Test Town
Review A group of teenagers decide to make a quick stop on their road trip to visit an abandoned desert town used for nuclear testing. The desolate town became infamous…
The Scholl Case: The Deadly End of a Marriage
Review This wasn’t just a book about a murder—it was a cautionary tale about marriage. The Scholls are a textbook example of why communication and compromise are the lifeblood of…
The Perfect Victim
Review The Perfect Victim is a kidnapping and revenge story that captured my heart and broke it at the same time. The book was both intense and shockingly funny and…
Maggie’s Grave
Review What can I even say about Maggie's Grave other than that it was one of the most intense and thrilling books I've ever read! A haunting folk tale about…
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…
Woodworm
Review Nothing thrills me more than discovering a new favorite book, and Woodworm easily tops the list of books I've read this year. Woodworm follows a cursed family of women,…
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…
Cursed
Review I’m bummed when I end up disliking a book to a degree that I struggle to come up with much to say that doesn’t feel too critical, especially when…
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…