You know that feeling when you walk into an old house and the floorboards creak just so, sending a shiver up your spine? That’s the sensation Carissa Orlando captures perfectly in her debut novel, The September House. It’s the kind of book that makes you want to sleep with the lights on, but you can’t […]
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Sociopath – A Memoir by Patric Gagne
Look, I’m gonna level with you – when I first picked up “Sociopath: A Memoir” by Patric Gagne, I was skeptical. Another sensationalized account of a “dangerous” mental disorder, I thought. But holy crap, was I wrong. This book? It’s like nothing I’ve ever read before. It’s raw, it’s real, and it’s gonna make you […]
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Breaking the Dark by Lisa Jewell
Breaking the Dark by Lisa Jewell on July 4, 2024 Genres: Fiction / Action & Adventure, Fiction / Crime, Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General Pages: 464 Format: Hardcover Buy on Amazon Goodreads Meet Jessica Jones: Retired super hero, private investigator, loner. She tried her best to be a shiny spandex crimefighter, but that […]
Death at the Excelsior by P. G. Wodehouse was the author’s only attempt at a detective story, which he pulls off with his signature comic twists and turns. This post may contain affiliate links that earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. Death at the Excelsior by P. G. Wodehouse Death at […]
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Book Review: Blood of the Vine
Blood of the Vine by Hunter Spicer Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense / Technothriller ISBN: 9798218449032 Print Length: 312 pages Buy from Amazon Reviewed by Jaylynn Korrell A heart-wrenching story of betrayal, survival, and how far humans are willing to go to achieve success The tech world has arrived in new and exciting ways, but […]
My Father’s House by Joseph O’Connor on September 9, 2024 Genres: Fiction / Biographical, Fiction / Friendship, Fiction / Historical / 20th Century / World War II, Fiction / Historical / General, Fiction / Jewish, Fiction / Thrillers / Historical, Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense, Fiction / War & Military Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover Buy […]
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Book Review: The Song of Legends
The Song of Legends by E.H. Jahr Genre: Fantasy / Romance ISBN: 9798987523704 Print Length: 270 pages Buy from Amazon Reviewed by Andrea Marks-Joseph A rebellious faerie princess conspires against her conniving father in this swoonworthy adventure. Princess Margaret is in a difficult place when we first meet her. Literally. She’s angrily sitting in makeup […]
Welcome to the Inferno by Daniel Parme Genre: General Fiction / Satire / Restaurant ISBN: 9798867605490 Print Length: 169 pages Buy from Amazon Reviewed by Melissa Suggitt An explosively funny take on the classic seven deadly sins As a former server with a deep love for people getting their dues and the Food Network, I […]
If you had given 13-year-old me a choice whether to move to Hong Kong or stay in Toronto, chances are I would have said, “No way I’m going to Hong Kong! Why leave everything I know and love to start over somewhere so completely new and different?” Well, we moved anyway, and like any kind […]
The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James on October 4, 2022 Genres: Fiction / Thrillers / Historical, Fiction / Thrillers / Supernatural, Fiction / Women Pages: 336 Format: Paperback Buy on Amazon Goodreads “I don’t have an opinion about ghosts. It’s people I don’t believe in, I suppose.” 1920s England. Sarah Piper’s lonely, […]