Month: November 2023

Book Review

SUN DAMAGE by Sabine Durrant

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Thank you to Harper for the gifted copy of SUN DAMAGE by Sabine Durrant! SUN DAMAGE follows a young con artist. Left on her own for much of her youth, she has come under the wing of a skilled and manipulative man who has taught her the fine art of conning people out of whatever… Continue reading SUN DAMAGE by Sabine Durrant

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SILVER NITRATE by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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Rating: 4 / 5 I received edition of SILVER NITRATE by Silvia Moreno-Garcia in Illumicrate's first ever Evernight box. Silvia Moreno-Garcia is an auto-read author for me so I was very excited to get the special edition! It was also one of our #SaturdayBookstaClub picks for October! SILVER NITRATE is set in the 1990s in… Continue reading SILVER NITRATE by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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LILIANA’S INVINCIBLE SUMMER by Cristina Rivera Garza

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Thank you to Hogarth for the gifted copy of LILIANA'S INVINCIBLE SUMMER by Cristina Rivera Garza. Rating: 5 / 5 LILIANA'S INVINCIBLE SUMMER is the story of the author's sister. In July of 1990, Liliana Rivera Garza was murdered by her ex-boyfriend, a victim of domestic violence that is sadly all too common. Years later,… Continue reading LILIANA’S INVINCIBLE SUMMER by Cristina Rivera Garza

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THE DEATH OF JANE LAWRENCE by Caitlin Starling

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Rating: 3 / 5 THE DEATH OF JANE LAWRENCE by Caitlin Starling is a gothic horror story following the main character Jane. Jane is a very practical woman largely on her own in the world. She's determined that she needs a husband to make her way in the world so she approaches a local doctor… Continue reading THE DEATH OF JANE LAWRENCE by Caitlin Starling

Book Review

LUCKY MAN by Michael J. Fox

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LUCKY MAN by Michael J. Fox is the actor's memoir published just a couple of years after announcing his Parkinson's disease. Here he talks about his time prior to that announcement from his life before, his early symptoms, his grappling with what this diagnosis meant, to the path he took to making a public announcement.… Continue reading LUCKY MAN by Michael J. Fox

Book Review

THE KAFKA STUDIES DEPARTMENT by Francis Levy

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I received a complimentary copy of THE KAFKA STUDIES DEPARTMENT by Francis Levy as part of a TLC Book Tours scheduled tour. Thank you to the author, Heliotrope Books, and TLC Book Tours for the opportunity to read this story collection! Publication Date: 9/23/2023 THE KAFKA STUDIES DEPARTMENT is a collection of thirty short stories, described… Continue reading THE KAFKA STUDIES DEPARTMENT by Francis Levy

Book Review

OUT THERE SCREAMING by Various Authors

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Thank you to Random House for the gifted copy of OUT THERE SCREAMING: AN ANTHOLOGY OF NEW BLACK HORROR edited by Jordan Peele. Thank you also to PRH Audio for the gifted audiobook copy. Publication Date: 10/3/2023Rating: 4 / 5 OUT THERE SCREAMING is a collection of short stories focusing on "terrors of the supernatural… Continue reading OUT THERE SCREAMING by Various Authors