SYNOPSIS On a sunny morning in June, Margaret Carpenter wakes up to find a new iPhone on her doorstep. She switches it on to find a text from her best friend, Charity Atwater. The problem is, Charity’s been missing for over a month. Most people in town—even the police—think she’s dead. Margaret and Charity have […]
Reviews
Review: The Long Trial of Nolan Dugatti by Stephen Graham Jones
Synopsis: If drinking mercury from a thermometer didn’t kill him, maybe spray painting in an unventilated garage would. Or so Nolan’s father thought. One inspired yet failed suicide attempt after another, each with a note to his son—with only a hint of accusation. But as Nolan sits in an empty office building, the last customer […]
Review: THEM by W.H. Chizmar
Synopsis A top-secret government project hits upon a revolutionary idea for transporting matter across the vast reaches of the universe, and they succeed in bringing something back. Something alive. Something alien. They bring back THEM. Mankind’s reign atop the food chain comes to an abrupt halt when a tractor trailer hauling a mustard-yellow shipping container […]
Review: Wild Skies (Yeehaw Dragons #1) by K.E. Andrews
Wild Skies is a joyful fantasy western. It’s a quick read with a balance of explosive action and intrigue as Dale searches for his missing parents.
Review: Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior: What They Did and How We Know by David Hone
Synopsis How scientists are unravelling one of the most tantalizing questions in paleontology Our understanding of dinosaur behavior has long been hampered by the inevitable lack of evidence from animals that went extinct more than sixty-five million years ago and whose daily behaviors are rarely reflected by the fossil record. Today, with the discovery of […]
Review: Landlocked in Foreign Skin by Drew Huff
Synopsis: How far would you go to reclaim your stolen body? The Fisherman would do anything. Anything to return to their natural, monstrous state in the alien oceans of Europa. But they’ve been kidnapped, trapped on a human ship, forced into human form–very pathetic–and dragged into a mad human princess’s plot to find an eldritch […]
Review: Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison
Synopsis A young woman in need of a transformation finds herself in touch with the animal inside in this gripping, incisive USA Today bestselling novel from the author of Cackle and The Return. Rory Morris isn’t thrilled to be moving back to her hometown, even if it is temporary. There are bad memories there. But her twin sister, Scarlett, is […]
Review: Cosmic Widow (Agent Renault Adventures) by Jonathan Nevair
Synopsis When the legendary Cosmic Widow vanishes from the galaxy’s premiere art museum, Agent Lilline Renault delves into a shadowy underworld to hunt down the missing masterpiece. Her only clue: the thief’s enigmatic calling card. Following a scant trail of evidence, Lilline crosses paths with shady art dealers, eccentric university professors, and elusive forgers in […]
Review: Diavola by Jennifer Thorne
Diavola is a great ghost story, that really, like most ghost stories, isn’t really about the supernatural, but more about what haunts us without us knowing.
Review: Coup de Grâce by Sofia Ajram
Synopsis Vicken has a plan: throw himself into the Saint Lawrence River in Montreal and end it all for good, believing it to be the only way out for him after a lifetime of depression and pain. But, stepping off the subway, he finds himself in an endless, looping station. Determined to find a way […]
Review: The Cartographer from Greenwood (The Cartographer’s Travels #1) by Lisa König
Synopsis: In a stormy night, a strange elf stumbles through the doors of Lord Aeglas’ manor in Snowcreek. He is injured and it is not his love for drawing maps that has driven him out of his home for many years. Will he learn that he has to fight for what is dear to him […]
Review: The Last Ranger (Ranger of the Titan Wilds #1) by J.D.L. Rosell
This is a fantastic start to a wonderful series. I was immediately gripped… An awesome adventure!