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The Rumor Game, by Thomas Mullen
Book Review / Historical Fiction / Mystery / Thriller Posted on: January 16, 2024June 27, 2024

The Rumor Game, by Thomas Mullen

Thomas Mullen dives deeply into the gray area between good and evil in The Rumor […]

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Strange Sally Diamond, by Liz Nugent
Book Review / Literary Fiction / Mystery Posted on: January 11, 2024June 27, 2024

Strange Sally Diamond, by Liz Nugent

I’ve put off writing this review because, even though I finished it nearly a week […]

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The Djinn Waits A Hundred Years, by Shubnum Khan
Book Review / Historical Fantasy / Historical Fiction Posted on: January 2, 2024June 28, 2024

The Djinn Waits A Hundred Years, by Shubnum Khan

Shubnum Khan’s powerful, hypnotic novel, The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years, floored me. I feel […]

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Hazardous Spirits, by Anbara Salam
Book Review / Historical Fiction Posted on: December 28, 2023June 28, 2024

Hazardous Spirits, by Anbara Salam

The traditional Christian wedding vows include provisions “for better or worse, for richer or poorer, […]

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The Bullet Swallower, by Elizabeth Gonzalez James
Book Review / Historical Fantasy / Historical Fiction Posted on: December 26, 2023June 28, 2024

The Bullet Swallower, by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

The Sonoros, we learn early in Elizabeth Gonzalez James’s violent meditation on the sins of […]

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Thistlefoot, by GennaRose Nethercott
Book Review / Contemporary Fantasy Posted on: December 4, 2023June 28, 2024

Thistlefoot, by GennaRose Nethercott

Isaac and Bellatine Yaga don’t know much about their heritage. A grandmother or great-grandmother came […]

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The Society of Intelligent Murderers, by Robin Vicary
Book Review / Historical Fiction / Mystery Posted on: November 25, 2023June 28, 2024

The Society of Intelligent Murderers, by Robin Vicary

Robin Vicary takes us back to 1974 in The Society of Intelligent Murderers. After a […]

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The Witch’s Lens, by Luanne G. Smith
Book Review / Historical Fantasy Posted on: November 11, 2023June 28, 2024

The Witch’s Lens, by Luanne G. Smith

Petra Kurková’s life of quiet desperation is a little different from the usual kind, as […]

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The Exorcist, by William Peter Blatty
Book Review / Horror Posted on: October 27, 2023June 28, 2024

The Exorcist, by William Peter Blatty

Trigger warning for sexual violence. Reading a classic scary story is always a chancy thing. […]

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In the Pines, by Grace Elizabeth Hale
Book Review / Nonfiction & True Crime Posted on: October 25, 2023June 28, 2024

In the Pines, by Grace Elizabeth Hale

Trigger warnings for racialized violence, brief descriptions of torture, and lynching. Historian Grace Elizabeth Hale […]

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