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Book Review of The Hungry Dark by Jen Williams Macabre murders plague a rural town as a scam-artist psychic races to find the answers in this haunting thriller from award-winning author Jen Williams, perfect for fans of Camilla Sten and Alex North. The Hungry DarkMy rating3 / 5 AuthorJen WilliamsPublisherCrooked Lane BooksGenreMystery/Horror/ThrillerNumber of Pages352 pages
Book Review of Twenty-Seven Minutes by Ashley Tate In this stunning and propulsive debut, a town grieves the loss of a young girl—but some fight to keep the truth about her death a secret. For fans of Jane Harper, Ashley Flowers, and Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng. twenty-seven minutesMy rating5 / 5 AuthorAshley TatePublisherPoisoned
Spotlight Post for Black Fox One by Elyse Hoffman Black Fox One is a thrilling World War II story of lost love, bravery, and the hard road to redemption. Thank you to TheWriteReads for offering me a spot on the book tour for Black Fox One. Black Fox One AuthorElyse HoffmanPublisherProject PublishingGenreHistorical German fiction/Jewish LiteratureNumber of
Book Review of The Vengeance of Samuel Val by Elyse Hoffman Award-winning author Elyse Hoffman offers a heart-breaking and thought-provoking WW2 story. Thank you to TheWriteReads for offering the eARC of the book and offering me a chance to express my thoughts about this book in their blog tour. The Vengeance of Samuel ValMy rating4
An uplifting collection of poetry – When I Opened the Door by Abhinav Bansal GHOSTS (an excerpt from one of the poems)There are many of these sortsSome from outside while rest our thoughtsDon’t make room for a frightened youBecause you know what’s trueAnd you got to give them a clue;That you aren’t the one they once
A fascinating book – Why Stories Work by Somdev ChatterjeeThe Evolutionary and Cognitive Roots of the power of Narrative Quote – “Good storytellers create experiences that have the same ingredients as the most pleasurable parts of children’s play: safety, trust, priming for surprise and being still caught off guard.” Why Stories Work – The Evolutionary and
Death Come to Marlow by Robert Thorogood – a 2023 sensational locked room mystery “As fiendishly clever as one of the many crossword clues embedded in the story.” —Kirkus Reviews “Judith and Co have to bring all their bonkers interview techniques and leaps of logic to play to uncover the truth.” —Crime Fiction Lover “An absolute joy to
Review of the latest thriller by KL Slater – The Bedroom Window Publisher’s DescriptionThey say they have no children. So who did I see at the window? My darling little boy Albie adores playing at our new neighbours’ house. And after the terrible year we’ve had, I feel so lucky that we can start over in
Review of the fascinating book by Katy Kelleher – The Ugly History of Beautiful Things Beauty is fascinating, attractive, tempting, and obsessive maybe because it pleases the eye or maybe because it has a certain very dark and murky history that attracts us. Katy Kelleher’s book is a collection of ten essays about beautiful objects like
Book Review of Games and Rituals by Katherine Heiny Publisher’s blurbThe games and rituals performed by Katherine Heiny’s characters range from mischievous to tender: In “Bridesmaid, Revisited,” Marlee, suffering from a laundry and life crisis, wears a massive bridesmaid’s dress to work. In “Twist and Shout,” Erica’s elderly father mistakes his four-thousand-dollar hearing aid for
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