A Short Stay in Hell by Steven Peck
We can’t care about anything here. We can’t make a difference–all meaning has been subtracted, we don’t know where anything comes from or where it goes. There is no context for our lives.” Steven Peck’s A Short Stay in Hell is a horror book without the gore. A man named Soren dies of brain cancer … [Read more]
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
The second Dune novel, the adaptation of which is set to release in theaters this upcoming Christmas season, is a novel which takes place mainly through conversations. Of course, in the world that Frank Herbert has created, conversations can be treacherous, with or without the usage of the Bene … [Read more]
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
“You’re nobody, son. You don’t exist–can’t you see that?” Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man is an electrifying study of a young Black man and his different experiences as he journeys through a racist society. The narrator, who is never named, starts the book telling the reader he lives in the sealed … [Read more]
The Lamb by Lucy Rose
Trigger warning: Very gory and some people may get a bit sick at parts. I did not read this while eating, but even after finishing, my stomach is a bit ugh. I am not spoiling anything going into this cause the synopsis lets you know right away you are reading about a mother and daughter who are … [Read more]
The Fourth Princess by Janie Chang
The Fourth Princess by Janie Chang is about two mysterious women. Caroline Stanton is a rich orphan American living in China right before the 1912 fall of the Qing Dynasty. She met her not nearly as rich (but still rich) husband Thomas when he saved her during the Wellington railway disaster. … [Read more]
A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales
When a rich, eligible young man comes to town, Beatrice Steele, a Regency-era miss with an unseemly interest in crime, is determined that her younger sister Louisa will be his bride. But when he is poisoned in front of the whole ball, she must solve his murder instead with the assistance of the … [Read more]
