Waking Kate
Review Waking Kate is fluffy and bittersweet, like a bite-sized confection that whets the appetite. The story is a stand-alone prequel to the novel Lost Lake and introduces readers to…
Delta of Venus
Review I’m going to say right off the bat that this book is definitely not for everyone. Many of the stories feature some very specific kinks that to most will…
DIS MEM BER and Other Stories of Mystery and Suspense
Review Joyce Carol Oates really knows how to write deeply uncomfortable fiction, she is a master of psychological horror. DIS MEM BER and Other Stories is a collection of disturbing…
Hearts in the Hard Ground
Review I love gothic horror—the haunted houses, the ghosts, the romance in a macabre setting. An old house is not complete without a proper haunting, and there are plenty of…
We Should All Be Feminists
Review We Should All Be Feminists is a primer for feminism that makes a case for why it remains necessary. Adichie shares how she was introduced to feminism and how…
The Sign of the Beast
Review What I admire most about Oates’ brand of suspenseful horror is that she truly understands the predatory nature of people. Mrs. S——, Howard's Sunday school teacher, is a sexual…
The Edible Woman
Review Marian is an average college-educated woman who lives with a roommate in a decent apartment, works for a survey company, is moderately good-looking, and has a handsome fiancé who…
Evidence of the Affair
Review This little novella was a surprise, told entirely in letters, the novel chronicles the events surrounding an affair and the deep hurt that the spurned spouses feel. Being a…
Bonfire of the Beasts
Review Bonfire of the Beasts retells Orwell's Animal Farm with touches of Nineteen Eighty-Four, but updated for the 21st century. This biting political satire sets its sights on diversity. I…
Total Recall
Review I will be honest, I have never watched either of the Total Recall film adaptations and I count myself lucky that I got to go into this story near…