When Leena and her grandmother Eileen both find themselves in desperate need of a change they come to an unusual decision in Beth O’Leary’s The Switch. Each move into the others’ home. For Leena this means leaving her London flat and two roommates and heading to a cottage an hour away. For Eileen, it’s leaving behind the quiet and peace of her tiny village and entering London’s ... Read More...
Bringer of Dust by J.M. Miro
When J.M. Miro’s historical fantasy Ordinary Monsters ended a small band of children gifted with different magical capabilities was under assault as the divide between the world of the living and the dead was being breached by an evil seeking to grow its power. Now, Charlie, Marlowe, Ribs, Oskar, and Komako are back in the aftermath of their battle, to deal with their new ... Read More...
Hera by Jennifer Saint
Jennifer Saint’s new novel, Hera is novel about the queen of all Greek mythology. Or to be more precise, the long-suffering wife of king of the gods, Zeus. The novel opens when the Olympians defeat the Titans, the ancient gods who appeared out of Chaos to rule the world. Zeus and Hera are brother and sister and as they and their siblings gather to determine what comes ... Read More...
The Flatshare: A Novel
In the same way I’m always up for a well done rom-com movie I sometimes need the same thing in my reading. The end of this year has found me unable to commit to anything with too much darkness or character study. Thankfully, a friend recommended The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary. This light story takes the unusual premise of two strangers ‘sharing’ an apartment without ever seeing ... Read More...
Where There Was Fire
The verdant, extravagant beauty of Costa Rica hosts the three-generation family saga found in Where There Was Fire by John Manuel Arias. The Valaverdes are a united family in 1968 until the night a fight leaves their lives in ashes. Now, the remaining family members, Teresa and her daughter Lyra, reluctantly reunite almost 30 years later, both looking for answers before it’s ... Read More...
All the Sinners Bleed
It occurred to him no place was more confused by its past or more terrified of the future than The South. It's always gratifying to watch a new author come into their own. I’ve been reading S.A. Cosby since his debut Blacktop Wasteland and have found his writing getting stronger with each of his novels. His latest, All the Sinners Bleed, is a taut, propulsive thriller ... Read More...
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