Mystery/Thriller
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Review: Mister Magic by Kiersten White
Mister Magic was a children’s program that everyone remembers, but no one can find any evidence of it actually existing. Every mention of it seems to get scrubbed from the internet. There was an accident, but no one remembers what actually happened. Was it a death? Was it a fire? Even the kids who were… Continue reading
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Top Ten Tuesday: My Ten Favorite Book Romances
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly blog meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. These are all things I can wholeheartedly get behind. This week’s topic is a Love Freebie for Valentine’s Day. When I saw… Continue reading
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Review: The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
To say I was excited for Robert Jackson Bennett’s latest release, The Tainted Cup, would be an understatement. I’ve been a fan of his writing since I first read his novella Vigilance in early 2020. He could write an encyclopedia, and I’d probably still be there on Day 1 to read it. Even so, The Tainted Cup couldn’t… Continue reading
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The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert: Review
It was the cover of The Bad Ones that first drew me in. How could it not? It’s a literal weeping angel statue. It’s the kind of cover Doctor Who fans dream of. While the cover made me pick it up, the story kept me hooked. The book starts as a frothy young-adult mystery, which… Continue reading
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Back Shelf Review: Tread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhorse
Welcome back to Back Shelf Saturdays, where I review backlist titles I didn’t get to read when they were first published. I do this every week to ensure I’m reading more than just newly released and forthcoming titles. For my purposes, a backlist title is at least one year past its release date. This week’s… Continue reading
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Audiobook Review & Readalong: My Life as a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland
This is my first year participating in both COYER and the Books of My Heart readalong. I had never read the White Trash Zombie series before this book, but I really wanted to jump in and participate in the read-along! I was honestly a little apprehensive about My Life as a White Trash Zombie. I’m… Continue reading
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Back Shelf Review: Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
Welcome back to Back Shelf Saturdays, where I review backlist titles I didn’t get to read when they were first published. I do this every week to ensure I’m reading more than just newly released and forthcoming titles. For my purposes, a backlist title is at least one year past its release date. This week’s… Continue reading
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Audiobook Review: Deep Freeze by Michael C. Grumley
A lot is promised in Deep Freeze‘s summary. A sci-fi thriller exploring “humanity’s thirst for immortality” within the bounds of cryogenics. A man being lied to by his doctors. Secrets, puzzles, and a mysterious person or group behind it all. For the most part, it meets these measures. Unfortunately, Deep Freeze was not the book I wanted it… Continue reading
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New Release Review: Mothtown by Caroline Hardaker
Equally an otherworldly horror adventure and a reflection on grief, Mothtown is a genre-blending lyrical journey like no other. Mothtown sinks its claws into you with its eerie mystery and refuses to let go. Hardaker’s writing deftly blends speculative and literary fiction, in the same vein as The Starless Sea and Station Eleven, albeit with… Continue reading