Mini Reviews (and a Reading Woe): The Shadows by Alex North & Red Heir by Lisa Henry

How does one...read a book? If anyone has suggestions, please feel free to mail out a note to my brain detailing step-by-step instructions, as the poor thing has clearly forgotten. Which, turns out, is a bit of an inconvenience when you're trying to run a book blog. It's not that I don't have the time …

Review: Missing, Presumed Dead – A Gritty Queer Paranormal Mystery that I’m Side-Eyeing

Title: Missing, Presumed Dead Author: Emma Berquist Publisher: Greenwillow Books Release Date: May 21st, 2019 Genre(s): YA Paranormal, Mystery Subjects and Themes: Mental Health, LGBTQIAP+ (f/f) Page Count: 384 (hardback) Rating: ???         With a touch, Lexi can sense how and when someone will die. Some say it’s a gift. But to …

Mini Review: The Wolf and the Watchman – The Literary Equivalent of Repeatedly Punching a Wall (AKA Not fun)

Title: The Wolf and the Watchman Author: Niklas Natt och Dag Publisher: Atria Books Release Date: March 5th, 2019 Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller Subjects and Themes: Crime Page Count: 384 (paperback) Rating: 5.0/10       It is 1793. Four years after the storming of the Bastille in France and more than a year …

Review: Once Upon A River – A Non-Magical Magical Delight

Title: Once Upon a River Author: Diane Setterfield Publisher: Atria Books Release Date: December 4th, 2018 Genre(s): Mystery, Historical Subjects and Themes: Stories about stories Page Count: 421 (hardback) Rating: 8.5/10     On a dark, misty night in the small English village of Radcot, locals gather at the Swan Inn to cap their day …

Mini Review: Sadie (Audiobook) – Invisible Girls, Gone Girls, Dead Girls

Title: Sadie Author: Courtney Summers Publisher: St. Martin's Press Release Date: September 4th, 2018 Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller Subjects and Themes: Abuse Page Count: 320 (hardback) Rating: 7/10     Sadie hasn't had an easy life. Growing up on her own, she's been raising her sister Mattie in an isolated small town, trying her best to …

Review: Alice Isn’t Dead (A Novel) – A Road Trip Like No Other

Title: Alice Isn't Dead: A Novel Author: Joseph Fink Publisher: Harper Perennial Release Date: October 30th, 2018 Genre(s): Horror, Mystery Subjects and Themes: Road Trip, LGBTQIAP+ Page Count: 336 (hardback) Rating: 7/10       Keisha Taylor lived a quiet life with her wife, Alice, until the day that Alice disappeared. After months of searching, …

Review: Someone Like Me – Genre-Bending Thriller Feat. Anthropomorphic Fox in Armour

Title: Someone Like Me Author: M.R. Carey Publisher: Orbit Release Date: November 6th, 2018 Genre(s): Thriller Subjects and Themes: Mental Health, Abuse Page Count: 512 (hardback) Rating: 7/10     Liz Kendall wouldn't hurt a fly. Even when times get tough, she's devoted to bringing up her two kids in a loving home. But there's …

Review: The Hollow Folk – Why You NEED To Read This Brilliant Series

Series: Hollow Folk Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-published Genre(s): Paranormal, Mystery Themes: Mental Health, LGBTQIAP+ Goodreads | Amazon Rating: 10/10 Before we begin, I'd just like to point out that this is a long review. So to prevent the post from being a giant wall of text, I've peppered it with pretty pictures. And not …

Review: Death of a Clone – Agatha Christie Meets Orphan Black (Sort of)

Title: Death of a Clone Author: Alex Thomson Publisher: Abaddon Release Date: July 10th, 2018 Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Mystery Page Count: 272 (paperback) Goodreads Rating: 6.5/10       Death of A Clone is set in a future where Earth has been depleted of metals and cloning has become viable. So teams of clones, supervised by …

[Review] The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle – Twisty, Original, and Utterly Spellbinding

Title: The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Author: Stuart Turton Publisher: Raven Books (Imprint of Bloomsbury UK) Release Date: February 8th, 2018 (UK); September 18th, 2018 (NA) Genre(s): Mystery, Science Fiction Page Count: 528 pages Goodreads Rating: 9.5/10     Stuart Turton is a twisted fucking genius. I doff my hat to the mysterious acid-fueled …