The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Silvia Moreno-Garcia's work has been hit-or-miss for me in the past. I liked Gods of Jade and Shadow, loved Mexican Gothic, but didn't much care for The Daughter of Doctor Moreau. I'm happy to report though, that I very much enjoyed The Bewitching. This is a gothic horror novel, following three … [Read more]
Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura
Kokoro is a lonely teenager who's been bullied by classmates to the point of dropping out of school. She spends her days in her bedroom, afraid to leave the house, until one day, her bedroom mirror starts to glow. When she touches it, she's pulled into a strange castle, along with 6 other teens. The … [Read more]
Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy
A well-written and shockingly honest but very tough read for me. I just kept whip lashing between enraged and sad. Seventeen year old Waldo is a high school senior with a dead end job and not much else. She lives with her single mother who is never actually home. She is starving- for clothes, … [Read more]
Small Days and Nights by Tishani Doshi
Did you know France had established colonies in India? I had no idea. Not terribly big ones, mind you, mostly four totally unconnected coastal cities. The first was established in 1674, with the rest coming along in the 1700s. Today, they form the Union Territory of Puducherry (AKA … [Read more]
Moon on the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
There's a moment in the '90s movie Independence Day where the Americans lead the charge against the alien invaders by rallying the various nations of the world together. In its rally-raising way, you can almost see the cultural change that came in the following decades. The move away from the … [Read more]
Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar
In the summer of 1988 a serial killer began stalking the small town of Edgewood, Maryland. Young girls killed and mutilated, their bodies left on display, and zero evidence left behind by the killer. Richard Chizmar, a recent graduate from the University of Maryland, returns home in the middle of … [Read more]
