Reed’s: A Tale of the American Spirit
Review I came upon this book in an unexpected way. I had picked up family genealogy and research as a hobby in the last two years. Through my research I've…
Spread Me
Review I kept seeing reviewers talk about this book with shy giggles and curiosity got the best of me. Friends, Spread Me is HORNY in the most uncomfortable way possible.…
Be Not Afraid
Review Be Not Afraid is a beautifully illustrated gothic that explores themes of bodily autonomy, religious guilt, divine cruelty, and the burden of salvation. The story follows a woman named…
To Be Devoured
Review To Be Devoured is a book that does not get enough praise. A disquieting story of madness, obsession, and hunger. The narrator Andi is teetering on the edge and…
The Crocodile Bride
Review The Crocodile Bride is a southern gothic about a line of women coming of age in the American south and the stories that they tell to keep their families…
Milk Blood Heat
Review Milk Blood Heat is quite simply a stunning short story collection and an impressive debut. The stories in this collection felt as hot and sticky as the Florida sun,…
The Pale White
Review The Pale White is an emotionally heavy book, a coming of age story about sex trafficking. A trio of girls held captive in a house of horrors, until the…
Natural Beauty
Review Natural Beauty blew me away, it was an unexpected favorite. Following a first generation Chinese American prodigy who, after the death of her parents begins working for a high…
The Crane Husband
Review The Crane Husband is a dark and lyrical reimagining of the Japanese folktale, The Crane Wife, in which a man marries a crane disguised as a woman. The crane…
George Orwell’s Animal Farm
Review Animal Farm is one of the great novels of the 20th century and one of the few classics I read as a teenager that capture my attention and admiration.…