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 …

Reviews: Contagion & Immunity by Erin Bowman – Biological Space Horror and Maple Walnut Ice Cream

Title: Contagion (Contagion 1) Author: Erin Bowman Publisher: HarperTeen Release Date: July 24th, 2018 Genre(s): YA Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror Subjects and Themes: Microbiology, LGBTQIAP+ Page Count: 432 (hardback) Rating: 7.5/10       After receiving a distress call from a drill team on a distant planet, a skeleton crew is sent into deep space to …

Monday Chatter: Urban Gods and the Hard (and Creepy) Life of an A.I.

Happy Monday, all! We're back to summer weather here, which has been great for hiking and kayaking but doesn't bode well for the actual summer months. And to the joy of all you tennis enthusiasts (*crickets chirping*), Roland Garros has started! Now, half the fun of watching grand slams is making fun of the outfits …

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 …

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: 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 …

Most Anticipated Mystery, Thriller & Horror: Feb-April 2018

Here's the second batch of the "Most Anticipated Feb-April" series! I've banished the "alternate book covers left and right" scheme into a deep, lightless pit because it was an absolute pain to format the last time (free wordpress has a terrible html editor, who knew?). Please note: some of theses straddle the line between Mystery/Thriler/Horror …

Review: Obscura – Space Murders and the Persistence of Memory

Title: Obscura Author: Joe Hart Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Release Date: May 8th, 2018 Genre(s): Thriller, Mystery, Science Fiction Page Count: TBA Goodreads Rating: 6.0/10       A claustrophobic story of paranoia and murder in space that didn't meet my expectations. Obscura is set in the near future that's more or less identical to …