Category: Reviews

Spite House, the debut novel from Johnny Compton, is a very complex story. There are a lot of well-developed characters, and each of them has secrets, and stories, things they…

This novel is deeply complex, and entirely compelling. I listened to the audiobook, which is narrated by the author, Gemma Amor, and I can’t imagine a more perfect voice to…

So, this is one hell of a book for a lot of reasons. Some of those reasons are typical of Stephen King’s works, and others are not. There are hints…

This may, or may not appeal to a wide variety of readers, but it should. Anyone who believes the lives of writers, screenwriters, actors, or any creatives are simple, easy,…

It’s wonderful when an author takes the time to share some of the very personal things that are parts of them. We Came From an Island is a small, fairly…

There is so much to unpack in this book. Author Stephen Graham Jones takes readers back to his childhood, to a dusty Texas town where lives are lived one cotton…

Charlotte just wants to hit all the right marks as a good babysitter, study for her SAT exam, and redeem herself after a previous near disaster. The family is weird.…

I came into Blood Country without having read the first book in the series, but it took right off, and I was able to meet and understand the characters as…

THE THINGS THEY CARRIED is not an easy book to read, or listen to. It’s a reminder of some of the worst bits of humanity. |For those of us old…

Gabino Iglesias has managed something very difficult in The Devil Takes You Home. He has managed to create a rocket-fuel burning adventure story with dark magic, extreme violence, intrigue and plenty…