Even though it’s 90 degrees outside and we are in full swing summer mode here in the Northern Hemisphere, I’m in no mood for beach reads at the moment. All I want are dark, atmospheric books and as you can
My Review:A book that will cut to the quick but not leave its reader emotionally abandoned. After We Were Stolen is an intelligent and heartrending story of vulnerability, power, resistance, and redemption. It explores the many facets of love, for
A delightful bookish mystery, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections is the reading equivalent of a warm cup of tea in front of a fire on a winter’s day. Eva Jurczyk has crafted a love letter to libraries and
Release date September 7th, 2021 from Poisoned Pen Press From the publisher: From bestselling gothic horror author Darcy Coates comes a chilling story of a quiet house on a forgotten suburban lane that hides a deadly secret… Leigh Harker’s quiet
So I recently finished reading a book that I was certain I would love. It was a psychological thriller with a description right up my reader alley. It has glowing reviews from other big-time authors. A positive review in Publisher’s
So I’ve decided that a few things will change around here when it comes to featuring other books or authors on my site. From this day forward, if you see a book here it’s because I read it and LOVED
So far, I’ve read three books in 2021 and I can honestly say that I feel like I’ve hit nothing but home runs with them. If you are considering buying any of these titles, please support your local bookstore! In
2020 was the first year I ever participated in the Goodreads Reading Challenge. At the beginning of 2020, I decided I would try to read one book a week so I set my goal at 52 books. Well, I didn’t
I was such a fan of Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, and was so excited when I learned she’d have a new book out this month. Now I realize Strange/Norrell was a DOOR STOP coming in around 1000
This was one of my Book of the Month picks last month. It has been sitting in my office while I finished writing the current book. I was so tempted to dig in, but I held strong while I finished