A phantasmagoric fever dream of nerve-twisting tales, Infernal Tramps by Alex Grass is a disturbing tour through taboo realms and the darkest cellars of the soul. Written with the clear intention to rip readers from their comfort zones, this is a [...]
A thought-provoking dystopian drama exploring free will, purpose, and the programmable shape of a soul, I, Robot Tessa by Joel R. Dennstedt is the masterful third installment of a notable sci-fi series. When Tessa and Tucker - a CAT (Cranial Augmentation [...]
A searing exploration of identity, self-image, and unconditional acceptance, Distortion by Sierra Ernesto Xavier is a post-modern love story that upends both storytelling norms and the entrenched standards of beauty. He has a facial deformity that has tortured him since birth; [...]
A classic coming-of-age fantasy, Heirs to the Kingdom by Michael Tlustos is an adventurous tale of destiny with epic existential stakes. Prince Aramys is the crown prince of Pallisar and destined for greatness, but nagging self-doubt threatens to dethrone his troubled [...]
The collision of five lives during a reunion in Paris threatens to unravel them all in Three Days Grace by Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, a probing look into the painful fallout of broken families - chosen or otherwise. During a brief stopover [...]
A gripping tale of personal sovereignty, soul-searching, and the need to speak our hardest truths, Because of His Heart by Stephen A Marvin is a slow-building masterclass in fractured romance. When Dr. Erica Seames is surprised by her husband Charles during [...]
What happens if a novel refuses to stay on the page? Vold Book's Oceans of Curtains by John T. Trautman starts as something you think you recognize: a strange world, a cosmic romance, a quest across light and shadow. And then [...]
An international spy thriller with a devilishly sharp PI at the helm, Brunner in the Black by Will Nichols is teeming with classic and contemporary energy. Lenya "The Narwhal" Fischer is as cold as they come - an ex-con private eye [...]
A cleverly crafted and emotionally nuanced novel, Paris Locked by Jennifer Harris is a layered and brutally honest tale of responsibility, victimhood, compromise, and resilience. Attempting to salvage the remains of their twenty-year marriage, Marian and Jason attach a symbolic padlock [...]
Rumaan Alam’s Leave the World Behind is an apocalypse novel that refuses the spectacle of apocalypse. A Brooklyn family - Amanda, Clay, and their two kids - rent a Long Island house for a week of curated tranquility. Then, late at [...]