Castle in the Air by Donald E. Westlake: A Caper-iffic Review
One of the many things I love about writing book articles is that it gets me out of my comfort zone. I get to write about new genres – mystery in this case – and explore different worlds and authors. And something that makes writing…
Family Ties: Review of My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite is based in Nigeria, in the city Lagos. For black literature month I picked up this excellently written book that has been on my tbr for much too long. Braithwaite lets you experience a bit of their…
10 Romance Novels For Your Lockdown Valentines Day
For many people this year, we are having to spend Valentines day behind your own door. While you may already be with your loved ones, you are still in the same space doing the same thing you have done since last year. But what you…
Why We Keep Re-telling The Same Fantastic Fairy Tales
Recently I have noticed how many movies and stories are re-telling the same fairy tales but with a twist. Cinderella could be half-biotic or Goldielocks was really kidnapped by the bears. I looked back at my books, and I can see a lot of them…
The Last Of The Moon Girls Review: Murder, Mystery, Magic & Memories
Lizzie Moon choose to leave home. Choose to stop the family business of being healers and running the family farm. She never understood her grandmother’s magical healing and her love of the farm she owned. Lizzie loves her grandmother, but needs to have her own…
The Bear And The Nightingale Series Review: A Warm To Cozy Up To The Fire With
Taking place in a remote village on the outskirts of a forest in Russia, this series sets a beautifully frightening scene filled with snow, cozy fires, folklore, and winter’s harsh reality. Katherine Arden combines Russian folklore with aspects of history, magic, and life to create…
Monsters In-Law: Review of Riley’s Excellent and Not At All Fake Exorcism Service
Riley’s Excellent and Not at all Fake Exorcism Service is a comedy infused horror novel that show cases Sophie Queen’s writing talent. In Queen’s book, your main character is far from perfect. She is an aspiring writer living in Manhattan , who can’t get her…
10 Great Classic Books You Probably Haven’t Read
Throughout my life, I have become someone who reads the latest and greatest, but not someone who has spent time reading the classics. I’ve always felt the classics I was forced to read in school were boring, written for someone who likes to spend the…
Review: Candide by Voltaire A Classical Satire
The classic book Candide by Voltaire was originally written in French and published in Paris, Geneva and Amsterdam 1759. That same year, it was translated into English and hopped across the pond and into the hands of the English. Having your book translated and published…
10 Cunning Classics Young Adults Should Read Next
2020 has been a year that involves young adults, adults, kids, everyone, spending the majority of their day inside. And with more lockdowns seemingly around the corner, what better way to spend your afternoons than reading some good classics? Even if you’re not a young…
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