Reviews

Every once in a while, I read a book that I normally wouldn't, either because it's not a genre I'd usually look at or I'm backlogged and simply don't have time for everything that comes my way. I found Beasts a... Read More...

Lockdown Thriller 56 Days is a Lock for a Great Read

Catherine Ryan Howard's 56 Days is a can't-put-down thriller you'll love. Watch my TikTok review below or see it on Instagram. //www.tiktok.com/@bookclubbabble/video/7013367929257413894?is_copy_url=0&is_from_webapp=v1&sender_device=pc&send... Read More...

Sugar Birds – Cheryl Grey Bostrom’s Powerful Fiction Debut

Tabitha Lord

When ten-year-old Aggie Hayes accidentally lights a tragic fire with disastrous results, the terrified girl flees to the forest, where she uses her deep knowledge of the woods to hide. Meanwhile, angry at being... Read More...

The World Played Chess – Dugoni’s Beautiful Symbiosis of Writer and Reader

Reviews, The Author's Cut

Reading Robert Dugoni's The World Played Chess is akin to dabbing on a pleasing perfume. As it seeps into your skin and melds with you, you realize the synergy between scent and skin has created something extra... Read More...

Charming, Authentic, and Powerful – The Apology Project by Jeanette Escudero

Amelia Montgomery, a talented and notoriously tough attorney, has forged her career with a take-no-prisoners attitude, leaving a long trail of broken relationships in her wake. Her lack of compassion has left her on an island where her success is her only comp... Read More...

How Much Would You Sacrifice To Save the Planet?

Unthinkable lives up to its title when stay-at-home dad Nate Lovejoy is asked to commit murder to save the lives of millions, including his two young daughters. Like any sane person, he immediately disregards t... Read More...

The Sightless City – Noah Lemelson’s Debut Fantasy Mash-Up

Tabitha Lord

I tried to come up with a category for Noah Lemelson's debut novel, The Sightless City, but had a tough time putting a box around it. It's a fantasy, but I'd also use words like thriller, steam-punk, and even h... Read More...

Paradise, WV is Heaven . . . For Serial Killers

Paradise, WV is a thriller with heart and humor – a rare combination in this genre, pairing as beautifully as wine with cheese. As a matter of fact, bring this refreshingly thoughtful and complex novel to the party, and you're bound to have a great night as yo... Read More...

Chunky – A Feel-Good, Fantastically Funny Graphic Novel