I’m once again fortunate enough to have a book find me and sweep me away despite my proclaimed inability to focus. It’s Leif Enger’s I Cheerfully Refuse an elegant novel of dystopia, mystery, and literary fiction. It’s a not-so-distant point in America’s future where climate change and political upheaval have erased all familiar landscapes, leaving what was once a network of ... Read More...
Nightwatching: A Novel
On Tuesday I shared a slow-burn novel of suspense, so I’m wrapping up the week with a fast-paced dreadfest extravaganza. Author Tracy Sierra takes on the primal ‘stranger in the house’ fear that’s spawned decades of movies and books and makes it her own in her debut, Nightwatching. In this modern take on old-fashioned terror one woman is trapped alone in her home with her two ... Read More...
The Return of Ellie Black
A father and son hiking in the forest in Southwestern WA encounter a young woman, emaciated and bruised. Her name is Elizabeth Black and she’s been missing for two years. This is the attention-grabbing opening of Emiko Jean’s new novel The Return of Ellie Black, a tactic she uses superbly right up until the end of this slow burn suspense novel. Ellie’s return brings joy to ... Read More...
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
The holidays are a wrap and while the time with family was hopefully enjoyable or at least not painful, I thought it might be fun to spice things up with a murder mystery about one extended family that finds itself stranded at a ski resort. Even better, Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone just released in paperback so it’s easy to find at the library—or purchase with ... Read More...
The Future by Naomi Alderman
The road to ruin is paved with certainty. The end of the world is only ever hastened by those who think they will be able to protect their own from the coming storm. From holiday horror to ending the year with dystopian apocalyptic science fiction? Why not! I decided to lean into everything that gives me anxiety. Namely, AI, social media, the obscene wealth hoarded and ... Read More...
Holly by Stephen King
I know many people have moved towards cozy holiday reading in the last month, but my reading has remained varied and a little bit dark. So, I have a compromise today: a book with a Christmas-y title, but written by the master of suspense and horror. It’s Stephen King’s Holly and while it won’t warm your heart it does involve hearts and is no more terrifying than the news these ... Read More...
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