The Dead House
Review The Dead House is a chilling ghost story about a young woman’s descent into madness as she’s swallowed up by the wild Irish countryside. The prose in this novel…
Snow, Glass, Apples
Review I really love when fairy tale retellings play with my expectations, mixing up the story to provide something fresh and new. Snow White is an icon of classic fairy…
The Darkest Lies
Review You know that age in every teenager's life where they start to become a little bit rebellious? Telling little white lies, sneaking out, hanging out with crowds they know…
Our Wives Under the Sea
Review Our Wives Under the Sea is a grotesquely beautiful literary horror novel. This book didn't contain the blood and gore of so much of the horror genre, but instead…
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Review I had been meaning to jump into the Middle-earth universe for quite some time and reading the book made me realize that I had been missing out. It has…
Acts of Desperation
Review This book was toxic, and I ate it up, devoured it, asked for seconds. The unnamed narrator is in her 20s and stuck in an all-consuming romance with an…
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Review I don't know how I had missed out on this beautiful graphic novel until now, but it is one of the most emotional and true-to-life love stories I've ever…
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
Review And Every Morning is a poignant little novella about an aging man and his grandson. Noah's grandfather is aware that he has Alzheimer's, and he recounts his memories to…
Crushing
Review Crushing is such a lovely graphic novel, a short and sweet story that cured my dour mood. The story revolves around two youths living in a bustling city, both…
Klara and the Sun
Review Klara and the Sun is a quiet little novel about an AI and the girl that brings her home. Klara is an AF, an artificial friend, programmed to serve…