I love a good suspense. Bonus points if there’s a bookish main character. Even more bonus points if it feels reminiscent of Gothic literature. Atlas of Unknowable Things gets all the bonus points because it features a young woman, hoping to finish her doctoral thesis and ends up getting caught up in the supernatural. The fact that she is a skeptic and refuses to accept it at first adds a bit of levity to the narrative. This novel also has quite a cozy feel. I received an ARC

I love a good mystery. All the better when there are moments of suspense and when there are reveals one after the other. In A Pretender’s Murder by Christopher Huang, we get just that. Eric is, was, a soldier in the Great War, a war that he and millions of others are still reeling from seven years later. And as he pieces his life back together, he finds himself with a new job in a gentleman’s club as the secretary, the old one gone after a murder. And yet only weeks into Eric

A book review for the nonfiction title Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore

Have you ever wondered what happened to the kids who were switched with changelings? A Far Better Thing is an adult fantasy novel by H.G. Parry that focuses on a man named Memory, who at the age of two was whisked away to the fairy world, known as the Realm. But at the age of thirteen he was dropped off back in the mortal world to act as a mortal servant, seeing that the will of fairies be done. His tasks range from collecting bones, to kidnapping babies and swapping them wit

First things first, yes, All the Blues in the Sky is a middle grade book, but that doesn’t mean adults wouldn’t enjoy it. I find that...

The Butcher’s Daughter: The Hitherto Untold Story of Mrs. Lovett is a new and wonderfully gruesome spin on String of Pearls, which is...

Hemlock & Silver is a fantasy novel by T. Kingfisher. It is a fairytale retelling that is a good combination of Coraline and Snow White...

If you are at all familiar with Japanese culture, you may already have an idea of what the theme of this book is. If not, I will be happy...

Anji Kills A King is an adult fantasy novel that centers on a girl named Anji, who as the title suggests, kills a king. This action is...

This book gives a whole new meaning to the phrase, women's intuition. I received a digital ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest...

I received a digital ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review. This book shook me. Not in a bad way, but in a way that totally...

I received a digital ARC of this novel for exchange for an honest review. Drop Dead Sisters is a cozy mystery by Amelia Diane Coombs that...

In the first few pages, Theresa Okokon tells the reader that she wears her heart on her sleeve and we get the distinct impression that...

Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption and Hollywood is the memoir of actor Danny Trejo written with the help of Donal Logue. It tells the...

Firstly, want to say that I received Elphie: A Wicked Childhood free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review! I received an...

A Psalm for the Wild-Built is a book by Becky Chambers that takes us on the story of Sibling Dex, a tea monk whose job is to act almost...

Legends & Lattes is a novel by Travis Baldree that came out a few years ago and wowed the writing community, particularly because it is...

I received a free electronic advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review. Passiontide is a novel by Monique Roffey sat on the...

I am blessed enough to say that about 80% of the books I read are either ARCs or come from supporting my local library. And so, I’m...

This is a short book review of the novel When Wishes Bleed. Don't worry or shield your eyes as I won't be including any spoilers in this...