Trigger warning for child murder. Everyone has an opinion about Ruth Malone. A lot of […]
Haunt Sweet Home, by Sarah Pinsker
Mara Billings is the resentful butt of a lot of family jokes. Where her relatives […]
The Quiet Damage, by Jesselyn Cook
Trigger warning for a depiction of attempted suicide. I’ve listened to the QAA podcast (formerly […]
Misinterpretation, by Ledia Xhoga
The protagonist of Ledia Xhoga’s Misinterpretation is determined to help others yet rarely stops to […]
Bitter is the Heart, by Mina Hardy
Trigger warning for physical and verbal child abuse. Ruth Kahan has been evicted from assisted […]
Strangers on a Train, by Patricia Highsmith
I don’t think I’ve ever read a book before that made me want to shower […]
The Reformatory, by Tananarive Due
Trigger warnings for abuse and torture of children and prevalent racism. Tananarive Due’s novel, The […]
The Devil Raises His Own, by Scott Phillips
Scott Phillips takes Bill Ogden, protagonist of Cottonwood, and transports him years and miles away […]
After Oz, by Gordon McAlpine
The end of the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz, is a happy one. Dorothy […]
Clark and Division, by Naomi Hirahara
Aki Ito has always looked up to her older sister, Rose. Rose was beautiful. She […]