Book Reviews

August 22, 2025

Katabasis, R. F. Kuang (Review by Caitlin Winkler)

Rating: 4.75/5 Stars First off…I have to say this was one of my most anticipated reads of 2025 and it did not disappoint! I absolutely love […]
August 21, 2025

I Know How This Ends, Holly Smale (Review by Stephanie Rowitz)

Rating: 5.0/5 Stars Spiraling after the end of her decade-long relationship, Margot Wayward has traded stability for chaos as she burns bridges at work and swipes […]
August 20, 2025

Boudicca’s Daughter, Elodie Harper (Review by Lara Ferguson)

Rating: 4.0/5 Stars Elodie Harper’s *Boudicca’s Daughter* is a gripping, emotionally charged novel set in the aftermath of one of Britain’s most iconic rebellions through the […]
August 19, 2025

Eat Post Like, Emily Arden Wells (Review by Shanna Thornsbury)

Rating: 4.5/5 Stars If you are looking for an easy, fun end of summer read… This is it! This book is an absolute gem — heartfelt, […]
August 18, 2025

The Knowing: How the Oppression of Indigenous Peoples Continues to Echo Today, Tanya Talaga (Review by Stacey Lorenson)

Rating: 4.0/5 Stars Tanya Talaga has written an engrossing historical, nonfiction novel that addresses Canadian indigenous genocide, intergenerational trauma, and Indian residential ‘schools’ bridged by painstaking […]
August 17, 2025

This Kind of Trouble, Tochi Eze (Review by Clare Kenny)

Rating: 4.0/5 Stars ‘He’d survived cancer at forty-seven, a motorbike accident at fifty-nine, a heart attack at sixty-one. Now, at sixty-seven, it seemed like the only […]
August 16, 2025

The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto, Elizabeth Hyman (Review by Rachel Taran)

Rating: 4.0/5 I’ve always been a fan of historical fiction (looking at you Kristin Hannah), particularly WWII era stories. If you relate to that and you’re […]
August 12, 2025

Hive by D.L. Orton

With Hive, D.L. Orton launches the Madders of Time series in spectacular fashion, delivering a time-bending science fiction adventure that’s as emotionally charged as it is […]
August 12, 2025

Such Stuff As Dreams by Thomas Garlinghouse

In Such Stuff As Dreams, Thomas Garlinghouse blends Hollywood glamour, supernatural intrigue, and literary history into a novel that is as inventive as it is immersive. […]
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