rico” Sanders, it seemed like an ordinary job: retrieve his gangster boss’s stolen goods, and teach the person responsible a lesson. But the chase quickly goes sideways and takes Rico from the mean streets of Chicago to sunny Honolulu. There, the hardened hit man finds himself in uncharted territory, when […]
Ardent Wings on Jealous Skies by Z. Bennett Lorimer Genre: Fantasy ISBN: 9781968122010 Print Length: 192 pages Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Andrea Marks-Joseph Teenage sisters unexpectedly upend everything they know to be true of their colonized homelands in this high fantasy political drama. Sisters Effie and Vanna, three years apart, have been orphaned in the […]
The Rape of Elliott Roth by D.E. Adler Genre: Literary Fiction ISBN: 9798891328198 Print Length: 246 pages Publisher: Atmosphere Press Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Erin Britton A haunting psychological drama that explores the rippled effects of trauma, betrayal, and accusation Principally set during what should be a relaxing Mexican vacation, D.E. Adler’s The Rape of […]