Book Reviews & Recommendations
Fatma Aydemir’s Dschinns is an extraordinary family saga that bridges continents, generations, and ghosts both literal and metaphorical. Set between Germany and Turkey in the late 1990s, it’s a sweeping, multi-voiced novel about migration, identity, grief, and the silent hauntings that shape […]
Elle Gonzalez Rose steps boldly into the world of dark academia with The Girl You Know, a haunting and emotionally charged YA thriller that explores grief, identity, and the corruption hidden behind privilege. It’s a sharp departure from her romantic comedies, but […]
Isabelle Popp’s Let’s Give ’Em Pumpkin to Talk About is a spicy, small-town romance that blends humor, heart, and just the right amount of fall coziness. With its grumpy-meets-sunshine dynamic, an eccentric Midwestern setting, and a fair dose of pumpkin-scented chaos, this […]
Saratoga Schaefer’s Serial Killer Support Group takes a wild, darkly humorous idea and turns it into a biting feminist thriller about vengeance, morality, and the thin line between justice and obsession. Part The Final Girl Support Group, part My Sister, the Serial […]
Ryan La Sala’s The Dead of Summer is a chilling, atmospheric, and surprisingly heartfelt young adult horror novel that blends supernatural suspense with coming-of-age themes. Imagine We Were Liars meeting The Fog, with a touch of Holly Jackson’s narrative sharpness and a […]
Ocean Vuong’s Time Is a Mother is a tender, haunting, and deeply personal exploration of grief and survival. Written in the aftermath of his mother’s death, this second poetry collection is both a continuation and transformation of the themes that shaped On […]
Madeleine Gray’s Green Dot is a small, sharp novel about the dizzying confusion of being twenty four, the hunger that masquerades as desire, and the thin moral lines we cross when longing feels like survival. At the center is Hera, a restless, […]
In To Clutch a Razor, Veronica Roth returns to the haunting world of When Among Crows with a sequel that dives deeper into guilt, loyalty, and the monstrous sides of family love. Drawing inspiration from Slavic folklore, Roth delivers a powerful blend […]
In Clear, Carys Davies crafts a hauntingly beautiful story set against the stark, wind-lashed backdrop of 1843 Scotland. With her signature precision and poetic restraint, she captures the loneliness of the human soul and the fragile threads of connection that can bridge […]
Mai Corland returns to her bloodsoaked playground with Four Ruined Realms, the propulsive sequel to Five Broken Blades. The stakes are bigger, the double crosses are sharper, and the blades are somehow both more fractured and more entangled. If book one was […]