What’s the book about (from Goodreads): Nick Russo has worked his way from a rough Brooklyn neighborhood to a reporting job at one of the city’s biggest newspapers. But the late 1950s are a hostile time for gay men, and Nick knows that he can’t let anyone into his life. He just never counted on […]
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Book Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
What it’s about (from Goodreads): Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now? Monique is not exactly on […]
Book Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Synopsis from Goodreads: When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not truly a beast, but one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world. At […]
Book Review: Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell
What’s the story? (from Goodreads): While the Iskat Empire has long dominated the system through treaties and political alliances, several planets, including Thea, have begun to chafe under Iskat’s rule. When tragedy befalls Imperial Prince Taam, his Thean widower, Jainan, is rushed into an arranged marriage with Taam’s cousin, the disreputable Kiem, in a bid […]
Book Review: Scot Under the Covers by Suzanne Enoch
What’s the story? (from Goodreads): When a resourceful English lady and a hot-blooded Highlander join forces to trick a scoundrel, every rule will be broken! Miranda Harris is known for her charm, wit, and ability to solve any problem she encounters. But when her brother lands neck-deep in gambling debt to a crafty villain and […]
Book Review: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno – Garcia
What’s the Story? (From Goodreads) After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She’s not sure what she will find—her cousin’s husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemí knows […]
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Book Review: The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
What’s the Story: (From Goodreads) A tale of revenge, cultural identity, and the cost of breaking from tradition in this latest novel from the Jordan Peele of horror literature, Stephen Graham Jones. Seamlessly blending classic horror and a dramatic narrative with sharp social commentary, The Only Good Indians follows four American Indian men after a […]
Book Review: The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
What’s the Story: (from Goodreads) A young woman discovers a strange portal in her uncle’s house, leading to madness and terror in this gripping new novel from the author of the “innovative, unexpected, and absolutely chilling” (Mira Grant, Nebula Award–winning author) The Twisted Ones. Pray they are hungry. Kara finds these words in the mysterious […]
Book Review: Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
What’s the Story: (From Goodreads) First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz is the closest thing to a prince this side of the Atlantic. With his intrepid sister and the Veep’s genius granddaughter, they’re the White House Trio, a beautiful millennial marketing strategy for his mother, President Ellen Claremont. International socialite duties do have downsides—namely, when photos of […]
Book Review: The Ritual by Adam Nevill
What’s the Story?: When four old University friends set off into the Scandinavian wilderness of the Arctic Circle, they aim to briefly escape the problems of their lives and reconnect with one another. But when Luke, the only man still single and living a precarious existence, finds he has little left in common with his […]