There is a moment near the end of These Women, by Ivy Pochoda, when a […]
Westside Saints, by W.M. Akers
After the extraordinary events of her first outing in W.M. Akers’ Westside, Gilda Carr is […]
The Desert Between Us, by Phyllis Barber
Much like tumbleweeds, the main characters of Phyllis Barber’s The Desert Between Us have fetched […]
The Caretakers, by Eliza Maxwell
In The Caretakers, by Eliza Maxwell, we see two mysteries blur past in one of […]
Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts, by Kate Racculia
It’s been a while since I’ve found a fictional character I identified with as much […]
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires, by Grady Hendrix
I’m not sure what’s scarier in Grady Hendrix’s The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying […]
Valentine, by Elizabeth Wetmore
The triggering event of Valentine, by Elizabeth Wetmore, is thankfully not explicitly described. Instead, this […]
These Ghosts are Family, by Maisy Card
The Paisley family has problems with its fathers. And its mothers. The children have a […]
I Want You to Know We’re Still Here, by Esther Safran Foer
Esther Safran Foer’s family history, as related in I Want You to Know We’re Still […]
Hex, by Rebecca Dinerstein Knight
Nell Barber wants two things and she can’t have either of them. The first thing […]