The Gift

The Gift

Review I won't mince words with this one—I hated this story, flat out hated it. I like stories with flawed or even awful main characters, and I've always tended to…
Maria, Maria: & Other Stories

Maria, Maria: & Other Stories

Review I'm a sucker for new short story collections with beautiful covers, I picked this book up instantly when I first laid eyes on it at the library. I was…
Buried

Buried

Review This story was such a treat, Buried follows an old-school investigative journalist as he digs into the mystery of a serial kidnapper, publishing news on the second abduction to…
Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Review Winston is our everyman, a middle-aged average male living under the heel of a totalitarian regime. His work is bland, his food is bland, his everyday routine is bland.…
Slow Burner

Slow Burner

Review Slow Burner is a sneaky and fun little story, true to the title the story delivers on the steady burn despite the small page count. Liz finds that her…
The Day Is Ready for You

The Day Is Ready for You

Review The Day is Ready for You starts off really strong with the first quarter of the book comprising of some of Malee’s better poems. As the collection carried on…
Snowflakes

Snowflakes

Review Snowflakes is a domestic thriller that borders on dystopia about a man and his children on an isolated island. He takes his children away from the mainland because of…
Oak Avenue

Oak Avenue

Review A creepy old house, a hostile town, and a struggling young mother trying to stay sane, Oak Avenue had all the pieces for a good story. I ended up…
Carrie

Carrie

Review I hate to admit that I held off on reading this book for a long time. I had watched the 1976 and 2013 films and figured that the films…