Monthly Archives: January 2025

Review: The Witcher The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: Geralt the Witcher—revered and hated—is a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary murderer: … Continue reading

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Review: Death in the Downline by Maria Abrams

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: It’s multi-level murder in this darkly funny mystery novel about the glamorous world of MLM “huns”—and the dangerous secrets at the top of the pyramid. Drew thought she was destined to rise above her … Continue reading

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Review: North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: Nathan Ballingrud’s Shirley Jackson Award winning debut collection is a shattering and luminous experience not to be missed by those who love to explore the darker parts of the human psyche. Monsters, real and … Continue reading

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Review: Playworld by Adam Ross

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: A big and big-hearted novel—one enthralling, transformative year in the life of a child actor coming of age in a bygone Manhattan, from the critically acclaimed author of Mr. Peanut (“A brilliant, powerful, and … Continue reading

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Review: Zola by D.E. McCluskey

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: Gordon’s name was a joke. It was given to him by Anthony Zola, a controlling, and abusive father, to taunt his wife over her love of cheese, and the fact that she had been … Continue reading

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