Book Reviews & Recommendations
Wally Lamb’s The River Is Waiting is an emotional masterpiece that delves deep into the human capacity for guilt, forgiveness, and redemption. It is both haunting and healing, filled with raw honesty and quiet grace. Few novels manage to be so devastating […]
Lisa Unger’s Close Your Eyes and Count to 10 takes readers to the edge of a storm-battered island and into the dark corners of human ambition. Part survival thriller, part psychological drama, this novel asks one crucial question: how far will people […]
Cate Quinn’s The Clinic takes readers deep into a secluded rehab center on the rugged Pacific Northwest coast, where secrets fester and the line between healing and horror blurs. Known for her sharp psychological insight in Black Widows, Quinn returns with another […]
Darcy Coates, known for her masterful blend of atmosphere, dread, and emotional depth, takes readers on a twisted tropical nightmare in How Bad Things Can Get. This time, the horror unfolds on Prosperity Island a place that promises sunshine, luxury, and the […]
Mona Awad, the reigning queen of literary surrealism, returns to her cult classic universe with We Love You, Bunny a strange, darkly humorous, and polarizing sequel to her 2019 hit Bunny. The result is an audacious mix of metafiction, horror, and dark […]
C.J. Tudor’s The Burning Girls is a gripping blend of gothic horror, psychological thriller, and small-town mystery. With her trademark mix of eerie atmosphere and emotional intensity, Tudor pulls readers into a world where faith and fear intertwine, and where the past […]
Alex Finlay’s The Night Shift is the kind of page-turner that reminds you why the thriller genre can still feel fresh and exciting. Set against the backdrop of two eerily similar massacres fifteen years apart, this novel grabs you from the first […]
Katy Brent’s How to Kill Men and Get Away With It struts into the thriller scene with one of the boldest titles of recent years and thankfully, the story inside is just as provocative. Equal parts satire, social commentary, and dark comedy, […]
Christopher Buehlman’s The Blacktongue Thief is an exhilarating plunge into a dark, witty, and vividly alive fantasy world. With sharp humor, raw emotion, and cinematic worldbuilding, this novel marks Buehlman’s triumphant transition from horror to high fantasy. It is the first book […]
Catriona Ward, the acclaimed author behind The Last House on Needless Street, returns with Night and Day in Misery, a haunting and deeply emotional short story that explores grief, guilt, and the ghosts of the past. As part of The Shivers Collection, […]