What do you do with an adult son who has no ambitions and no motivation? […]
All the Broken Places, by John Boyne
Trigger warnings for domestic violence and child abuse. Gretel Fernsby has a secret, one that […]
A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, by Emma Southon
I wish that all my history classes had been taught by Emma Southon or someone […]
This week on the bookish internet
My apologies, fellow readers, for the dearth of book reviews lately. I’ve had so many […]
The Two Doctors Górski, by Isaac Fellman
If you could shed your worst traits, would you? If you were an anxious person, […]
The Library of the Dead, by T.L. Huchu
Ropa has a tough life, tougher than most in a post-apocalyptic, literally haunted Edinburgh. She […]
Hotel Splendide, by Ludwig Bemelmans
Before he was the writer and illustrator of the Madeline books, Ludwig Bemelmans was a […]
My Heart is a Chainsaw, by Stephen Graham Jones
Few other genres remind me of how subjective taste in entertainment is like horror. Mystery […]