The Palmist
Review The Palmist is a short but impactful story about a desperate man and a palm reader. The plot progression felt like an episode of The Twilight Zone. I had…
The Female Correspondent
Review It's easy to forget how the regency romance label has evolved over the years to dime a dozen erotic romance novels. I’ve been wary of the regency and historical…
Equoid
Review What a pleasant surprise! Lovecraftian horror with a wonderful dash of humor to boot. I’m relatively new to the urban fantasy genre, and I had never actually heard of…
The Wendigo
Review Wendigos are some of the most terrifying specters of Algonquin folklore, a malevolent spirit that is often associated with winter, starvation, cannibalism, and death. The Wendigo reads like a…
Are Women Human? Astute and Witty Essays on the Role of Women in Society
Review There are three essays in this collection, two written in the 1930s by the author including the titular essay, Are Women Human? as well as an introduction by Mary…
The Broken Bridge
Review Ginny is half Haitian, half Welsh, and lives in a small, isolated village where the overwhelming majority of the population is white. She experiences a steady stream of racism…
The Monsters Within
Review The Monsters Within follows the Holloway family, who have recently moved into a new house. The family is troubled and is carrying emotional baggage along with them. The reader…
Into the Water
Review Mystery can be a difficult genre to write. An author needs to strike a good balance between giving clues while not making things too predictable and adding twists that…
The Sleeper and the Spindle
Review The Sleeper and the Spindle was a wonderful surprise and I'm so happy that I picked this book up. The story is a fairy tale reimagining of both Snow…
Women & Power: A Manifesto
Review Women & Power is a pair of essays by classicist Mary Beard and it is a great example of how history can provide context for the present day. The…