Book Review

LISTEN TO YOUR SISTER by Neena Viel

Thank you to Macmillan Audio for the gifted copy of LISTEN TO YOUR SISTER by Neena Viel! Publication Day: 2/4/2025Rating: 3.5 / 5 LISTEN TO YOUR SISTER centers on Calla Williams and her two brothers. When their mother was deemed to be an unfit parent, Calla took in her younger brother Jamie and became his… Continue reading LISTEN TO YOUR SISTER by Neena Viel

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FINAL CUT by Charles Burns

I received a gifted copy of FINAL CUT by Charles Burns from Pantheon. Rating: 4 / 5 FINAL CUT is a graphic novel compiling volumes one through three of Dedalus. We are following Brian, an artist who has made sci-fi / horror films with his friend Jimmy. The two are joined by a few more… Continue reading FINAL CUT by Charles Burns

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HAMPTON HEIGHTS by Dan Kois

I received a gifted copy of HAMPTON HEIGHTS: ONE HARROWING NIGHT IN THE MOST HAUNTED NEIGHBORHOOD IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN by Dan Kois from Harper Perennial. Rating: 4 / 5 HAMPTON HEIGHTS is set in the 80s, following a group of young paper delivery boys and their manager over the course of one evening. The boys… Continue reading HAMPTON HEIGHTS by Dan Kois

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The Ending Fire Trilogy by Saara El-Arifi

I received gifted copies of THE BATTLE DRUM and THE ENDING FIRE by Saara El-Arifi from Del Rey / Random House. The Ending Fire Trilogy begins with THE FINAL STRIFE which is set in a world divided by blood. Those with red blood are the elite, those with blue are the working class, and those… Continue reading The Ending Fire Trilogy by Saara El-Arifi

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BLANKY by Kealan Patrick Burke

Rating: 4 / 5 BLANKY by Kealan Patrick Burke is a horror novella following Steve Brannigan, a man struggling with grief in the wake of his baby daughter's death. With his wife unable to face coming home to the house where she died, Steve is left to try to hold himself together and make his… Continue reading BLANKY by Kealan Patrick Burke

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MASK OF THE DEER WOMAN by Laurie L. Dove

I received a gifted galley of MASK OF THE DEER WOMAN by Laurie L. Dove for an honest review. Thank you to PRH Audio, Berkley Publishing Group, and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review! Publication Date: 1/21/2025 MASK OF THE DEER WOMAN follows Carrie Starr. Carrie was raised separate from the reservation where… Continue reading MASK OF THE DEER WOMAN by Laurie L. Dove

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OUTOFSHAPEWORTHLESSLOSER by Gracie Gold

I received a gifted copy of OUTOFSHAPEWORTHLESSLOSER: A MEMOIR OF FIGURE SKATING, F*CKING UP, AND FIGURING IT OUT by Gracie Gold for an honest review. Thank you to Crown Publishing! Rating: 4 / 5 OUTOFSHAPEWORTHLESSLOSER is the Olympic figure skater's memoir. From the highs to the lows of the sport she loved and sometimes hated,… Continue reading OUTOFSHAPEWORTHLESSLOSER by Gracie Gold

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THE BUSINESS TRIP by Jessie Garcia

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and Macmillan Audio for the gifted copy of THE BUSINESS TRIP by Jessie Garcia! Publication Day: 1/14/2025Rating: 3.5 / 5 THE BUSINESS TRIP begins with two very different women. Jasmine is a young woman in a difficult relationship. As the book opens, she is sneaking out of her house… Continue reading THE BUSINESS TRIP by Jessie Garcia