The Face of a Stranger by Anne Perry
When Anne Perry, the author of The Face of a Stranger—the first book in her Detective William Monk series—was fifteen years old, she and her friend murdered the friend’s mother by bludgeoning her to death. She spent five years in prison and was released. As an adult, under the pseudonym Anne Perry, … [Read more]
Damn Fine Story by Chuck Wendig
Mr. Wendig is a blogger known for his colorful language and his writing skills. In Damn Fine Story, he drops a couple cusswords, but he has a different approach to writing. His rules of writing don't emulate the plot, plot, plot lessons of other DIY writing books. He mentions his father who told a … [Read more]
Circling Back to You by Julie Tieu
One of my greatest disappointments of adulthood was realizing that there is no point at which you have your life completely figured out for all time. In every decade we find ourselves considering our priorities and our choices. After reading her debut, The Donut Trap, I think I can safely assert … [Read more]
One of Us Is Dead by Jeneva Rose
You may have seen Jeneva Rose on TikTok, where she went viral by posting a video about defending her husband in court after he was accused of murdering his mistress. The story even hit The Daily Mail. But...that was just the plot of her novel The Perfect Marriage. When I walked into my local … [Read more]
Her Favorite Rebound by Jackie Lau
This was an ARC given to me by the author. My views are my own. Sierra Wu shares the name of a popular fictional monster slayer (think Buffy Summers), but she's not exactly slaying in her personal life. A complete disappointment to her family since she decided that engineering just wasn't for … [Read more]
Black Tide by KC Jones
When the coronavirus burst on to the American scene in March 2020, the song If the World Was Ending was cycling through the pop station airways. Its theme of finding comfort with an unlikely person at the end of the world (presumably during an earthquake) felt appropriately melancholy, and perhaps … [Read more]
